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Man arrested after kids have adverse reaction to vape pen he reportedly gave them
JENKINS, Ky. — A Letcher County man is in jail, after two children had adverse reactions to a vape pen he allegedly gave to them. A sheriff’s deputy was at the Jenkins Day Festival last Saturday, when he was approached by a child who said another he had found a boy covered in vomit lying unconscious in an alley. The deputy soon found the boy as described, as well as a witness who described what happened.
Abingdon honors fallen firefighter with I-81 bridge naming ceremony
A special dedication was made Thursday afternoon in Abingdon, Virginia for a fallen firefighter. Family and friends came together to honor Cameron Craig, who lost his life in the line of duty. The Town of Abingdon and V-DOT worked together to get the Exit 17 Bridge named after Craig. After brief remarks, the signs were unveiled to permanently memorialize the life he gave for the community he loved. There are now signs on both sides of the interstate and one on the underpass, in memory of Cameron.
Commonwealth leaders come together to sign anti-bigotry legislation
(The Center Square) — Gov. Glenn Youngkin held a ceremonial signing for legislation adding ethnicity to the protected classes under the Virginia Human Rights Act and ratcheting up penalties for people committing crimes motivated by bigotry. The bipartisan House and Senate legislation was inspired by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Gaza, which led to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, sparking anti-Israeli protests around the globe, including Virginia. ...
NC man killed in crash down Ashe County embankment
WARRENSVILLE, N.C. — An Ashe County man died after his truck went down an embankment and overturned on Friday, according to the NC State Highway Patrol. The crash happened on Clint Gilley Road at Heavenly Mountain View at around 3 p.m. The driver was identified as John Charles Shoemake...
Camrett Logistics to upgrade Wythe County warehouse
The company provides warehousing and distribution services for clients that include the Volvo Trucks North America plant in Dublin. The post Camrett Logistics to upgrade Wythe County warehouse appeared first on Cardinal News.
AppHealthCare center Reopens in Jefferson
JEFFERSON — The Ashe County Chamber of Commerce and attendees congratulated AppHealthCare on re-opening their newly renovated facility with an official ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, Aug. 26. “We are really thrilled to be back here,” AppHealth Care Director Jennifer Greene said. “It’s been a journey.” Back in December 2022, the building they occupied sustained water damage stemming from frozen pipes after Winter Storm Elliott hit the county with a...
VIDEOS: Meteor seen passing over the Tri-Cities
TRI-CITIES, Tenn./Va. (WJHL) — Multiple viewers across the Tri-Cities have sent videos of a meteor passing over the area early Friday morning. The videos below show a meteor passing through the sky around 1 a.m. Meteorologist Jeremy Eisenzopf says meteors are random and there’s really no way to track when one will pass over. Meteors […]
Elizabethton Police Department reports multiple arrests
The following arrests have been reported by the Elizabethton Police Department: August 26: Cpl. Tim Garland responded to a shoplifting incident at Walmart on Overmountain Drive. Employee Gallerie L. Burns was cited for shoplifting two items totaling $30.37. Burns is scheduled to appear in Carter County General Sessions Court on September 30 at 9 a.m. […] The post Elizabethton Police Department reports multiple arrests appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Feds: Justice coal companies have no defense against move to hold them in contempt
Federal attorneys asking a court to hold 23 of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s family-owned coal companies in contempt for nonpayment of health and safety fines entered a filing this week saying the companies shouldn’t have entered into a payment plan if they knew they couldn’t honor it. The filing, entered Tuesday in the U.S. […]
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