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Americans celebrate their flag every year through a holiday born in Wisconsin
Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1777, when Congress decreed the flag's design. Waubeka, in north suburban Milwaukee, lays claim to the first Flag Day.
Isaiah 117 House breaks ground for new home in Bristol, Va.
Residents of Bristol, Virginia, gathered near the Washington County Social Services (WCSS) offices for the groundbreaking of the new Isaiah 117 House.
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Bristol neighbors: Obituaries for June 14
Read through the obituaries published today in Bristol Herald Courier - Tricities.
McIlroy showing major form with bogey-free 65 to share US Open lead with Cantlay
Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay are tied for the lead after one round of the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. McIlroy had tremendous control on a course that demands precision. He was bogey-free for a 65 in the afternoon. Cantlay had six birdies in his round of 65 in the morning. McIlroy hasn'…
Supreme Court, siding with Starbucks, makes it harder for NLRB to win court orders in labor disputes
The Supreme Court has made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a case that stemmed from a labor dispute with Starbucks. The justices on Thursday tightened the standards for when a federal court should…
North Carolina judges grapple with defining 'fair' elections in redistricting suit
North Carolina judges are deciding whether a redistricting lawsuit claiming a state constitutional right to “fair” elections can go to trial. On Thursday, a panel of trial judges questioned lawyers for voters who sued over some congressional and legislative district boundaries and for Republ…
North Carolina judges grapple with defining 'fair' elections in redistricting suit
North Carolina judges are deciding whether a redistricting lawsuit claiming a state constitutional right to “fair” elections can go to trial. On Thursday, a panel of trial judges questioned lawyers for voters who sued over some congressional and legislative district boundaries and for Republican legislative leaders who helped enact them. The voters' attorney says the legal arguments are different from cases that led to a 2023 state Supreme Court ruling that found judges lacked authority to declare redistricting maps are illegal partisan gerrymanders. The GOP leaders' lawyer disagreed. The judges didn't immediately rule on a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
Zoo in Tennessee blames squeezable food pouch for beloved antelope's death
A zoo in Tennessee says an antelope choked on a squeezable food pouch and died over the weekend. Brights Zoo is a family-owned attraction in rural Limestone. It said in a social media post that the 7-year-old male sitatunga they named Lief died on Saturday. It said the cause was choking and included an image of fruit sauce in a plastic pouch. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute says the sitatunga is a swamp-dwelling antelope native to Africa. Brights Zoo says it doesn't allow the pouches because they're dangerous to animals, but some visitors manage to bring them in anyway.
Justice Clarence Thomas took more trips on GOP megadonor’s private plane than previously known
The newly revealed private plane trips follow a bombshell report onthe U.S. Supreme Court justice’s jet-setting lifestyle, bankrolled by friends with ties to conservative politics.
Duke Energy power equipment in Durham found damaged from gunfire after power outage, police say
Officials say Duke Energy power equipment in Durham associated with an outage earlier this week had been damaged by gunfire. About 730 people were left without power on Monday after a spokesperson said the company discovered a “fire and equipment failure.” The company says the equipment had been damaged by gunfire within the past week, causing a slow oil leak. State lawmakers recently advanced a bill that would toughen penalties for people who purposefully damage infrastructure such as public water systems. It expands upon 2023 legislation that heightened penalties for attacks on energy facilities following the 2022 Moore County outage.
G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine as Italy flexes its right-wing muscles
A Group of Seven summit opened Thursday with agreement reached on a U.S. proposal to back a $50 billion loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets as collateral.
Louisville police major lodged the mishandled complaint leading to chief's suspension, attorney says
An attorney for a Louisville, Kentucky, police major says the force's police chief mishandled his client's sexual harassment complaint. The attorney says that's what led to Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel’s suspension this week. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg suspended Gwinn-Villaroel this week in a surprise move. The mayor did not elaborate on the nature of the allegation or who was involved. Attorney Jared Smith says the harassment complaint was brought by Maj. Shannon Lauder against another major. It was reported by Lauder during a May meeting of command staff. Her attorney says that major was then promoted in that same meeting. Louisville police and the mayor's office declined to comment on Thursday.
