3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (105+ words) East Tennessee native and former University of Kentucky student Laken Snelling admitted to smothering her newborn infant in her apartment during a Friday court hearing where she pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Snelling, originally from White Pine, told a judge she…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago   (90+ words) A convicted felon living in Damascus will likely serve jail time after being caught with ammunition, narcotics, and a large supply of weapons. A county report said 62 guns were removed from the home of Timothy Mark Neely along with quantities…...

7+ hour, 34+ min ago   (104+ words) 96.9 WXBQ Man accused of Blountville stabbing released from hospital, booked into jail The man accused of stabbing three people in Blountville, Tuesday morning, has been released from the hospital and booked into the Sullivan County Jail. The sheriff’s office said…...

7+ hour, 34+ min ago   (139+ words) 96.9 WXBQ Suspect in fatal Milligan University Cycling accident posts bond A judge increased the bond for 69 year old, North Carolina man, John Benfield, charged in the crash that killed two Milligan University students and injured others. Benfield’s bond was initially…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (155+ words) In a town just eight miles outside of Unicoi County, Tennessee, former government leaders are accused of making shady business deals that has placed Newland, North Carolina under the microscope of the State Auditor’s Office. Investigators said former Administrator Bill…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (165+ words) Washington County, Virginia, becomes the latest locality to request a sales tax referendum placed on ballots in a special March election to fund school construction projects. As a whole, their campuses need over $200 million in repairs for mechanical, electrical, and…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (114+ words) Be listening for your chance to win tickets to Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion! The award-winning Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival in Historic Downtown Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia celebrates the twin cities’ history as the Birthplace of Country Music, with three days…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (141+ words) 96.9 WXBQ Members of the Milligan cyclist team hit by vehicle, 2 fatalities confirmed, multiple people injured The Carter County Sheriff’s Office is reporting a deadly crash involving a vehicle and multiple bicycles on Highway 19E. Carter County authorities report 2 on scene fatalities…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (327+ words) Ballad Health CEO Alan Levine delivered news of fatalities involving Milligan University cycle team members while at a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Unicoi County Hospital. Levine told the crowd that two of Milligan’s cyclists were killed in the Highway…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (84+ words) A fatality was recorded in Scott County, Virginia after a motorcycle rider went over an embankment. A State Police report said Tyler Hite, 37, of Kingsport, was operating the cycle on Big Stoney Creek Road in Fort Blackmore in the vicinity…...