Man Leads Newport Police On Chase, Ends In Crash
A man led Newport police on a chase that finally ended in someone’s front yard. Officers spotted a man who matched the description of a burglary suspect driving a blue Chevy S-10 pickup pulling...
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Newport Man Warns Of Facebook Scam
A Newport man is warning about a scam on Facebook. Calvin Errington told the Cocke County sheriff’s office that he and his fiancé had been living in a hotel room while they looked for...
Gatlinburg Getting Smoke From NC Wildfires
If you work in Gatlinburg or other parts of Sevier County, you may have smelled or seen smoke. In fact, numerous calls came into 911 in Sevier County yesterday reporting smoke in the area....
No Fee To Park In GSMNP On Nov 11
This Saturday will be the final day that you will not have to pay to park in the national park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials say that to commemorate Veterans Day, they are...
Dump Truck Stolen From Work Site Near Del Rio
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office looking for someone who stole…a dump truck. Phillip Gardner of Greeneville told the sheriff’s office that his yellow 1995 Ford L900 dump truck had been stolen from a job...
Woman Found By Hunters Identified
The Greene County Sheriff’s office has learned that the woman found by hunters in the West Pine area last week is a missing woman from Virginia. The body of a female had been found...
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...
Newport PD Still Accepting Applications For Police Officer
The Newport Police Department and the Civil Service Board are continuing to accept applications for the position of police officer. Applicants must be 21 years of age, provide copies of their high school diploma...
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...
Jefferson Co Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
A Jefferson County man has been taken into custody on charges relating to child pornography. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office, on August 30th of this year, The National Center for Missing &...