Johnson City police: Woman used BB gun to stop boyfriend during assault

A woman told Johnson City police she shot her boyfriend several times with a BB gun Thursday after he choked and kicked her, resulting in the man’s arrest.

Working to support downtown businesses during COVID-19 economic downturn

Letters: Thanking Good Samaritans

In these Letters to the Forum, our readers give appreciation for help after a bike accident, write against refugee resettlement and remember Boone’s Mr. Tester.

County commissioners given a bleak budget picture

“We have a challenging revenue picture before us,” Mitch Meredith, the county’s director of finance and administration, told commissioners at an electronic meeting.

D-B's Park tops Super Soccer academic-athletic team

High school soccer has its share of standout athletic competitors in Northeast Tennessee who also perform well in the classroom.

Yankees great Guidry fanned batters early for JC in 1971

When thinking of dominant baseball pitchers from the 1970s, names like Tom Seaver, Jim Palmer, Catfish Hunter and Vida Blue come to mind. 

Merriweather appreciates how NCAA Tournament opened doors for him

A.J. Merriweather says he felt bad for the East Tennessee State players who didn’t get a chance to play in this year’s canceled NCAA Tournament.

Assistant DA charged in prostitute sting, fired from job

Assistant District Attorney General Bill McManus was arrested and fired from his job Thursday after a federal sting caught him in a bribery situation with a prostitute, according to a news release.

Red Barn cancels music season until next year

Unicoi County’s Red Barn will not open its doors for live music this year due to the COVID-19 capacity restrictions, according to owner Burl Mast.

JCDA hires Cantler as interim director

Dianna Cantler will be the Johnson City Development Authority’s interim executive director once the board ends its management contract with her current employer, the Northeast Tennessee Regional Economic Partnership, in July.

Northeast Tennessee sees downward trend in new unemployment claims

Ballad Health: Don't be afraid to seek care during COVID-19 outbreak

Congressman defends stock trades made during pandemic

The congressman said he shared no information from any congressional or White House briefings he received about the pandemic with his financial advisor before the transactions were made. Roe repeatedly told reporters Thursday that he has deliberately kept an “arm’s length” distance from the details of his investments since he was elected to Congress.

ETSU poll: 35% of Tennesseans have or likely will skip needed medical treatment due to pandemic

GALLERY: Black Lives Matter demonstration in Johnson City

Demonstrators lined West State of Franklin at the Commerce Street intersection Thursday evening to protest the death George Floyd, who was handcuffed and in police custody. Floyd died on May 25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after being pinned down by a