KINGSPORT -- A registered Kingsport sex offender has been arrested on TennCare fraud and felony theft for allegedly transferring nearly $500,000 out of an elderly nursing home resident's bank account into his own account so the man would qualify for TennCare.

BLOUNTVILLE — The days of just walking into area an high school during the school day without buzzing in and having someone unlock the door for you soon will come to an end, according to officials from three area school systems.

It wasn't too long ago that Lucy Rangel-Click was embarrassed to let people see her house. After Hurricane Ike, she had only about $14,000 in federal assistance to replace the drywall and siding, fix the floor and repair the roof.