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MIDDLETOWN, Ohio. (WXIX/Gray News) - A 62-year-old man who authorities say was on the run since 1985 has been charged with the death of an auto parts salesman in Ohio, prosecutors announced.Randy McAl
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The private prison company CoreCivic has sold two of the largest immigration detention facilities in California to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
As we continue to follow a growing Gallatin, a recent land annexation approved by city leaders has one councilman saying more data centers could be coming.
JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) - New information has been released on the fatal Interstate 40 incident that closed down both east and west bound on July 3. Jason Michael Trevino, the man accused of abducting a young child, led law enforcement on an hours-long standoff in the middle of I-40 before he was f...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Two men are facing charges after they allegedly tried to steal some copper wiring from an interstate in Nashville.The Metro Nashville Police Department reported the arrests of 42-year-old Michael See and 41-year-old Thomas Allard on Wednesday, July 8.See and Allard repor...
(Aging Untold) — We all make choices about how we live and what we value. Some families put that same kind of thought into their final resting place, from the setting to the materials to the impact it leaves behind. Some families decide on a green burial. If that is something you are considering,...
Two men are facing charges after trying to steal copper wiring from interstate signs.
A Davidson County judge extended protections for hundreds of children statewide while three Nashville physicians fight to keep them enrolled in a crucial healthcare program.The Children's Special Services program provides care for medically fragile children, including treatments for cancer and se...
Nashville is breaking ground on its first "Choose How You Move Complete Street" project, bringing major safety and connectivity upgrades to the Chestnut Street Corridor.The project runs from Eighth Avenue South to Lafayette Street, connecting Midtown, East Nashville and downtown. Crews will build...
(Gray News) - The Air Force is reversing more than 100 promotions after a scoring error on a key advancement exam was discovered.The Air Force said an outdated scoring key was used for the exam for security forces personnel competing for promotion to technical sergeant.More than 2,200 exams were ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Wilson County Grand Jury has indicted a man who was taken into custody earlier this year after crashing an allegedly carjacked vehicle during a police pursuit. Lebanon Police say Lorenzo Weir, 33, was indicted on two counts of aggravated robbery and one count of proper...
A Spring Hill woman has been found dead after she was reported missing.
President Donald Trump flew partway home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby blue Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted red, white and navy blue jet he arrived in, a surprise swap that came as the U.S. and Iran once again began trading strikes.Trump offered ...
LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. (WSMV) - A farmer and Navy veteran was gifted a new shiny tractor this week in Lawrence County.Keelan Brown, who owns and operates Farmer Brown’s Produce with his wife Rachel, received a brand new Kubota L3902 compact tractor on Tuesday. The gift was part of the company’s “Gea...
(Aging Untold) — Bowel incontinence is one of the most difficult — and least discussed — challenges in dementia caregiving. We are breaking down why it happens and the practical systems that can make daily care more manageable for everyone involved. “It’s neurological. It’s not intentional.”The f...
Navy veteran Mitchell Gordon saw a social media video promoting a government refund website. Thinking it was real, he entered his personal information and paid $200. The next day, he tried to cancel. "All I wanted was the $200 back, so that's when everything started," Gordon said. The $200 los...
Greystone Golf Club is one of the top-rated courses in the state due to its championship feel and amateur accessibility.
FOX 17 News is getting to the basics this morning surrounding data centers as proposals face pushback in Middle Tennessee.
ST. JOSEPH, Tenn. (WSMV) - The leadership in the town of St. Joseph in rural Lawrence County, Tennessee, voted this week to ban any attempt at creating a data center in the area.The St. Joseph Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, July 7, and passed Ordinance No. 2026-0707, which essentially ban...
Liam is one of fewer than 300 people in the United States and 500 people in the world, diagnosed with Kleefstra syndrome.
Middle Tennessee is in a Weather Alert starting Thursday and lasting through the weekend.
The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting Gulf countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East. Back-and-forth attacks, including a day earlier, have repeatedly threaten...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - A former church treasurer is accused of stealing more than $400,000 from the church.Latrise Seward is accused of using her access to the church’s bank accounts to make unauthorized personal purchases totaling $402,655.45 between Jan. 1, 2018, and Aug. 29, 2025, ac...
Amber Graham, 37, was reported missing from Spring Hill along with her 8-year-old daughter on Thursday, July 2.
Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad Total Eclipse of the Heart in 1983 and seeing new generations succumb to its bombastic charms during solar and lunar eclipses, has died. She was 75.Tyler died unexpectedly in a...
On North Main Street in Dickson, it may look like a men's clothing store, but you're stepping into nearly 90 years of local history.
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GILBERT, Ariz. (AZFamily/Gray News) - A family plans to take legal action after their 1-year-old son was declared dead at an Arizona hospital but found alive hours later in the morgue.Blurred body camera video from Gilbert Police captured a family in distress after a mother found her 1-year-old s...
For those looking to get out of the hustle and bustle of Nashville, Dickson offers plenty of space and scenery.
ATLANTA (ANF/Gray News) - Deputies have arrested a suspect in the shooting deaths of a 13-year-old boy and a man during a sleepover at a Georgia home.DeKalb County Police say 13-year-old Demarcus Shirley and 45-year-old Chauncey Newman were shot to death early last Thursday when multiple shots we...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office addressed ongoing air-conditioning issues at the Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar on Wednesday.The update comes after an HVAC air compressor failed, causing temperatures inside the 201 tower to rise. Shelby County officials said a replacem...
TILLAMOOK COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - In what officials are calling a Fourth of July miracle, a 4-year-old girl who had gotten separated from her family during an outing to an Oregon state park was found alive five miles away on the beach.The 4-year-old girl was with her family at Cape Lookou...
The settlement stems from a complaint filed in Davidson County accusing Block of unfair and deceptive business practices. Among the allegations, the state claimed the company created the impression that Cash App offered protections similar to those of a traditional bank, even though Cash App is n...
Even though multiple Lebanon residents spoke in favor of the city funding the expo center, some Lebanon leaders aren't convinced it's necessary.
Neighbors in East Nashville are working to transform a symbol of hate into a community mural after graffiti tied to the white nationalist group Patriot Front appeared on a historic silo about a month ago.The silo, located on Crutcher Street at a local mulch company, was vandalized with the words ...
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio. (WXIX/Gray News) - A 62-year-old man who authorities say was on the run since 1985 has been charged with the death of an auto parts salesman in Ohio, prosecutors announced.Randy McAllister and a now-deceased accomplice were identified as suspects in a fatal robbery.On Oct. 16, 1...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner announced Wednesday he is suspending his campaign and plans to withdraw from the Maine U.S. Senate race following new sexual assault allegations and increasing calls from fellow Democrats to drop out.In a video statement posted on so...
Nearly 2 inches of rain fell in about an hour on July 8, causing flash flooding in parts of Columbia.
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