Local Stories 2013


Fifth person arrested in alleged kidnapping incident
December 31, 2013

December 30, 2013

New businesses ‘vaporizing’ cigarettes
December 29, 2013

Bad drug deal leads to kidnapping in Kingsport
December 29, 2013

Wellmont officials: Takes willpower to quit smoking
December 19, 2013

Masked man allegedly accosts women in Kingsport parking lot
December 17, 2013

Blountville man accused of fifth DUI offense
December 15, 2013

Tennessee AG: Local governments can't create anti-meth rules
December 11, 2013

Bristol Virginia police in the midst of drug suspect roundup
November 25, 20113

Police: Man used grandparents' house to meth making with friends
November 23, 2013

SCSO: Senior citizen attacked for his Rx meds
November 19, 2013

Running out of gas leads to drug arrests for three in Kingsport
November 14, 2013

Wine-in-supermarkets proponents gear up for new Tenn. legislative push
November 13, 2013

KPD: Father arrested after child nearly hit by vehicle
November 13, 2013

November 13, 2013


Two women suspected of 'gravel' trafficking arrested in Sullivan County
November 12, 2013

Inmate who died in Kingsport jail suspected of being on bath salts
November 6, 2013

Dad arrested after children tell police he made them feel ‘unsafe’
November 4, 2013

October 31, 2013

Man arrested during robbery at Kingsport pharmacy
October 30, 2013

Kingsport mother arrested after child overdoses
October 29, 2013

October 25, 2013

October 13, 2013

Man who hooked pre-teen girl on drugs to get sex sentenced to 12 years
October 13, 2013

October 10, 2013

Kingsport restaurants face fines in beer sting
October 3, 2013

Kingsport woman charged with TennCare fraud for doctor shopping
October 2, 2013

Patient cut, robbed at Bristol medical office lot
October 1, 2013

Stall doors reinstalled in most Sullivan South boys bathrooms
September 30, 2013

Police crack down on synthetic drugs in Wise County
September 30, 2013

Region gets serious about prescription drug abuse
September 28, 2013

Sullivan County begins cleanup at abandoned school
September 27, 2013

Sullivan man allegedly slices drinking partner's neck
September 27, 2013

DEA official addresses prescription drug abuse 'epidemic'
September 26, 2013

September 26, 2013
September 24, 2013

Meth contamination delays action on former Valley Pike Elementary
September 22, 2013

Ultimate Smoke conspirator who cooperated with police avoids jail time
September 18, 2013

Brother, sister face multiple charges after stop at Gate City checkpoint
September 17, 2013

Prescription drug abuse at epidemic levels
September 15, 2013

Bristol resident booked on meth charges
September 13, 2013

Bristol man facing charges in Sullivan
August 29, 2013

Tenn. lawmakers drafting hemp bill
August 24, 2013

KPD: Crying child leads to intoxicated father's arrest
August 21, 2013

KPD interrupts drug deal in progress
August 16, 2013

August 16, 2013

Kingsport search nets TennCare fraud charge, drug arrests
August 14, 2013

Couple suspected of being on bath salts charged with public intoxication
August 13, 2013

Man on bath salts thought demons were chasing him through Church Hill
August 12, 2013

Crack cocaine allegedly seized from Kingsport pair
August 9, 2013

Pharmacy school uses drop boxes in study of prescription drug abuse
August 6, 2013

Man accused of breaking into woman’s home to ‘sleep it off’
August 5, 2013

Old tobacco playbook gets new use by e-cigarettes
August 5, 2013

August 5, 2013

August 4, 2013

August 2, 2013

Kingsport woman, 85, arrested on drug charges
July 31, 2013

Two men and a backhoe: Bizarre pursuit prompts arrest of Kingsport brothers
July 30, 2013

Police: Call about drugs in backpack leads to bath salts charges
July 29, 2013

Gunman robs Kingsport pharmacy
July 29, 2013

Altercation fueled by alcohol and news of pregnancy results in two arrests
July 28, 2013

Sullivan schools exceed state targets in 7 of 11 areas
July 28, 2013

State test results show Kingsport schools made significant gains in math, science
July 28, 2013

Kingsport man allegedly shoots his way out of crashed vehicle
July 25, 2013

Couple charged with TennCare fraud after obtaining pain killers
July 25, 2013

July 25, 2013

Police: Men busted while transporting synthetic drugs into Virginia
July 22, 2013

Woman charged with DUI in Kingsport crash
July 17, 2013

Sullivan County looking for Hwy. 421 convenience store burglar
July 12, 2013

July 11, 2013
July 10, 2013

June 29, 2013

June 24, 2013

Kingsport school officials willing to assume control of Innovation Academy
June 21, 2013

Sullivan panel targets college scholarship, juvenile reform house for funding cuts
June 13, 2013

Ramsey predicts push for changes in law covering decongestants
June 12, 2013

Missing Tennessee High student found during meth lab bust in New Hampshire
June 7, 2013

June 5, 2013

Blowing the limit
May 20, 2013

First-time DUI offenders in Tennessee to get interlock systems on cars
May 16, 2013

Kingsport men arrested in Piney Flats burglary
May 6, 2013

Drill held to help curb drinking during prom season
April 23, 2013

Drug study shows drug deaths up 40 percent in Southwest Virginia
April 18, 2013

Sullivan County's Public Information Officer: The TV reporter becomes a cop
April 16,2013

Bluff City man charged with making meth
April 11, 2013

April 5, 2013

Tenn. wine bill hits another road block
April 2, 2013

April 1, 2013

Tenn. House GOP leader against resurrecting wine bill
March 28, 2013

March 26, 2013

Tenn. high court agrees to hear field sobriety case
March 22, 2013

Wine bill delayed over cigarette sales
March 19, 2013

Ramsey wants Sen. committees to clear supermarket wine bill
March 14, 2013

Mother accuses son of robbing Bristol home
March 13, 2013

Police find heroin at Bristol bus station
March 12, 2013

Supermarket wine opponents contribute heavily to lawmakers
March 5, 2013

Recovery Road for Women : Coming home ... to a safe, supervised haven
March 3, 2013

Man threatened to blow up home in Sullivan, police say
February 28, 2013

Local legislators laud committee's OK of Tenn. wine-in-supermarkets bill
February 27, 2013

Bristol Police Department presents 20 drug cases to grand jury
February 26, 2013

UPDATED: Tenn. supermarket wine bill clears panel by single vote
February 26, 2013

Tennessee stepping up to combat NAS, protect our babies - TriCities.com: Opinion/Columns
February 24, 2013

February 24, 2013

Driver killed in State Street crash identified
February 16, 2013

Five Tri-Cities residents among 32 caught in multi-state drug ring