Jake Thomas Connector Opens
As we head into the busy tourism season, a road is opening that will ease some traffic congestion. The Jake Thomas Connector links the Parkway in Pigeon Forge with Veterans Boulevard, giving easier access...
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Americans Remain Wary Of Self-Driving Vehicles
We have talked about electric vehicles on this show. We see a few of those around this area. Something we don’t see much in this area is self driving cars, but other parts of...
Megan Boswell Back In Court Today
Megan Boswell is due back in court today in Sullivan County. She is the woman charged in the death of her daughter, 18 month old Evelyn Boswell back four years ago. The little girl...
Cocke County Awarded Over $15,000 In Emergency Food Grant Money
A National Board that is chaired by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and includes representatives from numerous national charities has awarded Cocke County with federal funds in the amount of...
Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Arrest
A traffic stop wound up in a drug arrest Saturday in Newport. Police say they attempted to pull over a vehicle Saturday night shortly before 8pm due to no tag and no taillight. The...
More Information About Bank Robbery
More information has been released about that bank robbery that happened in Newport Friday. According to Newport Police, the suspect got out of the driver’s side of a Ford Mustang and went inside the...
Hillbilly’s Barbecue Victim Of Break-In
Police are investigating the break-in at a local barbecue restaurant that happened over the weekend. On Sunday morning, police responded to a break in at Hillbilly’s Barbecue on west Broadway in Newport. Owner John...
Woman Struck By Vehicle On Cosby Hwy
A Newport woman had to be transported to the hospital in Knoxville with serious injuries after being struck by a car on Cosby Hwy Friday. Zachary Amick told police that he was driving northbound...
State Forestry Has Burn Permit Reminder
There have been several brush fires in East Tennessee lately. That has led the state of Tennessee Department of Agriculture Forestry Division to remind residents that burn permits are required through the middle of...
House Passes School Violence Bill…Unanimously
It isn’t very often anymore that a bill passes in the Tennessee State House…unanimously. However, it did it happen on Monday. The state house passed legislation that would increase the penalty for threatening violence...