NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) — An explosion at the Cocke County Highway Department left the building a total loss Tuesday. This happened off Lower Quarry Road in Newport. Officials said everyone who was in ...

The county's existing jail has closed due to water damage, forcing the county to house inmates at facilities around the ...

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WVLT) - Cocke County’s highway department building caught fire Tuesday, according to Mayor Rob Mathis. He ...

Evacuations were ordered for the Long Flat, Deep Lake, and Big Lake areas of Sevier County due to wildfire activity."If you ...

According to the sheriff's office, deputies responded to 86 overdoses in 2023. That number has since dropped thanks to ...

An all-clear has been issued at Memphis City Hall after a suspicious package call resulted in an evacuation Thursday ...

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WTVF) — First responders were able to get the fire at the Cocke County Highway Department under control on Tuesday. County officials report that it's safe for all evacuees to return to ...

NEWPORT — Flames could be seen across the Pigeon River and along Highway 73 from a major fire that broke out Tuesday morning ...

One person is in police custody after a shooting led to the evacuation of a Massachusetts mall on Friday.

Responding to concerns raised at Tuesday’s Cocke County Regional Planning Commission meeting, legal counsel for Newport Utilities told The Plain Talk on Friday that the utility can legally ...