Author: jock

Thieves have been targeting Game Stop stores around the area, and last week, they hit the Game Stop location in Newport. According to Adam Daniels with Game Stop, a black male and a white...

A man who tried to be a good Samaritan was almost met with violence. Riland Morris, Jr. told police that he has been living at the Relax Inn on West Hwy 25/70 and was...

The Cocke County sheriff’s office is investigating a break-in and burglary of a home on Bullard Drive. Brittney Fine told the sheriff’s office that earlier this month, she was in a vehicle that was...

Fire crews are continuing to battle a fire that broke out at Scott Recycling on Vernor Avenue in Newport. That is right behind the Jefferson Cocke County Utility Districts office. Scott Recycling recycled electronics...

A fire continues to burn this morning at a recycling warehouse in Newport. That fire broke out last night around 9pm. A Newport police officer, along with several concerned citizens first reported spotting the...

An East Tennessee man is headed to prison for the next 40 months after being found guilty of wire fraud. Federal prosecutors say that 41 year old Chad Thomas of Blountville after he pled...

On the heels of the catastrophic Maui wildfires, which are among the deadliest in US history, the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) is urging governments, communities, and individual property owners alike to take science-backed...

A K-9 officer has returned to duty in Sevierville. Back in May, Sevierville police were involved in a shootout with a suspect at a home in the New Market area. During that exchange of...

Newport police were called to the Hampton Inn on Cosby Hwy Tuesday afternoon after someone called in a bomb threat. The front desk clerk told police she received a phone call and a male...