Child sexual abuse

Tennessee music producer indicted on child sex charges

FRANKLIN — A Tennessee music producer has been arrested and accused of sexually assaulting two children.

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Guns in America

Tennessee police investigate fatal shooting of mom, child

FRANKLIN — Police are investigating what happened to a mother and her 12-year-old son who were found shot to death in their Tennessee home on Tuesday.

Updated Today at 11:40 AM

Tennessee

Tennessee deputy indicted on 44 counts including rape

CHATTANOOGA — A Tennessee sheriff’s deputy at the center of multiple lawsuits has been indicted on 44 counts including rape, sexual battery, oppression and extortion.

Today at 11:33 AM

Mike Fraaley

Mike Fraley to retire from CCSD on Thursday

ELIZABETHTON — It has been a long and eventful career, and at times it has ben an extremely painful one for Mike Fraley, who will be in uniform as a lieutenant in the Carter County Sheriff’s Department for the last time on Thursday. Fraley won’t Updated Dec 10, 2019 at 9:55 PM

Britani Fisher of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department received the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association Award, and Michael Fowler of the Johnson City Police Department received the academic award at Walters State Community College's Basic Law Enforcement Academy.

law enforcement

Washington County, Johnson City law enforcement grads earn top honors at Walters State

A Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy and a Johnson City Police Department officer received top honors in the graduating class at Walters State Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Academy.

Dec 10, 2019 at 12:28 PM

cold case

Tennessee man charged with murder in 18-year-old cold case

NASHVILLE — A Tennessee man has been arrested and charged in a murder case that went cold for 18 years.

Dec 10, 2019 at 9:07 AM

Vehicular Homcide

Johnson City woman arrested in Knoxville, charged with Washington County vehicular homicide

A Johnson City woman who drove off from a wreck she allegedly caused, fled a disturbance call in town, then proceeded to hit another vehicle that killed a woman, was arraigned on vehicular homicide and related charges Monday in Washington County Updated Dec 10, 2019 at 9:41 AM

Elizabethton Police Department

Man charged with kidnapping, taking woman over state line

ELIZABETHTON —A Thomasville, N.C., man has been charged with kidnapping a woman and taking her from North Carolina to Elizabethton.

Updated Dec 9, 2019 at 9:16 PM

crime

Fake dough at Bojangles', bat attack and more Johnson City crime

The following are recent felony arrests reported by Johnson City police:

Updated Dec 9, 2019 at 5:37 PM

robbery

Johnson City man faces robbery, kidnapping charges after ex-girlfriend pistol whipped

A Johnson City man who held his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint, then pistol whipping her when she drove to the police department was arraigned Friday on robbery and other related charges.

Updated Dec 6, 2019 at 8:25 PM

fatal crash

2 killed on I-26 in Gray

Two people were killed early Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 26 in Gray.

Updated Dec 6, 2019 at 8:21 PM

Elizabethton Police

Woman accused of assaulting neighbor with stick

ELIZABETHTON — An Elizabethton woman was arrested Thursday after an accusation that she assaulted her neighbor with a stick when he asked her to turn down the sound on her music.

Dec 6, 2019 at 8:19 PM

This photo taken from video provided by WEAR-TV shows emergency responders near the Naval Air Base Station in Pensacola, Fla., Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. The US Navy is confirming that an active shooter and one other person are dead after gunfire at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola. Area hospital representatives tell The Associated Press that at least 11 people were hospitalized. The base remains locked down amid a huge law enforcement response.Â (WEAR-TV via AP)

shooting

UPDATE: 4 dead, including shooter, in gunfire at Florida naval base

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A shooter opened fire in a classroom building at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola on Friday morning in an attack that left four people dead, including the assailant, and multiple people wounded. Updated Dec 6, 2019 at 12:42 PM