Matt Lakin

• Will third time be the charm for Houston jury? Published 11/08/2009 at midnight

  KINGSTON - Here we go again, trying to get it right this time.

• Witness testifies 'cops shot first' Published 11/07/2009 at midnight

  KINGSTON - Anne Watts watched the bullets fly but swears she didn't put the bloody picture together until hours later.

• Houston retrial: 'The cops shot first,' witness testifies Published 11/06/2009 at 2:28 p.m.

  KINGSTON - Anne Watts watched the gun battle start but swears she didn't realize until later what she'd seen.

• Houstons allegedly on Roane Deputy Bill Jones' mind day of gun battle Published 11/06/2009 at midnight

  KINGSTON - Roane County Sheriff's Office Deputy Bill Jones showed up for work the day he died with a gun on his hip, a ride-along in his patrol car and the Houston brothers on his mind, a former deputy testified ...

• Houston retrial: Deputy testifies Jones had Rocky 'on his mind' Updated 11/05/2009 at 1:55 p.m.

  KINGSTON - Leon Houston didn't fire a single fatal shot, but prosecutors say that doesn't matter.

• 278th Regiment to deploy to Iraq in Feb. 2010 Published 11/05/2009 at midnight

  Iraq keeps getting closer for the soldiers of the Knoxville-based 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment.

• Campbell County schools official says authorities 'did a great job' when gun found Published 11/05/2009 at midnight

  The Campbell County high school student arrested with a loaded pistol in his locker Tuesday had no history of disciplinary problems and apparently didn't plan to hurt anyone, authorities said.

• Sheriff: Campbell County HS student had loaded, stolen gun Published 11/04/2009 at 4:47 p.m.

  The Campbell County high school student arrested with a loaded pistol in his school locker Tuesday had stolen the gun from a relative and brought along a box of bullets, authorities said today.

• Leon Houston's retrial begins Thursday Published 11/04/2009 at midnight

  KINGSTON - Prosecution and defense get one more day to decide what to do differently and what to do the same before they start Leon Houston's second double-murder trial.

• Houston may go it alone this time Published 11/02/2009 at midnight

  Leon Houston walks into a Roane County courtroom again today to start another fight for his freedom - maybe on his own this time.

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