A bill currently moving through the Tennessee Senate would effect volunteer fire departments in the state, including here in East Tennessee. The bill makes changes to the Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP). LOSAP...
A Cocke County man is in jail in Jefferson County after a pursuit that happened Friday in both Jefferson & Cocke Counties. Friday night, Jefferson County deputies spotted a silver Suburu Forester around US25E...
Police in Morristown are asking for the public’s assistance in finding a missing teenager. According to police, 16-year-old Brayan Lopez was reported missing by his parents Friday (this) morning. He had last been seen...
A man wanted in West Tennessee was arrested in Newport Wednesday night. Police observed a blue Chevrolet Cobalt failing to maintain its lane while traveling northbound on Cosby Highway. The vehicle then turned into...
An attempt to apprehend a man wanted on several warrants led to a standoff with the Cocke County Sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office went to the home on Bonanza Road to take James Summers...
Firefighters responded to a fire on Rock Hill Road Wednesday. Michael Reed told the Cocke County Sheriff’s office that he had put two tents together, creating one big tent that he was using to...
Dandridge Police are investigating after three juveniles at a detention facility attacked a guard, leaving him in critical condition. According to the Dandridge Police department, a guard at Mountain View Youth Development Center had...
The Newport City Council met in a special session Wednesday afternoon. After much discussion, the council decided to table a proposal that would add two new members to the Newport Utilities Board. That proposal...
In the wake of the preliminary hearing that saw the case against Kenneth Dehart be sent to the Blount County Grand Jury, volunteers are organizing an event to benefit Dehart’s victims of the shooting...
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office has rescheduled the Community Outreach meeting that was to be held in Del Rio last month. The January meeting had to be cancelled because of numerous events having to...