Denton testifies, claims innocence, blames grandfather

The trial will pick up Monday morning with closing arguments from the prosecution and defense and instructing the jury of the guidelines it must follow in deciding the case.

MLK Day events to be held in Kingsport

A full day of celebration is planned for Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The day will begin with the 19th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade, followed by a spaghetti luncheon and an evening candlelight vigil. All events are free to the public.

Johnson City felon who threatened his daughter's mother gets 40 months

Dwayne “Prince Dupree” Railey’s criminal history includes holding a family hostage, illegally possessing body armor and attempted aggravated robbery, While in custody, prosecutors say Dwayne “Prince Dupree” Railey mailed a letter to the mother of one of his children, professing his love for her, but also his suspicion of her behavior.

Kingsport car thief almost runs over owner

As a man paid for fuel inside a West Stone Drive market, he spotted an unknown woman getting in his Civic, which was parked at the pumps.

Is diet soda really nothing but bubble trouble?

The idea of consuming 30-34 five-pound bags of sugar in 365 days sounds really farfetched, right? Consider the following: An average 12-ounce can of regular soda contains 8-12 teaspoons of sugar. It takes only four 12-ounce cans of regular soda to equal ¼ pounds of sugar.

Hawkins woman bilked out of $4,700 by phony Apple technical support

Last month the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network reported that Tennesseans lost more than $943,000 through prepaid gift card scams in 2018. That’s a 44 percent increase from 2017, when scammers stole $653,709 from consumers.

Field of potential candidates for Kingsport election grows

According to the latest information from the Sullivan County Election Commission, three more potential candidates have picked up petitions to run in the upcoming city election – James Phillips and Chris Mills for the BMA and Shelton Clark for the BOE.

Former roommate: Denton said he hated, wanted to kill mother, go on 'rampage'

Day four of the triple murder trial of Robert Seth Denton included testimony from his 11-year-old sister, who had a hard time answering defense attorney Ricky Curtis’ questions under cross-examination.

Traffic stop results in cocaine charge for Hawkins man out on bond from two previous meth, gun arrests

A Hawkins County man who was free on a total of $120,000 bond for two previous traffic stop arrests for meth trafficking and gun possession was arrested early Tuesday morning for cocaine possession as a result of another traffic stop.

Mali, teachers rolling dice to support poetry in secondary schools

International poet, teacher and performer Taylor Mali, who brought his Metaphor Dice program to about 60 area teachers Thursday, is known for a his “What Teachers Make” slam poem he wrote in 1999, the year before he left teaching, but Thursday also performed other poems he’s written.

Roe: 'Literally the shutdown to me makes no sense at all'

U.S. Rep. Phil Roe called the partial government shutdown on Thursday a political game that needs to stop and could be solved in five minutes. Roe also disclosed he has signed a letter refusing his Congressional paycheck as long as the shutdown goes on.

Car gutted in downtown Kingsport fire

KINGSPORT -- A Thursday morning vehicle fire sent smoke over the downtown area and closed a portion of West Market Street.

The blaze occurred at about 10:15 a.m. in front of P&J Antiques, near the corner of Broad Street. Nalona Kosma told

Kingsport man cleared in fatal stabbing now faces child abuse charge

A city resident who fatally stabbed a man outside the Kingsport YMCA in 2015 — then was cleared of first-degree murder by a jury — is now accused of felony child abuse against an infant.

One dead in Washington County 'shots fired' call

Washington County sheriff’s officials responded to a “shots fired” call at a residence on Cash Hollow Road late Wednesday where they found one person dead outside the home, and investigators believe there could be injured people who left the scene.

Hawkins mayor questions if county should continue funding Central Dispatch

Hawkins County Mayor Jim Lee told county commissioners Wednesday he didn't see how he can justify renewing the county's $175,000 contract with Central Dispatch. But, there are far reaching consequences of not renewing that mutual aid contract.