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Three tornadoes have been confirmed in Michigan as severe storms barreled through the central U.S., killing one man in Tennessee when a tree toppled onto a vehicle he was in. National Weather Service meteorologist Nathan Jeruzal says Wednesday that the tornadoes in Michigan touched down one…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. contracted a parasitic worm that got into his brain and ate a portion of it before dying, part of a series of health issues the independent presidential candidate suffered in recent years.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has challenged Donald Trump to a head-to-head debate for when both address a Libertarian convention later this month. It comes as the presumptive GOP nominee has ramped up both criticism of Kennedy’s independent bid and demands that President Joe Biden meet him on a deb…
Europe’s Airbus had established a clear sales lead over Boeing even before the American company encountered more fallout from manufacturing troubles and ongoing safety concerns. Yet aviation analysts say the European company is unlikely to extend its advantage much further.
Veteran country singer Gene Watson returns to the Jettie Baker Center in Clintwood, Virginia, on Friday, May 10.
Georgia lawmakers vowed they were going to rein in tax breaks for businesses this year, but their efforts came to nothing. Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday vetoed a bill to pause for two years a sales tax exemption the state gives for building and equipping computer data centers. Kemp’s veto shows…
Georgia lawmakers vowed they were going to rein in tax breaks for businesses this year, but their efforts came to nothing. Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday vetoed a bill to pause for two years a sales tax exemption the state gives for building and equipping computer data centers. Kemp’s veto shows how hard it is to root out tax breaks. The dispute in Georgia mirrors fights in states including Virginia, where data centers are sparking a backlash. So many data centers are opening in Georgia that it is causing a drain on the power grid. The International Energy Agency says electrical consumption from data centers worldwide could double by 2026.
BRISTOL, Va. – The city is currently seeking sealed bids from contractors to construct the next phase of widening of Lee Highway near Interstate 81’s Exit 5.
Voting rights advocates have created a new initiative to increase Black voter turnout ahead of this fall's general election. The Young Black Lawyers' Organizing Coalition has recruited lawyers and law students from historically Black colleges and universities. They recently launched a four-state tour to engage with Black voters in Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas. Their goal is to restore faith in democracy by better understanding their experiences with voter registration and ballot-box access. The coalition's law students will lead small focus groups in places like barber shops, churches, and union halls. It's an unusual role for lawyers, but the coalition is counting on their civic expertise.
A group of Tennesseans who say they were intimidated into not voting in a primary election or were threatened with prosecution after they did vote have filed a challenge to two state laws that require primary voters to be “bona fide” members of the party they vote for. The laws are intended to discourage so-called crossover voting, where members of one party vote in another party’s primary in order to interfere. The lawsuit claims they actually intimidate otherwise legitimate voters from exercising their constitutional rights. Tennessee voters do not register by party, and the laws do not define what it means to be a bona fide party member.
BRISTOL, Va. – The Bristol Hard Rock Casino hosted a two-day hiring event at the Delta Hotels in Bristol, Virginia.
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Veteran country singer Gene Watson returns to the Jettie Baker Center in Clintwood, Virginia, on Friday, May 10.
An Abingdon, Virginia sailor who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor will be buried this month in Honolulu, Hawaii.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Boy Scouts of America have announced it will be changing its name to Scouting America.
Hail and damaging winds threaten much of the East Coast. Tornadoes won't be ruled out in the Mid-Atlantic and Deep South. Our Lee Weather Team has your safety at top of mind with these videos.
William Henry Fears IV has been sentenced to the longest term of any of the men who have been charged for their involvement in the episode.
“This is an outrageous tale of fraud and deception, and it must be punished appropriately,” U.S. District Judge Michael Urbanski said to the man who once ran Lifeline Ambulance Services.
UVa's president and police chief say four men dressed in black, carrying backpacks and wearing helmets joined the encampment Friday night and prompted security concerns.
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The widow of a North Carolina man shot and killed by Sullivan County deputies last spring has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Greeneville, Tennessee.
A city man is in custody after a shooting sent one woman to a local hospital.
A Scott County, Virginia, firefighter died over the weekend while battling a wildfire.
BRISTOL, Va. – The city is currently seeking sealed bids from contractors to construct the next phase of widening of Lee Highway near Interstate 81’s Exit 5.
The Virginia Department of Transportation’s Bristol district is slated to receive over $800 million, or about 3% of the state’s total proposed transportation funding, during the next six years.
Gov. Youngkin's chief procurement officer is leaving state government, but not before a push to reach the governor's promised goal of saving $200 million on state purchases by June 30.
BRISTOL, Va. — The Bristol Virginia Fire Department has been awarded a Community Risk Reduction Smoke Alarm grant through the Virginia Department of Fire Programs.