Ruing past boarding-school abuses, US Catholic bishops consider new outreach to Native Americans
U.S. Catholic Bishops convening for a two-day meeting are considering a new, multifaceted program of outreach to Native American Catholics. The effort is motivated in part by a desire to make amends for the widespread abuses inflicted on Native youths at scores of Catholic-run boarding schools in the 19th and 20th centuries. The proposed plan covers everything from evangelism and sacred music to education, marriage and family. According to church statistics, Native Americans make up about 3.5% of U.S. Catholics and more than 350 parishes serve predominantly Indigenous people
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Isaiah 117 House breaks ground for new home in Bristol, Va.
Residents of Bristol, Virginia, gathered near the Washington County Social Services (WCSS) offices for the groundbreaking of the new Isaiah 117 House.
Bristol neighbors: Obituaries for June 14
Read through the obituaries published today in Bristol Herald Courier - Tricities.
SCSO captain graduates from FBI National Academy
A Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Richard Frazier has graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
Bristol neighbors: Obituaries for June 13
Read through the obituaries published today in Bristol Herald Courier - Tricities.
Lawsuit seeks $20 million from Roanoke County man who called school staff sexual predators
A former assistant principal's lawsuit accuses Damon Gettier of making false, malicious and reckless statements about her and other school workers.
Va. man sentenced to 12 years for robbing mail carriers, stealing mail as part of bank fraud scheme
A Chesapeake manstole mail to obtain checks and sensitive financial information and use them to commit fraud, court records show.
Effort to ban kratom in Virginia sparks uproar
A petition to change kratom to a Schedule I drug has sparked outrage. Pharmacists say it’s for users’ safety.
Mountain Valley Pipeline gets final approval to begin operations
There was no word Tuesday on when natural gas will begin flowing through the 303-mile pipeline.
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Follow the yellow brick road to the Gilliam Stage this summer
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New play shines a spotlight on the legendary woman’s journey in ‘Grandma Gatewood Took a Walk’
Content by Barter Theatre.“Grandma Gatewood Took a Walk” will have stage performances from May 11 to June 2, 2024. For tickets, please visitbartertheatre.com.
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Anxiety vs. depression: What’s the difference?
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Crime
TBI investigating fatal officer-involved shooting
A welfare check led to an officer-involved shooting on Wednesday evening in Bluff City, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
UVa reaches $9M settlement with families of 2022 shooting victims
"The settlements approved today is just one small step on this terrible road that these families are on," Elliott Buckner, lawyer for Perry's family, told the press.
White pleads guilty to 2021 Big Stone Gap murder
Michael Donivan White, age 36, originally of Cross, South Carolina, pleaded guilty Thursday to first degree murder of Big Stone Gap Police Officer Michael Chandler in 2021.
Woman charged following police chase, standoff on I-81
A Tennessee driver faces felony charges following an incident that ultimately shut down Interstate 81 in Sullivan County on Thursday.
Politics
City vote to ‘get the attention’ of owner of former VI campus
City leaders took a step Tuesday toward trying to address long-standing blight issues on the former Virginia Intermont College campus.
Supervisors approve solar framework regulations
The Washington County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0, with supervisors Saul Hernandez and Dwayne Ball absent, to approvea revised ordinance governing any future solar operations there.
Celebrating the history of making homeownership a reality for more rural Virginians
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is kicking off Virginia’s celebration of National Homeownership Month by highlighting its 75-year history of helping thousands of people buy, build and repair homes in rural communities across the commonwealth.
Effort to ban kratom in Virginia sparks uproar
A petition to change kratom to a Schedule I drug has sparked outrage. Pharmacists say it’s for users’ safety.
