Beginning On July 2nd, American Eagle Airlines Will Begin Offering Direct Non-Stop Flights From Tri Cities Regional Airport To Chicago’s O’hare International Airport. Last Year, The Tri Was Hit Hard By The Delta-Northwest Airlines Merger. The Airport Lost Flights To Two Hubs, With Delta Canceling All Flights To Detroit And Memphis.
More Details Are Being Released In The Death Of A Bristol Virginia Woman Whose Remains Was Located In A Wooded Area Off East Valley Drive Last Month. An Autopsy Report Has Revealed 22 Year Old Angela Statzer Died Of Asphyxiation. According To Police, There Were Signs Of A Struggle And The Women Also Had Marks On Her Body. Authorities Still Have No Suspects In Custody But Are Following Several Leads As The Homicide Investigation Continues. Anyone With Information Is Being Asked To Come Forward.
A Single Vehicle Crash In Bristol Tennessee Has Claimed The Life Of One Person. According To Police, A Vehicle Being Driven By Lonnie Malone Ran Off The Roadway On Highway 11-E Yesterday Afternoon And Overturned. Malone Was Pronounced Dead A Short Time After Being Taken To A Local Hospital. The Investigation Into The Crash Is Still Continuing.
Sullivan County Residents Have Until April 1st To Pay Any Delinquent 2008 Property Taxes. After April 1st, Those Who Haven’t Paid Will Be Turned Over To Chancery Court, Resulting In Higher Penalties, Court Costs, And Potential Attorney’s Fees.
The Alzheimer’s Association Says 120-Thousand Persons In Tennessee Have The Disease. That Figure Is Projected To Jump To 140-Thousand By 2025. Marcia Massengill, Ceo Of The Alzheimer’s Association Mid South Chapter, Said It’s A Major Threat For Tennesseeans And The Nation.
A Johnson City Man Accused Of A Double Murder 11 Years Ago In Downtown Johnson City Will Not Go On Trial For The Crime. Instead 82 Year Old Walter Shell Is To Be Recommitted To A Mental Hospital. Shell Was Charged With Two Counts Of First Degree Murder In The March 1999 Shooting Deaths Of Lawyer And Former City Judge, 81 Year Old John Goodin, And An Insurance Agent, 35 Year Old Paul Keyser, Outside Goodin’s West Walnut Street Office.
A Federal Grand Jury In Greeneville Has Indicted A Johnson City Man On Child Pornography Charges. 47 Year Old Samuel Kent Barnett Was Indicted For Receipt Of Child Pornography And Possession Of Child Pornography In U.S. District Court. The Indictment Alleges Barnett Downloaded Images Of Minor Children Engaged In Sexually Explicity Conduct. If Convicted, He Faces Up To Twenty Years In Prison, A Fine Up To 250-Thousand Dollars, And Supervised Release Of Up To Life. Barnett Is Slated To Go On Trial May 27th In District Court.
The Tennessee Secretary Of State Says More Than 10,000 Dead Voters Have Been Removed From As Part Of An Effort To Clean Up The Election Rolls. Secretary Of State Tre Hargett SAID That Tennessee Has Connected With 14 States To Share Voter Registration Information And See If Some Voters Are Also Casting Ballots In Other States. The Kingsport Times-News Reports That The Effort To Purge Dead People From Voter Rolls Began When The GOP Took Over Control Of The Tennessee General Assembly Last Year. That Effort Was Inspired By A 2005 Memphis Special Election Where The Identities Of Dead Voters Were Used To Cast Ballots In A Tight State Senatorial Race.
A Special Judge Has Denied A Convicted Johnson City Murderer A New Trial. Judge Jerry Beck Denied Jason Austin’s Request In Washington County Tennessee Criminal Court. Austin Faces Up To 23 Years In Prison For His Part In The 2005 Shooting Death Of Brian Ricker Outside A Days Inn Motel. Austin Is Expected To Appeal Beck’s Ruling To The Tennessee Criminal Court Of Appeals In Knoxville. Judge Beck Denied Danny Greene’s Request For A New Trial In 2008 And Sentenced Him To 23 Years In Prison.
The Bristol Virginia Police Department Is Still Not Releasing Details About The Death Of A 22 Year Old Woman Whose Body Was Found In Some Woods Off East Valley Drive Nearly Three Weeks Ago. Authorities Have Ruled The Death Of Angela Statzer A Homicide But Are Still Working On A Suspect. A Man Walking His Dog Discovered The Remains. Police Said They Believe Her Body Had Been There No More Than A Few Days. Statzer Is The Fourth Young Woman Found Dead In Local Woods Over The Past Several Years. Authorities Are Still Trying To Determine If The Deaths Are Linked To Each Other. The Other Three Homicides Have Still Not Been Solved.