Tree Strikes House
A Cosby couple got a rude awakening early Monday morning. Michael & Phyllis Shropshire of English Mountain Road said they were in their home in bed around 1:30am Monday morning when they heard a...
2nd Annual Pancake Week Feb. 26 Thru March 4th
Who doesn’t like pancakes? According to city officials in Gatlinburg, flapjacks have a rich history in the Great Smoky Mountains. For instance they say when logging camps were the rage in what is now...
More Information On Attempted Escape
We are learning a little more about the inmate that jumped out of a Cocke County \courtroom window Monday attempting to escape. Michael Dean Smith had been wanted for several charges in Waynesville, NC....
Food City Encounters Fake $100 Bill
Policed responded Sunday to Food City West in Newport about a man trying to pass a counterfeit $100 bill. Management at Food City stated a black male had come into the store around 11:30am...
Newport Police Help Capture Evading Suspect
Jefferson County authorities contacted Cocke County authorities Friday night for assistance in catching an evading suspect that was heading into Cocke County. Newport officers joined the chase when the fleeing suspect entered the Newport...
Woman Arrested After Nearly Striking Patrol Car
A Woman was arrested after she nearly struck a patrol car. Newport officer Paul Weber stated that Captain Derek Wright of the Newport Police Department was conducting a traffic stop on West Highway 25/70...
Newport Police Investigating Car Fire
Newport police are investigating after someone set a vehicle on fire Friday. A man called police Friday afternoon to report that someone had stuffed a piece of cloth into the gas tank of his...
Silver Alert Issued For Missing Sevier Co Man
The TBI has issued a Silver Alert for a missing 74 year old Sevier County man. According to Sevierville Police, Carl Palmer is listed as missing. He is a white man with gray hair...
Man Wanted In 2022 Jefferson Co Apartment Shooting Still At Large
Jefferson County authorities are still on the lookout for a man who is suspected in a shooting at a Strawberry Plains apartment building last fall. Demarco Williams is charged with attempted first degree murder,...
Skrmetti Joins Letter Sent To FBI
Tennessee’s Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined 19 other state attorneys general on Monday as they sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. The attorneys general were expressing...