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Newfound Gap Road on the Tennessee side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will remain closed for a couple of months while repairs are being made. On the night of August 1, the...

Newport police have charged a man with Reckless Driving after he took police on a chase down Hwy 411 that crossed the county line. According to police, two vehicles, a Dodge Challenger and an...

The FBI has released their five year crime trend report for the state of Tennessee. This report covers a five year period ending in December 2024. The report shows that violent crimes in Tennessee...

Turbulence on Rocky Top as two Tennessee athletes were arrested on Friday. First, The Lady Vols basketball player Ruby Whitehorn was arrested Friday afternoon after an altercation in North Knox County. According to police,...

A bear was shot on Sunday after it entered a home in Sevier County. This happened on Matt Road, which is north of Wears Valley Road. The homeowner says about 1:30 Sunday afternoon he...

A giant potato is making its way across the country and is in Tennessee. The huge four ton potato is being transported across the country on a 72 foot flat bed semi. It’s a...

Walters State Community College officially has a new president. On Thursday (8/7) the Tennessee Board of Regents announced that they have appointed Dr. Saul Reyes to be the 5th president in the history of...

A church in Cocke County has told the Cocke County Sheriff’s office that someone is writing checks off a closed checking account. Several individuals with Webb Baptist Church on Wilton Springs Road told the...

Newport police are investigating a home burglary on Seabrook Street. The property owner stated that he was renovating the home, and was there on Sunday and nothing was out of place. When he returned...

A Cocke County Constable has been indicted on a charge of Rape. According to the Cocke County Sheriff’s office, 25 year-old John Shropshire was indicted by a Grand jury this week after a TBI...