Author: Living Legends
(PINPOINT WEATHER) — Thursday starts off frigid and bitter cold as lows have plummeted into the low 20s around uptown and into the single digits for our mountain counties. Winds are biting extra hard for our higher elevations as wind chills have been seen as low as negative double digits this morning! A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect for Ashe, Avery, & Watauga counties, with the bitter cold temperatures causing some potential concerns. Snow flurries will linger in the mountains this morning before tapering off later in the morning and early afternoon. WINTER WEATHER | School districts delayed, remote…
All U.S. Postal Service offices will be closed today, Jan. 9, to honor Jimmy Carter. The closure is part of an observance following the passing of the 39th president, who died on Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100. The decision, announced last week, came after President Joe Biden announced a National Day of […]
9th District Attorney General Russell Johnson is looking into possibly allowing people arrested to bond directly to the court system instead of using a bonding agency. The Roane County News is reporting Johnson, a member of the Tennessee District Attorney General’s Conference, stated in the article they would like to make it easier for people […]
In the regular meeting of the Harriman City Council meeting on Tuesday, council members agreed on these items on the agenda: To purchase turnout gear for the fire department for around $8,052. Approved negotiations of a contract for the city of Harriman with Pinnacle IT Management Services to upgrade their website and help keep it […]
Peel police are investigating the death of a man who took his own life on Thursday, January 8, 2025, in Mississauga, Ontario. The incident prompted significant road closures in the area of Cawthra Road and Dundas Street East. According to police, officers responded to a call at approximately 11:58 a.m. after receiving reports of an individual found deceased. Emergency services arrived on the scene and confirmed the man had died from an apparent suicide. Man Dies in Apparent Suicide in Mississauga, Ont., Prompting Road Closures Authorities have stated there is no evidence of suspicious activity, and no further details about…
Two people are dead, and a suspect is in custody following a shooting in Armstrong County Wednesday morning. According to a criminal complaint, Kittanning police were called to the scene along the 100 block of Shaffer Lane in Washington Township around 2:40 a.m. for reports of a shooting that resulted in two casualties. Upon conducting an investigation, officials learned the shooter and the two victims, aged 27 and 32, were at Ruby’s Den Burger & Spirits Bar and Grill before the shooting occurred, the complaint said. The shooter, who was later identified as 56-year-old Scott Shaffer, invited the two individuals…
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Students and staff in one mountain county are on a snow day on Thursday. Watauga County Schools says they will not have school on Jan. 9 due to decreasing temperatures, areas of snow and ice-covered roads in the district. There is not remote learning. Watauga County Schools Weather Team Watauga County Schools Weather Team Watauga County Schools Weather Team Watauga County Schools Weather Team Schools will be closed to students, teachers and 10-month employees. Eleven- and 12-month employees have the option to report on a 2-hour delay if needed. The holiday/ snow day program…
OLIN, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — An Iredell County rest stop will likely be closed for more than 24 hours due to a water leak. According to the N.C. Department of Transportation, the affected facility is in the median of Interstate 77 at mile marker 58, north of Statesville. The closure began at noon Wednesday and is expected to last until 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9. There’s not another rest stop heading southbound on I-77 until drivers reach South Carolina.
Two individuals are dead, and a suspect is in custody following a deadly shooting in Armstrong County early Wednesday morning. According to a criminal complaint, Kittanning police were dispatched to the 100 block of Shaffer Lane in Washington Township around 2:40 a.m. in response to reports of gunfire that resulted in two fatalities. Investigators determined that the suspect and the victims, aged 27 and 32, had been at Ruby’s Den Burger & Spirits Bar and Grill before the shooting. The suspect, identified as 56-year-old Scott Shaffer, invited the victims to his home. Shaffer arrived at his residence on Shaffer Lane…
Two individuals are dead, and a suspect is in custody following a deadly shooting in Armstrong County early Wednesday morning. According to a criminal complaint, Kittanning police were dispatched to the 100 block of Shaffer Lane in Washington Township around 2:40 a.m. in response to reports of gunfire that resulted in two fatalities. Investigators determined that the suspect and the victims, aged 27 and 32, had been at Ruby’s Den Burger & Spirits Bar and Grill before the shooting. The suspect, identified as 56-year-old Scott Shaffer, invited the victims to his home. Shaffer arrived at his residence on Shaffer Lane…