For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer's disease.
The nation’s largest public utility pledged to be more transparent after it took months to disclose that a general budget vote by its board last year also gave the CEO the final decision over several proposed natural gas power plants. The Tennessee Valley Authority’s board announced the chan…
A likely small group of North Carolina voters will decide which Republicans will serve as the party’s nominees for a congressional district seat and two statewide positions. Tuesday’s GOP primary runoffs include pairs of candidates in the 13th House District and for lieutenant governor and s…
A 10-year-old boy is in grave condition in Tennessee after being swept into a storm drain in a community southeast of Nashville. Now a new wave of dangerous storms is crashing over parts of the region Thursday even as it cleans up from severe weather that injured the boy, spawned tornadoes a…
Best known as one-half of the country super-duo Florida Georgia Line, Brian Kelley will release a solo album, “Tennessee Truth," on Friday. It is a collection of 12 anthemic, arena-sized country songs ripe for a road trip and tailgate in equal measure. In 2022, Florida Georgia Line embarked …
Retail credit cards often carry more restrictions, lower credit limits, and higher rates and fees than standard bank-issued cards. Threats to retail cards have also emerged from the growth of “buy now, pay later” services such as Klarna, Affirm, and Afterpay. And amid recent shifts in the cr…
Rodney Locklear led a weekly children's bible study at Victory Church in Ruckersville. He had been a pastor there for six years and, previously, a pastor at Abundant Life Church.
Country star Cindy Walker was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Walker, who wrote countless hits across her six-decade career, was celebrated for her immediate, unpretentious songwriting style. The hall announced the honor Thursday. Walker wrote songs performed by some of the biggest names in country music and beyond, including Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, B.B. King, Cher, and Glen Campbell. She died in 2006 at 87. That same year, Willie Nelson released a tribute album of covers called “You Don’t Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker.” The song "You Don’t Know Me” has been recorded by Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Van Morrison, Eddy Arnold, Kenny Rogers and Emmylou Harris.
Rodney Locklear led a weekly children's bible study at Victory Church in Ruckersville. He had been a pastor there for six years and, previously, a pastor at Abundant Life Church.
The Charlotte Hornets have named Charles Lee as their next head coach. The 39-year-old Lee joins the Hornets after serving as the Boston Celtics top assistant coach. Lee will complete the Celtics’ playoff run before joining the Hornets on a full-time basis. Lee spent five seasons under Mike Budenholzer before joining the Celtics last summer. Lee replaces Steve Clifford, who announced before the end of the regular season that he was stepping down as Hornets coach after two seasons in his second stint with the club. The Hornets finished 21-61 this season, tied with the Portland Trail Blazers for the league’s third-worst record.
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A new Zillow study underscores what most home seekers already know: Rental housing costs have outpaced salaries in all but six of the top 50 metros across the U.S.
Some fear this summer’s Democratic National Convention could look like a repeat of 1968’s gathering in Chicago, where violent police crackdowns on anti-Vietnam War protesters created indelible scenes of chaos.
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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.
Rodney Locklear led a weekly children's bible study at Victory Church in Ruckersville. He had been a pastor there for six years and, previously, a pastor at Abundant Life Church.
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.
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.
“I want to start a conversation,” Abby Driscoll said. “I want other queer kids to say this is ‘OK’ and experience my emotions.”
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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.