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A man operating a 4-wheeler in Newport is now facing several charges. Newport police has spotted 37 year old Ricky Hembree, who goes by the nickname of Butch, driving a 4 wheeler at the...

A Newport man escaped injury after he lost control of his vehicle on New Cave Church Road Monday after the storms. 42 year old Mari Rivera told police that he was driving a 2006...

A woman reported to Newport police on Monday that she had been the victim of theft. Chrystal Middlebrooks says she was letting 28 year old Sterling Hopper stay at her home for the last...

A Sevierville man is among seven arrested in East Tennessee after an undercover sting by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation targeting suspects seeking illicit sex from minors. On August 4th & 5th, the TBI...

More details this morning on that man who stole a garbage truck yesterday and led police on a chase through three counties. It turns out, he did more than just steal the truck. Police...

The storms that rolled through the area Monday afternoon packed quite the punch, and many in the region spent a night in the dark because of those storms. There were scattered power outages that...

District Attorney General Jimmy Dunn’s office announced Friday that no charges will be filed against officers involved in a fatal shooting at a Sevier County home earlier this year. Back on May 12, officers...

A Warrant has been issued for a Newport man after he attacked his mother. The Cocke County Sheriff’s office was called to a home Thursday afternoon. Tina Howery told the responding deputy that her...

Most people if they were going to steal a vehicle would target a real nice car. But, not a thief in Knox County. That person decided Monday morning to steal a garbage truck. Police...

A seatbelt violation turned into drug charges against a man in Newport Saturday night. Police pulled over 38 year old Jeremy Cox for failing to wear a seatbelt. The arresting officer could smell marijuana...