Kingsport woman sews more than 700 dresses for charity

Few people can say they’ve sewn 780 dresses, each one partly done by hand. Kingsport resident Sharon Smith has already reached that milestone, and she isn’t stopping now. Her goal is to sew as many dresses as she can for Sewing 4 Souls.

Tri-Cities team hopes to change 40,650 lives this year

In the Tri-Cities, there is a team of volunteers dedicated to making sure our area meets the goal of collecting and packing 40,650 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child this year.

President Trump arrives in the Tri-Cities

Reporter Zach Vance was at Tri-Cities Airport in Blountville Monday afternoon for the arrival of Air Force One and the first glimpse of President Donald J. Trump. (Updated with video of the crowd when the President took the stage).

Johnson City man visits Cuba on journalism visa

KINGSPORT – Phil Gregg recently returned from a trip that few Americans have ever taken.

Gregg, a Kingsport native who now lives in Johnson City, spent two days last month in the Caribbean island nation of Cuba, learning about the culture

Operation Christmas Child countdown event to be held in Kingsport this weekend

Operation Christmas Child is a global project that shares the joy and meaning of Christmas with millions of boys and girls around the world. During the countdown event, the community will hear from Hermann Finch, a current Tri-Cities resident who received a shoebox as a child living in Zimbabwe.

Kingsport woman raising money to buy books for school in Tanzania

In the U.S., it’s hard to imagine an English classroom with no books. At a primary school in the small village of Engaruka, Tanzania, though, that’s a daily reality. The 1,200 students who attend the school have little to no exposure to books, which makes learning English exceedingly difficult.

What's in Eastman's 2018 Sustainability Report?

The report noted Eastman’s goal for a 20 percent reduction in energy intensity by 2020 “needs improvement,” as does an initiative to maintain a strong commitment to a zero-incident culture. Eastman reported a 0.71 2017 injury and illness rate against a 0.54 target.

Kingsport church to host teleconference on leadership

The event, called The Global Leadership Summit, aims to provide “world-class leadership training” to people from all walks of life, and registration is open now.

Justice Kennedy retiring; Trump gets second Supreme Court pick

Justice Kennedy - a Republican appointee - has held the key vote on such high-profile issues as abortion, affirmative action, gay rights, guns, campaign finance and voting rights.

Trump and Kim claim big summit success, but details are scant

Both leaders expressed optimism throughout roughly five hours of talks, with Trump thanking Kim afterward "for taking the first bold step toward a bright new future for his people." Kim, for his part, said the leaders had "decided to leave the past behind" and promised: "The world will see a major change."

For world, Trump-Kim summit raises cautious hope for peace

South Koreans cheered, Iran warned that President Donald Trump should not be trusted and China said it may be time to discuss lifting sanctions on North Korea as Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held an unprecedented summit Tuesday in Singapore.

Indian Springs students work to bring clean water to the world

Each month, Rebecca Jessee takes students to help feed the homeless at Soup for the Soul in Bristol. Now, she and her students are working to bring clean water to to developing nations and you can help them reach their goal.

Stephen Hawking: 'His laboratory was the universe'

Everyone knew of Stephen Hawking’s cosmic brilliance, but few could comprehend it. Not even top-notch astronomers. Hawking, who died on Wednesday at age 76, became the public face of science genius, and in some ways, the inheritor of Albert Einstein’s mantle of the genius-as-celebrity.

New experimental drug for Huntington’s disease could be groundbreaking, local doctor says

“It has the potential to be life-altering for people who have Huntington’s, and people at risk, also.” -- Alana Cozier, neurohospitalist with Wellmont Medical Associates

NKorea launches missile, dashing hopes of diplomatic opening

The launch is North Korea's first since it fired an intermediate range missile over Japan on Sept. 15, and appeared to shatter chances that the hiatus could lead to renewed diplomacy over the reclusive country's nuclear program. U.S. officials have sporadically floated the idea of direct talks with North Korea if it maintained restraint.