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Vandalism
Vandals have struck at an industrial park near Abingdon, Virginia, leaving broken glass and a lot of serious damage that needs to be repaired. MORE
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New facts released by the Alzheimer's Association reveal by the year 2050, 16 million Americans will have Alzheimer's. One of the higher risks for people with this disease is wandering away from home. MORE
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This week last year, Johnson City's Crantzdorf Castle went on the auction block. The auction was cancelled after our story ran and the home was later sold for $3.36 million. MORE


Kassie Shelley
Mug shots on the WCYB Crime Report are from local law enforcement agencies and are public record. All persons in these photos were charged and are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Being arrested does not imply guilt and under no circumstances does News 5 claim or imply anyone on the WCYB Crime Report is guilty of a crime. MORE


Family Responds To Fatal Police Standoff Shooting
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A vacant warehouse on West Market Street in Johnson City went up in flames Sunday, forcing evacuations of nearby businesses and shutting down parts of a major road. MORE
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Cicadas Making A Loud Comeback
Police: Teacher 'Incited Fear' In Students With Firearm
Former Pastor Enters Neglect Plea, May Not Get Jail Time
Freezer Failure Spoils Soup Kitchen's Meat
12-Year-Old Boy Dies After School Bus Accident
Vineyard owner fights frost with helicopters.
A local vineyard owner went to extreme measures to protect his grape crop on Wednesday. MORE
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Life Savings Stolen From Elderly Family
Victim’s Brother Seeks Answers After Skeletal Remains Identified
Man Charged With Over 200 Storage Unit Thefts
Wise Fire
Smoking rubble is all that's left of a mobile home in Wise County, Virginia. Carolyn Stephens was one of the first people to reach the home early Tuesday morning. MORE
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Trio In Hot Water After Admitting Kidnapping Was 'Joke'
5-Year-Old Saves Firefighter Father, Family
Sheriff: Facebook Unfriending Primary Motive In Double Murder Case
Man Wrongfully Arrested, Again
Tea Party Group Wants To 'Soften' Slavery In Textbooks
Bath Salt User Speaks Out About Overdosing, Addiction
Race Weekend Streaker Arrested, Raccoon Found In Car
Coal Company Layoffs Affect Hundreds Of Families
'Satanic' Christmas Lights Anger Town
House Fire
Investigators in Washington County, Virginia have determined that the devastating blaze that destroyed a 180-year-old structure was, in fact, an arson. MORE
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Spry 90-Year-Old Fights Own House Fire
Injured Officer Returns Home To Hero's Welcome
Jacob Ollis
A father charged with murder in North Carolina has local authorities taking a second look at how one of his other children died three years ago. MORE
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Police: Man Demanded Woman Do Drugs Or Buy Magazines
Parents Arrested After Neighbor Finds Naked Toddler
Homeless Men Found Sleeping In Caskets

Top Ten Stories

View photos and links to the top ten stories on WCYB.com in April 2012. MORE