Man charged With Reckless Endangerment With A Deadly Weapon
A man who told police that he was just shooting at cans is now in jail after shooting into another person’s home. A woman on Rock City Road called 911 Friday night saying a...
Tinted Windows Leads To Drug Related Arrests
Tinted windows led to the arrest of two people over the weekend in Newport. Police say they pulled over a vehicle Saturday afternoon in the Western Plaza Shopping Center. The tint on the windows...
Jefferson County Schools Investigate School Shooting Threat
On the heels of that awful school shooting in Georgia last week, on Monday, school administrators and school resource officers in Jefferson County investigated a school shooting threat. The threat stated that there would...
Gas Prices Continue To Go Down
Gas prices in the area continue on a downward trend and that trend is statewide. According to the AAA, gas prices in Tennessee have fallen nearly 10 cents in the last week. Key contributors...
Former Santa At Santa’s Land Charges With Child Abuse
A man who played Santa Claus at Santa’s Land Fun Park and Zoo in Cherokee, NC has been arrested and charged with child abuse. 78-year-old Bevier Hasbrouck Sleight was arrested on Thursday, August 29...
WSCC Holding Annual Fall Prevention Event
Walters State will be holding their annual Fall Prevention Event on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Walters State Niswonger Campus in Greeneville. The free workshop is from 10 a.m.-noon and presented by students enrolled...
Vols Vault Into Top 10
The Tennessee Vols made a major move into the top 10 in the latest AP poll. While voters weren’t impressed with the Vols 69-3 drubbing of Chattanooga on August 31, their taming of the...
American Job Center Bringing Large Job Fair To Cocke County
The big job fair coming to Newport this week, On Thursday, September 12, the American Job Center in Sevierville is hosting the job fair with multiple employers looking for prospective employees. About 20 employers...
Skipscanning
2 individuals were issued citations at Newport Walmart on Wednesday for 2 separate incidents of skipscanning. Shortly after 7pm, officer Andy Oliver responded to Walmart for a shoplifter. He made contact with loss prevention...
Sandwich Theft
Newport Officers Paul Webber and Eli Suggs were conducting a routine business check at Wal-Mart on Wednesday afternoon when they were flagged down by loss a prevention associate for suspected shoplifters. Officers made contact...