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...
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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...
Child Nearly Drowns In Jefferson County
A tragic situation in Jefferson County over the weekend. Police were called to a home in New Market where a 23 month old child nearly drowned in a swimming pool. Family members at the...
Tennessee Vols Head To Detroit And Sweet 16
The Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball team is headed back to the Sweet 16 for the second year in a row. The Vols nailed late free throws Saturday night to take down coach Rick Barnes’...
Man Steals TV Too Big For Car
Saturday afternoon, a Cocke County Deputy, LT. Danny Ray Reece, spotted something unusual on Cosby Hwy. A vehicle traveling with both back doors open and a large tv hanging out both sides of the...
Two Injured In Fiery Crash On US 411
Two people were injured in a one vehicle accident Saturday afternoon on US 411 just inside the Jefferson County line. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 20 year old Preston Wagoner was driving a...
Police Search For Bank Robbery Suspect
The search is contiuing for the man who robbed a branch of Newport Federal Bank on Friday. According to police, a man walked into the downtown branch of Newport Federal Bank Friday afternoon around...