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Park officials say one person was killed and another injured after a trike motorcycle struck a vehicle on Newfound Gap Road on Friday, requiring a complex rescue from a steep ravine by emergency personnel. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers responded to to an accident on Newfound Gap Road, just north of Newfound Gap near Morton Overlook, involving a trike ...

The City of Sevierville Police Department and Pigeon Forge Police Department will collect potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription pills and patches as part of the 14th National DEA Drug Take Back Initiative on Saturday. Citizens may bring pills or patches for disposal to either of two locations in Sevier County on Oct. 28, 2017. The Drug Enforcement Administration ...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Drug Investigation Division is urging public caution, especially among recreational drug users, after fentanyl was found in recent evidence submissions to two TBI crime laboratories. Several sample of cocaine, submitted by law enforcement agencies in Middle and East Tennessee in recent months, also tested positive for fentanyl, a powerful, narcotic painkiller, or one of its ...

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. ...

Dolly Parton will assist with the ongoing relief efforts around the United States and its territories by making a contribution to the One America Appeal for Hurricane Relief to assist with immediate life sustaining needs of those affected. The One America Appeal is a joint appeal that was originally launched by all five living former American Presidents to encourage their ...

The City of Sevierville is conducting a survey to help city leaders determine the future direction of Parks and Recreation Department programs and facilities. We welcome input from all citizens and program/facility users. Follow this link Parks & Recreation Survey to complete the survey and you may be eligible to win a 9.7-inch Apple iPad Wi-Fi 32 GB tablet or ...

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 ...