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A man suspected of committing a Knoxville bank robbery Monday afternoon has been arrested in Sevier County. The Knoxville office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation says a white male entered the Regions Bank located at 7320 Chapman Highway in Knoxville about 12:20 p.m. on Oct. 23, 2017 and forcibly grabbed an undisclosed amount of cash from the bank teller. ...

A 15-year-old boy is in the hospital recovering from a gunshot wound to the neck after a friend accidentally shot him with an AR-15 style rifle inside a Sevierville home on Wednesday. Officers from the Sevierville Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting an accidental shooting at a residence on Nichols Street near downtown Sevierville just after 3 p.m. ...

A masked man with a handgun robbed B&R Jewelers in Pigeon Forge on Wednesday just as the store was closing for the night. An owner of B&R Jewelers, located at 3526 Parkway, let a man he believed to be a customer into the store at 6 p.m. on Oct. 11, 2017. The man then displayed a black semi-automatic handgun and ...

In a wooded area just off bustling Teaster Lane in Pigeon Forge, the remains of a man not seen in over a year laid in a tent until they were discovered last month and while investigators have identified the man, how he died is a mystery. The Pigeon Forge Police Department said Wednesday that human remains found near Teaster Lane ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials say a New York man was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday morning. Park rangers and Gatlinburg Fire Department responded to a report of a single motorcycle accident in the park on Little River Road about 2.2 miles west of the intersection with Elkmont Road at 10:20 a.m. on October 7, 2017. A park ...

Great Smoky Mountain National Park officials advise that the effects of Tropical Storm Nate may impact Great Smoky Mountains National Park as early as Saturday afternoon. Preliminary estimations from the National Weather Service suggest that the storm may pass the park Saturday afternoon, overnight into Sunday and on into Monday. Current rainfall predictions range from 4-10 inches. Early wind estimates ...

Like a Phoenix out of the ashes better then ever, Chalet Village is starting the journey to become a Firewise USA™ Community to make the whole mountain safer from wildfire. Chalet Village will host a Firewise informational meeting 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 at the Chalet Village Owners Club located at 1319 South Baden Dr. ...

The Pigeon Forge Fire Department is pleased to announce it has received a $288,000 fire prevention and safety grant from FEMA. These funds will help jumpstart newly adopted NFPA Firewise USA program.  The grant funds will assist the program with personnel costs, literature, field computer tablets, and a desktop computer for two years. The Firewise USA™ program provides a number of proven tools ...

The driver and passenger of a vehicle allegedly involved in a hit and run accident on Newport Highway were both located and arrested Thursday. According to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to investigate a hit and run accident on Newport Highway near the intersection of Walnut Grove Road at about 2:45 p.m. on Sept. 28, 2017 and were ...

Authorities charged a man with first degree murder in the case of a woman found dead at a Gatlinburg residence on Wednesday. Officers from the Gatlinburg Police Department responded to an East Highland Drive residence on Sept. 27, 2017 where they found Melinda Ruth Russell deceased, just one day after her 43rd birthday. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, ...