Colleges and universities across the greater Tri-Cities region conferred nearly 4,200 combined degrees on the classes of 2024 during commencement ceremonies.
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ABINGDON, Va. — Clint Miller will discuss his life and writing career on Sunday at 3 pm as part of the annual Sunday with Friends literary series at the Washington County Public Library.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — WETS-FM is celebrating 50 years of broadcasting excellence, community service and listener loyalty during its annual spring fund drive from May 20-25.
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Holston Valley Medical Center is the fourth facility in Tennessee, the first in East Tennessee and among less than 150 facilities nationwide, to successfully perform cardiac ablation procedures using the innovative FARAPULSE™ Pulsed Field Ablation System.
Census estimates: Detroit population rises after decades of decline, South still dominates US growth
U.S. Census Bureau estimates show America's Northeast and Midwest cities are rebounding slightly from years of population drops, highlighted by modest growth in Detroit after decades of declines. Government figures released Thursday show Detroit saw its population grow for the first time in …
The 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards will take place Thursday at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas. Hosted by Reba McEntire for a record 17th time, the 59th ACM Awards promise a star-studded event with memorable performances from artists including Kane Br…
Recently lowered revenue projections for North Carolina are making some state legislators think more carefully about how to pay to cover the new high demand for K-12 private school scholarships. The Senate passed earlier this month a measure that would set aside $463 million more for now for the Opportunity Scholarship program. The bill would need one more House vote to go to Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk. But House Speaker Tim Moore told reporters Wednesday that his chamber is looking at alternate sources of money to cover the demand in part because of a revenue forecast downgrade late last week. Cooper opposes the scholarship program and its expansion.
More youths accused of serious crimes in North Carolina would be automatically tried in adult court in legislation that advanced through the state Senate. The measure approved Wednesday reworks some of the bipartisan juvenile justice reforms that ended in late 2019 the mandate that 16- and 17-year-olds be tried in the adult criminal justice system. The bill’s chief proponent says the changes will ease backed-up juvenile court caseloads for prosecutors by putting matters that ultimately will end up in adult Superior Court immediately there instead. Some critics fear this is a step toward dismantling the “Raise the Age” reforms. The bill now heads to the House.
Rory McIlroy has all the momentum he could want heading into the PGA Championship as he tries to end a drought in the majors that has lasted a decade. He also has a major distraction. McIlroy is hopeful of ending a decade without a major in his return to Valhalla. But the distraction is a divorce from his wife of seven years. That petition was filed in Florida on Monday, right after he won at Quail Hollow and before flying up to Louisville for a major. McIlroy has a history of being able to separate personal life from work.
Local Tennessee officials say three people are dead after a small plane crashed on Wednesday in Williamson County. Williamson County Chief Deputy Mark Elrod told reporters that the plane had left Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was headed to Louisville, Kentucky, but crashed in Tennessee near Leiper’s Fork around noon local time. Elrod added that the debris field is more than a mile long, but no structures have been reported damaged. The names of the victims have not been released. The Federal Aviation Association has identified the plane as a single-engine Beechcraft V35. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fended off criticism Wednesday that he is not planning for a postwar reality in the Gaza Strip, claiming it was impossible to prepare for any scenario in the embattled Palestinian enclave until Hamas militants are defeated.
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed the wearing of masks in public for health reasons, a move spurred in part by demonstrations against the war in Gaza that have included masked protesters camped out on college campuses. The state Senate passed approved the bill Wednesday in a party line vote. Democrats say the law would mean people who mask for their health would violate the law. Republicans say the bill is only focused on people who mask as a means to conceal their identity. The bill now heads to the state House.
Justice Department to investigate Kentucky's juvenile jails after use of force, isolation complaints
The U.S. Department of Justice says it will investigate conditions in Kentucky’s youth detention centers. The federal probe follows a state auditor’s report that says Kentucky's juvenile justice system has problems with the use of force and isolation techniques. In January, two teenage girl alleged in a lawsuit that they were held in isolated and unsanitary conditions for weeks at one county facility. The investigation will examine whether state officials protect the facilities’ juveniles from excessive force, prolonged isolation and violence and sexual abuse.
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ABINGDON, Va. — Clint Miller will discuss his life and writing career on Sunday at 3 pm as part of the annual Sunday with Friends literary series at the Washington County Public Library.
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An effort to purchase body-worn cameras for the Virginia State Police died during this year’s prolonged budget talks.
Former President Donald Trump accepted President Joe Biden's call for two debates in June and September. CNN reports that both campaigns have accepted its invitation to debate June 27.
In June 2022, police partnered with a private DNA testing lab to identify the man. Through genome sequencing, the lab identified potential family members whom Chesterfield detectives then contacted.
A fraternity received a two-year suspension for hazing. A sorority was removed from campus for four years for using its group forum to buy and sell prescription pills.
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office will hold its annual fallen officer memorial service on May 17.
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. — Thousands of pounds of unused medications have been collected over the years at drug take back events in the Tri-Cities region, according to recent data.
Eighteen people were arrested on a variety of drug-related charges this week as part of a roundup in Buchanan County.
A Wytheville woman faces an array of charges for her actions during a traffic stop and subsequent pursuit.
Funding to support Bristol Virginia’s landfill remediation efforts survived the final cut of Virginia’s embattled biennial budget.
An effort to purchase body-worn cameras for the Virginia State Police died during this year’s prolonged budget talks.
A new state biennial budget does not include $800,000 originally earmarked for the Health Wagon, a Southwest Virginia medical provider.
BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Bristol Tennessee City Council heard about wage concerns and tax rates during a budget work session last week.