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NORTON, Va. (WJHL) — Saturday will mark one year since Norton Police Chief James Lane was shot and seriously injured in the line of duty.
Lane was responding to a shoplifting call at a city shopping plaza on Commonwealth Drive when he was shot.
He spent weeks in the hospital and was finally released on May 28. The day he was released,...
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MARION, Va. (WJHL) - The Marion, Virginia Police Department announced that a warrant has been issued for a suspect in a stabbing that occurred Thursday.
The suspect has been identified as Blake Herman Sanders, 31 of Marion.
Marion police looking for stabbing suspect
According to a statement by the MPD, a felony malicious wounding warrant has been issued for Sanders.
The...
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MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A person is facing charges after several packages containing illegal drugs were found at a waste transfer station near a state prison.
According to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the county transfer station on Wednesday after employees discovered a dozen suspicious packages in the bathroom. Two packages contained 58 grams of...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The SUV believed to be connected to an escaped Alabama inmate, Casey White, and the former correctional officer, Vicky White, accused of helping him has been found in Middle Tennessee.
According to the Williamson County Sheriff's Office, the vehicle—a rust-colored 2007 Ford Edge—was discovered over the weekend abandoned in a rural area near Smithson Road and Banner...
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(WJHL) - The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tornado Watch for the entirety of News Channel 11's coverage area.
According to the NWS's site, the watch will remain in place from 1:40 p.m. on May 6 to 8 p.m. that same day.
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You can find a rough map of...
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BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) - A new release from the Bristol, Tennessee Police Department (BTPD) outlines the circumstances that police say led to a standoff and charges against a Bristol man on May 5.
According to the release, officers were dispatched to a residence in the 600 block of 6th Street around 12:22 p.m. in reference to reports of a man with...