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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - All across East Tennessee low-level offenders are staying with convicted felons in county jails. District 9 DA Russell Johnson said this is because the state pays counties to house some of their convicted felons. “If TDOC could do a better job of getting those people out...

A manhunt that lasted into a second day followed by a successful police pursuit ended Monday morning in the arrest of David Kite Moore, 66, who was wanted in relation to a Sunday morning homicide in Bybee. The pursuit also saw a Newport man experience an unwanted close-up encounter with the fleeing suspect’s vehicle, with both the suspect’s car and his vehicle winding up in a ditch, but fortunately he was uninjured. ...

NEWPORT — This Friday, Scotty Dykes will lead his Cocke County team into a Homecoming matchup against Chuckey-Doak. While he wants his team focused on the game at hand, Dykes also knows this week is a special time around the school — and for him as a 1989 CCHS graduate. “It adds a little special spice to the game,” Dykes said. “Homecoming games are those chances for people to come...

NEWPORT — The Cocke County Legislative Body (CLB) met in regular session Monday at the courthouse. The commissioners agreed to vote on the proposed zoning ordinance on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 6 p.m., which is the day after the public hearing will be held. CLB voted to suspend the rules and Commissioner Rick Vassar made the motion that a meeting be held on Tuesday, Sept. 26, to vote on the zoning ordinance that has been proposed along with any amendments or changes needed for that...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A suspect at the center of a search related to a homicide from over the weekend in Cocke County has been captured, according to the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office. Spokesperson Chuck Evans confirmed the update just after 9 a.m. on Monday. Evans said the suspect, identified by authorities as David […]

Cocke County, Tennessee has high school football matchups on the calendar this week, and info on how to watch them is available below. Follow High School Football this season on the NFHS Network! Keep tabs on your family or alma mater and tune in!. Cocke County, Tennessee High School Football...

A quiet community in Cocke County was disrupted Sunday when scores of law enforcement descended on the area to search for a homicide suspect.

COCKE COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of a man in connection to a homicide that occurred over the weekend. On September 17th, at the request of 4th Judicial District...

A man named Mark Burnham was shot and killed in a neighborhood in East Tennessee's Cocke County on Sunday. As a result, a 16-hour manhunt ensued for the main suspect, David Kite Moore. Moore, Burnham's neighbor, was identified by Burnham's wife. The event brought shock to the typically tranquil community.

Glancing at their 11-2 record you wouldn’t know it, but the Morristown West volleyball team has been plagued with injuries all season long. The most recent to be hit with the injury bug was Brie Blevins, a crucial component of the Lady Trojans’ front-line.

From midfield at David Crockett High School, the yellow outline of a school bus appeared over the cars parked in the distance. It was just before 6:20 p.m. on Friday afternoon. And the bus that appeared was carrying the Cocke County football team, which had just pulled in for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff against the Pioneers in a Region 1-5A battle. According to CCHS Athletic Director Dr. Robert Vick, the...

After declining for three consecutive weeks, Tennessee gas prices are now heading more expensive. The Tennessee gas price average is now $3.43 which is still seven cents less expensive than one month ago but 20 cents more than one year ago, according to AAA. The average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gas in Cocke County fell slightly to $3.32 per gallon, down from $3.33 per gallon one week earlier. ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said a man who was captured on Monday allegedly murdered his neighbor the day before. In a joint investigation, the TBI and the Cocke County Sheriff's Office responded to a fatal shooting at a house in the 600 block of Baysinger Road in Parrotsville on Sunday. There, they found the body of 61-year-old Mark Burnham, according to the TBI.

A man at the center of a manhunt in Cocke County was taken into custody Monday morning.

One man reported that trying to retrieve his vehicle led to a painful recovery effort. Cocke County Sheriff Deputy Brock Hannah was dispatched Sept. 16 to Newport Medical Center regarding an assault that occurred in Parrottsville earlier. According to Hanah’s report, he made contact with Devon Bailey, who advised that Phillip Black was driving him around in his vehicle, a 2012 Honda Civic, and when got out, Black took off...

A sheriff in East Tennessee says an "armed and dangerous" homicide suspect is on the run.

Deputies responded to a reported shooting in the 600 Block of Baysinger Road.

For the second time in 11 days, the Cocke County Sheriff's Office is involved in an apparent homicide investigation. Sunday evening Sheriff C.J. Ball, in a media alert, advised that his department, in conjunction with Cocke County/Newport Tactical Response were continuing to search for a suspect, David Kite Moore, 66, after responding at 11:57 a.m. to a shooting incident and finding one person deceased from a possible gunshot wound lying on the lawn. The deceased person has not been identified. ...

NEWPORT — A benefit has been set for 19-year-old Scott Marler. He recently underwent spinal infusion surgery, which has put his life on hold. He was diagnosed with severe scoliosis, which made the surgery a necessity. Marler, a Cocke County resident, is the son of Lena and Brad Marler....