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09/18/2026

The mayor of Haysi was arrested on Thursday on multiple financial charges, including fraud and larceny, according to the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority.

09/18/2026

The Storm Team 11 Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies for Thursday night with a low of 66 degrees.

The Storm Team 11 Forecast calls for Partly cloudy skies for Thursday night with a low of 66 degrees. Friday will be cloudy with a 40% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. The high will b…

09/18/2026

The Salvation Army is gearing up for the Christmas season as registration is now open for the annual Angel Tree program.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Salvation Army is gearing up for the Christmas season as registration is now open for the annual Angel Tree program. The Angel Tree program lets local childre…

09/18/2026

From students to staff, Washington County, VA, and Smyth County schools are seeing the effects of losing their school-based health clinics.

09/18/2026

The newest species of cat identified in more than a century is slightly smaller than the average domestic cat, inhabits Bolivia’s cloud forest and is known by local communities as “Tilcayo.”

Researchers used genetic data to confirm the cat is a new species.

09/18/2026

UPDATE: The SCSO confirmed the shooting occurred on Monday and that a male victim was taken to the Holston Valley Medical Center with serious injuries. The Kingsport Police Department notified SCSO that its officers believe the shooting happened in Sullivan County, but there is no definitive location.

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said police took a man into custody Thursday who is believed to be the suspect in a shooting that took place this week. A…

09/17/2026

On Thursday, News Channel 11 interviewed Stacie Johnson, a patient who was treated by former CRNA Jeffrey Dale Watson. This interview follows Watson’s admission that he modified and reused tools during surgeries at Johnson City Medical Center.

09/17/2026

A different kind of race is underway at Bristol Motor Speedway as college construction students compete to build homes for families in Northeast Tennessee.

09/17/2026

An inmate who escaped from a South Carolina jail using a common stationery item is now back in custody, the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office announced.

09/17/2026

48th Vice President of the United States Mike Pence visited Tusculum University Thursday afternoon to deliver remarks at the university’s Patriotic Luncheon, commemorating Constitution Day and the 232nd anniversary of the institution’s founding.