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Editorial: Should tempting thieves get you ticketed?

If you leave your keys in an unattended car in Birmingham, Ala., you could find a ticket waiting for you. Should Kingsport and Sullivan County do likewise? Kingsport has nearly three times the national rate of auto thefts, which means residents are paying an inordinate amount for city police to investigate them.

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Federal court

Armed robber sentenced to 14 years in federal prison

One witness told authorities that Robert Edward Howland had been in the Big Orange Market on previous occasions asking questions like “how long does it take police to get here,” and “what kind of security cameras do you have?”

Feb 16, 2019 at 8:00 PM
(L-R) Danny Ray Bledsoe, Haley Celeste Douthat, Todd Andrew Caswell, and Travis Duane Shattuck
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Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

Robbery suspects allegedly used Facebook romance to lure victim to apartment

What the four suspects didn't know at the time was the parking lot of the apartment complex was under video surveillance, and HCSO deputies led by Detective Keith Long were able to identify the suspects from that footage.

Feb 16, 2019 at 6:00 PM
John Robert Martin
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Hawkins County Criminal court

Man accused of murder in Virginia pleads to kidnapping wife in Hawkins

John Robert Martin, who is charged with first degree murder in Scott County, Va. for allegedly shooting a man last year he suspected of having a relationship with his wife, pleaded guilty Friday in Hawkins County to kidnapping his wife.

Feb 16, 2019 at 2:00 PM
Chad Everett Fannin
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Rogersville Police Department

Rogersvile man 'talking out of his head all day' allegedly slapped his mom

RPD Officer Andy Banks: “Mr. Fannin advised me there were kids in the residence and they needed to leave, and that his mother was feeding him asbestos.” His mother verified that there were no children at the residence and that Fannin had been,  “talking out of his head all day.”

Feb 16, 2019 at 1:00 PM
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Federal court

Stealing for China - two charged in theft of trade secret information

“Not only can theft of this information be potentially devastating to our American companies, it could also pose a threat to our overall national and economic security,” said J. Douglas Overbey, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

Feb 16, 2019 at 7:30 AM
Tracy Nunley Eisenhuth
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Rogersville Police Department

Woman arrested on unrelated warrant agrees to set up accused Rogersville pot dealer

"When they got there (Eisenhuth) walked right up to them, she tried to sell them pot, and they arrested her.” —- RPD Chief Doug Nelson

Feb 15, 2019 at 4:00 PM
Natasha Nichole Massengill
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Rogersville Police Department

Woman who created disturbance at Rogersville apartment faces several charges

A Rogersville woman who decided to lay down in front of a stranger’s doorway Wednesday evening and refused to get up to let the resident enter her home is facing numerous charge including two counts of assault on an officer.

Feb 15, 2019 at 8:04 AM
One is a chihuahua mix, two of them look to be Shih Tzu and Cocker Spaniel mixes, one large dog, and a Jack Russell mix. HCHS manager Sandy Behnke said they're all sweet dogs, considering what they’ve been through. She said they belong in a nice home.
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Hawkins County Humane Society

"Beyond deplorable": Dogs and cat rescued from filthy Hawkins home up for adoption

"They're all sweet dogs. Considering what they’ve been through, it’s amazing. All of them are extremely loving. The cat is a sweetheart. They belong in a nice home." — HCHS manager Sandy Behnke

Feb 14, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Timothy Gardner
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Hawkins County Criminal court

Hawkins man sleeping in McDonald's parking lot with meth, gun sentenced to four years

Rogersville police responded to a complaint of three males passed out in an SUV at the McDonald's parking lot on Rt. 66-S. Upon begin searched Timothy Gardner was found to be in possession of 17 grams meth in his pocket, which has a street value of about $1,700.

Feb 14, 2019 at 2:05 PM
Larry Seagroves, the carry permit holder who shot murder suspect Harry Weaver, stands outside the dental office on Wednesday.
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crime

Suspect and victim identified in fatal dental office shooting

Police have named the gunman who reportedly entered a Kingsport dentist office Wednesday and killed his wife, adding that the couple were estranged and going through a divorce. 

Feb 14, 2019 at 11:23 AM
The pictured vehicle was seen in the area just prior to the crash.
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Johnson City police search for driver in fatal hit-and-run crash

Police were searching Wednesday for the driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian near Johnson City Police Department headquarters

Feb 13, 2019 at 2:27 PM
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Kingsport

Employee killed in Kingsport dental office shooting, gunman taken down by patient

KINGSPORT — A gunman entered a Colonial Heights dental office to murder his wife on Wednesday morning, according to police, and then was shot and detained by a patient who was legally carrying a firearm. The female victim was transported by EMS to a local hospital where she died.

Updated Feb 13, 2019 at 12:25 PM
Representing local district attorneys, J. Gerard Stranch speaks Tuesday afternoon in front of Chancery Court Judge E. G. Moody
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Medical records, subpoenas take stage in opioid lawsuit

Reaching some slivers of common ground was Judge E.G. Moody's overriding theme Tuesday in Sullivan County Chancery Court, where council representing area district attorneys and opioid manufacturers argued over medical records, legal representation and subpoenas sent to county offices. 

Feb 12, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Anthony Dwayne "Boobie" Sensabaugh II
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Hawkins County Grand Jury

Suspected Hawkins drug dealer faces five Class A felonies due to school zone enhancement

A Hawkins County man accused of trafficking large quantities of meth, cocaine and heroin in Rogersville two years ago was named in an 11-count Hawkins County grand jury indictment earlier this month that includes five Class A felonies.

Feb 12, 2019 at 5:30 PM
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