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UPDATE: She has been located and is safe. No other information is available. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a woman reported missing from the Kodak/Dandridge area. 42-year-old Lorie King Huskey was last seen 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Douglas Dam overlook. She is a white female, 5’6″ tall and weighing ...

Two Sevier County residents have been arrested for allegedly selling a large amount of marijuana and authorities say some was sold in a school zone. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, a Sevier County Grand Jury earlier this month returned indictments for 47-year-old Randy Alan McClure, of Pigeon Forge, and 50-year-old Jeannie Sue Howard, of Sevierville, as a result ...

Special Agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are warning the public about a recent dramatic increase in the prevalence of counterfeit prescription drugs in Tennessee. In recent days, Agents in the middle Tennessee area have seen a spike in adulterated Percocet pills being sold on the street and are warning users that these counterfeit ...

Staff and patients at a physician’s office in Sevierville were startled on Friday when a firearm discharged inside the building. Sevierville police responded to a call from Summit Medical Group, 1124 Fox Meadows Blvd., on July 1, 2016 to investigate a report that a patient’s firearm accidentally discharged, sending a bullet through the wall and into the lobby where several ...

(WASHINGTON) – The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released the 2016 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary – Updated (NHTA) on Monday. The report outlines the expanding public health crisis afflicting America due to the use and abuse of heroin and other opioid drugs. Some key facts: The number of people reporting current heroin use nearly tripled between 2007 (161,000) and 2014 ...

Police are investigating a shooting at a Sevierville residence on Tuesday that left a woman severely injured and her husband dead. Bob Stahlke, spokesperson for the Sevierville Police Department, said a woman called 911 at 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 to report that her husband had shot her, then he went into another room and she heard another ...

A traffic stop by a Sevier County Sheriff’s Office K9 officer on Sunday resulted in numerous drug charges for one man. Deputy Cowden pulled over a Chevy truck traveling on W. New Era Road in Sevierville just after 9 a.m. on June 26, 2016 and after speaking with the occupants of the vehicle, he deployed his K9 partner Cross. During ...

What started as a domestic dispute call turned into a standoff between an armed man and SWAT teams in Sevierville on Sunday. According to the Sevierville Police Department, officers responded to a residence at 121 Crescent Drive at 8:57 p.m. on June 19, 2016 after receiving a report of a domestic dispute. Officers interviewed a woman outside the home who ...

Three women at a Sevierville massage business have been arrested in connection with a human trafficking sting conducted by a team of local and federal law enforcement. On Wednesday, June 8, 2016, officers from the Sevier County Street Crimes Unit, Knox County Sheriff’s Office Vice Unit and U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted an undercover operation at Chinese Pressure Massage, ...

Welcome to the Big House! Alcatraz East, a new crime museum, announced they are scheduled to open in Pigeon Forge in fall 2016. The museum will give visitors the behind-the-scenes story of our nation’s crime history. “This is going to be the place for the public to learn about crime history, law enforcement, and all things related,” said Janine Vaccarello, ...