A bill that would have legalized recreational marijuana in the state is now dead for this legislative session. The bill’s sponsor, representative Bob Freeman a democrat from Nashville, pulled that bill from consideration on...
While the wildfire continues in the Cherokee National Forest in Cocke County, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park says the 960-acre Thomas Divide Complex Fire is now 60 percent contained over in North Carolina....
March is about to go out like a lion. High winds are forecast for the area today as we will go under a wind advisory at 11am. That will be in effect until 6am...
Sevier County police are investigating a road rage incident that happened Tuesday afternoon on Chapman Highway. That road rage incident turned into a stabbing about 4pm yesterday. According to the Sevier County Sheriff’s office,...
The Great Smoky Mountains National park yesterday said they are getting prepared to open Clingman’s Dome Road for the season. The road will open one week from Friday on April 8th. The road was...
That wildfire continues to burn in the Cherokee National Forest in Cocke County. The fire is northeast of Del Rio near the Tennessee/North Carolina border. The fire is about 50% contained at this time,...
Early Saturday morning Newport Police were advised about a vehicle heading eastbound on Hwy 25/70 coming from Jefferson County travelling at a high rate of speed. Dandridge police had been in pursuit of the...
Police responded Saturday morning to the parking lot of McDonald’s in Newport. 32 year old McDonald’s employee Peter Yelle was on his back on the parking lot unresponsive. It took 16mg of Narcan to...
A case of road rage Friday evening in Newport. 35 year old Michael Lizotte told police he was riding in the passenger seat of his girlfriend’s car on Cosby Hwy when a gold Chevrolet...
A Newport man called police and stated that he and his family are currently in Texas but had seen on video surveillance from home a silver SUV circling his home. Miguel Gutierrez told police...
