An inmate attempted to escape from Cocke County authorities on Monday. The inmate caused quite the stir when he jumped out of a courtroom window. According to the sheriff’s office, Michael Dean Smith of...

Here’s another example of not being able to believe everything you see on the internet…in this case on Facebook. The Cocke County Sheriff’s department is warning citizens about a new scam that is internet...

A Knoxville man has been arrested after an ATF undercover investigation. That investigation found that 23 year old Derek Blalock has been selling illegal weapons he purchased from China on the black market. Blalock...

A warrant has been issued for a Parrottsville man after he decided to make a bonfire out of a woman’s clothes. Marissa Cook called police to ask them to go to a home on...

A man was taken to Newport Medical Center Wednesday evening after a traffic accident on Cosby Hwy. A Mercedes driven by Crystal Amet of Morristown was driving on Cosby Hwy near the Kenjo Market...

Newport police arrested a man after he was seen passing drugs out of a vehicle to another person. It happened when officers spotted a gray Nissan sitting partially on JimTown Road with its headlights...

As bears and people increasingly come in contact with each other, state representative Jeremy Faison wants to clear up a current state law regarding shooting bears. Faison says he believes the current law is...

A Dangerous situation for two Cocke County deputies the other day. Deputies responded to a home on Airport Road about a domestic disturbance involving an intoxicated woman. Residents at the home stated that 43...

A case of mistaken identity wound up in one woman being cuffed and taken to jail Tuesday night. 18 year old Austin Banks Called 911 to report a red truck was following him. Banks...

Newport police were called Tuesday to a location on Cope Blvd.. where a large amount of equipment had been stolen. Among the items stolen were a 4 wheeler trailer, a Stihl chainsaw, a Homelight...