Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) — Donations are being gathered at drop-off centers around East Tennessee to send to Cocke County residents ...

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee toured the damage in Cocke County following the devastation of Hurricane Helene across the state Thursday morning. “The EMA Team, the fire ...

Officials in Cocke County urged all of downtown Newport to evacuate immediately just after 3 p.m. Sept. 27 following reports that a North Carolina dam had "suffered a catastrophic failure," though the ...

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) — A Cocke County fugitive considered armed and dangerous was taken into custody Friday after a search lasting several hours. Gary Ball, 35, was taken into custody around 1:00 p.m ...

To mark the one year anniversary of Helene, WVLT has released ‘After Helene: Looking Back, Looking Ahead,’ a one-hour special covering the year since Helene devastated East Tennessee. You can watch it ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — One lane of Interstate 40 has been reopened in Cocke County, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The open lane is between mile marker 451, just before the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A man is dead after a wreck in Cocke County, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said. 72-year-old Kenneth Trentham was traveling east on Highway 340 and was crossing Highway 321 when he ...

Interstate 40 in Cocke County is expected to reopen to one lane of traffic in each direction by the end of the day Oct. 22, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Local traffic is ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Two juveniles are dead following a crash on Thinwood Road in Cocke County, according to the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office. Tuesday night, officers with the Cocke County ...

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) — Interstate 40 has partially reopened across Cocke County after the Tennessee Department of Transportation was forced to close large sections of the roadway that were damaged by ...

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) — Donations are being gathered at drop-off centers around East Tennessee to send to Cocke County residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Cocke County was among the East ...