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06/17/2026

Smash Meals of Kingsport is a gluten-free meal prep company that's been running for a few years in the region. This week, we make LB's citrus chicken with spinach and artichoke dip.

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – Smash Meals of Kingsport is a gluten-free meal prep company that’s been running for a few years in the region. Last week, we introduced you to the founder, Lew…

06/17/2026

Some Johnson City residents have been advocating for a referendum concerning the proposed 2026-27 Johnson City budget.

06/17/2026

A Kingsport man was sentenced to prison on Wednesday for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine in the Model City.

06/17/2026

The Kingsport Fire Department (KFD) believes pets were likely lost in a fire on Watterson Street on Wednesday.

06/17/2026

PepsiCo Beverages Johnson City and the City of Johnson City announced on Wednesday that Shenandoah will headline this year’s Independence Day Celebration at Freedom Hall.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — PepsiCo Beverages Johnson City and the City of Johnson City announced on Wednesday that Shenandoah will headline this year’s Independence Day Celebration at Freed…

06/17/2026

The Storm Team 11 forecast calls for partly cloudy skies today with a high of 86 degrees. Increasing clouds are expected tonight with a low of 65 degrees.

The Storm Team 11 forecast calls for partly cloudy skies today with a high of 86 degrees. Increasing clouds are expected tonight with a low of 65 degrees. Mostly cloudy skies are expected tomorrow …

06/17/2026

The Kingsport Fire Department (KFD) is on the scene of a house fire on Watterson Street on Wednesday afternoon.

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Kingsport Fire Department (KFD) is on the scene of a house fire on Watterson Street on Wednesday afternoon. Barry Brickey, community risk reduction specialist and publ…

06/17/2026

Michael Lawrence Tyler, a rapper known by his stage name Mystikal, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in a Louisiana r**e case.

He pleaded guilty to first-degree r**e in March.

06/17/2026

The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) announced on Wednesday that it is expanding its "Intensive Reentry Program" (IRP) to its state prison in Wise County in July.

06/17/2026

British television personality Jeremy Clarkson revealed on his farm reality show that he has prostate cancer. Clarkson, 66, said that the disease is “aggressive,” but was detected early.

“If this is all successful, I’ll see you for season six, and if it isn’t, I won’t,” he said during the final episodes of the fifth season of “Clarkson’s Farm.”