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Police Respond To Multiple Break-Ins

Police responded to two more break-ins in Newport Monday. First, early Monday morning police received a burglar alarm notification at Farmer’s Furniture on West Broadway. Police arrived and discovered the rear delivery bay door...

Fleeing Suspect Heads On Two Patrol Cars

A dangerous situation ended with no one seriously injured in an incident involving three Cocke County Sheriff’s Department patrol cars. It started Monday morning when a deputy spotted a man in the Lowe’s parking...

Failure To Stop Leads To Arrest

Newport police pulled over a vehicle Friday that failed to stop at a stoplight at the intersection of Douglas and West Broadway. The driver, Anna Felty was arrested for driving under the influence of...

Osaka’s Victim Of Break-In

Newport police responded to a break in Friday at Osaka’s restaurant on West Broadway. The unknown suspect destroyed the wooden door attempting to gain access to the inside of the restaurant, but couldn’t get...

Ag Certificates of Exemption Set To Expire

The Tennessee Department of Revenue offers agricultural certificates of exemption that allows farmers and those in the ag industry to buy certain items used primarily in agricultural operations, such as fertilizer and farming equipment,...

Jefferson Co Man Sets Own Truck On Fire

A Jefferson City man was arrested on Sunday, after he set his own truck on fire. This happened at a Marathon station on Hwy 11E near the Hamblen/Jefferson County line. After interviewing witnesses and...