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Police say a man and a woman were found dead in a hot tub at their Gatlinburg rental cabin on Saturday. According to Gatlinburg Police Chief Randall Brackins, officers responded to 820 Resort Way, a rental cabin in the Gatlinburg Falls Resort, just before 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2016 where they found a man and woman deceased in ...

A love of history and storytelling, along with interest in the paranormal, has led a man to offer ghost hunting adventures of haunted Knoxville landmarks. J-Adam Smith was never really a believer in the paranormal research. His interest in the burgeoning field came about serendipitously following the purchase of a home in Leesburg, Fla. across from a city park. The ...

An undercover sting has resulted in prostitution charges for two women performing massage services from their homes who offered sex for money to undercover police. As part of an investigation by the Sevier County Street Crimes Unit, an undercover agent made an appointment on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 for a massage with 37-year-old Talia Smith at her home, located on ...

Spring has sprung and now is the ideal time to shop for some unique plants for your garden at the Spring Spectacular Plant Sale. The University of Tennessee Gardens in Knoxville is holding its spring plant sale on Saturday, April 9, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A preview sale will be held on Friday, April 8, from 4 ...

Local officials and education administrators met on Tuesday to announce a new partnership to increase access to higher education opportunities in Sevier County. The Sevier County School System, Walters State Community College, East Tennessee State University and Tennessee College of Applied Technology have joined together in the Sevier County Partners in Progress Education Program to help citizens earn associate degrees ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that parking passes for shuttle transportation to view the synchronous fireflies at Elkmont will be distributed this year via a lottery system. Since 2006, access to the Elkmont area has been limited to shuttle-service during the eight days of predicted peak activity in order to reduce traffic congestion and provide a safe viewing ...

Federal transportation officials arrived Tuesday at the site of a helicopter crash in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. and say it may take a year to complete their investigation. Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board joined local police at a location off Rainbow Road where a sightseeing helicopter crashed just before 3:30 p.m. on Monday, April 4, ...

Eight confirmed cases of rabies in the state, including five in pets, have prompted the Tennessee Department of Health to remind residents about the importance of rabies vaccination. Rabies is a virus transmitted through bite or other contact with saliva of an infected animal. It is nearly always fatal, but illness may be prevented in humans if treated before symptoms ...

The Sevier County Humane Society is preparing for a big yard sale event at the Sevier County Fairgrounds this weekend by collecting donations and renting yard sale booth space to sellers. The shelter’s 8th Annual Yard Sale will be held 8 a.m.–2 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2016 indoors in the Exhibit Hall at the Sevier County Fairgrounds, 754 Old ...

Discount grocer ALDI has planned a hiring event this month to staff its new Sevierville store. ALDI is holding a hiring event 9 a.m.–4 p.m. on April 18, 2016 at the Sevierville Civic Center, 200 Gary Wade Boulevard. The company will be looking to fill a variety of full-time positions at its new Sevierville store on Winfield Dunn Parkway, as ...