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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn is among those seeking the office of Tennessee governor in an upcoming election where early voting is scheduled to begin soon.In a rare one-on-one
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DARDANELLE, Ark. (Gray News) - Authorities are searching for a 20-year-old mother and her newborn.The Dardanelle Police Department said it was dispatched to a home June 25 on a report of a “possible suicidal person.”When officers arrived, they were told that Ashlynn Bocksnick left the home with h...
Metro Police arrested two men in separate cases involving child sex abuse material.
Democrats are working to gain control of the Senate for the first time since 2014, but the path is steep requiring wins in 8 of 11 competitive races.It has been a dozen years since Democrats led the Senate. Half of those required wins involve defending seats Democrats already hold in Minnesota, ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - An early-morning fire left a family with six children without a home on Wednesday.The Nashville Fire Department responded to the 7400 block of George Gaines Road just after 5 a.m. on Wednesday. Firefighters arrived and discovered a duplex on fire, with visible flames com...
Fire crews are responding to a house fire in Nashville.
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - A St. Louis woman is calling for action after she fell into an open manhole on a city sidewalk.Jamie Hassan says she fell into an open manhole on the evening of July 4. She parked in north St. Louis and was walking on the sidewalk toward a nearby bar when all of a sud...
How does free food at Bringle’s Smoking Oasis sound to you?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect for parts of Middle Tennessee until 8 a.m. Wednesday. Visibility can be down to zero miles in some areas (even outside of the advisory), so make sure to drive with caution if you are on the roads early this morning. Additionally, chances...
8 p.m. July 15 at FirstBank Amphitheater
7:30 p.m. July 14 at the Ryman
Opening reception 5-9 p.m. July 11; through July 25 at RADAR615
3 p.m. July 11 at Vinyl Tap
July 9-11 at The Darkhorse Theater
Iran targeted American military sites in the Gulf on Wednesday after the U.S. launched strikes on several places in Iran and reinstated sanctions on its oil sales. Washington said it was responding to Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.The crossfire raised fears that the war in Iran...
8 p.m. July 11 at Analog at Hutton Hotel
Midnight July 11 at the Belcourt
7 p.m. July 11 at The Blue Room at Third Man Records
Opening reception 6-9 p.m. July 11; through July 29 at Arcade Arts
8 p.m July 11 at The Basement
July 11-15 at local Regal and AMC locations
Fridays and Saturdays through August at Building 10 in The Factory at Franklin
Opening July 10 at the Belcourt
July 10-12 at the Belcourt
‘Pokémon Go’ players celebrate the iconic franchise and build community around a hit phone game
A small teenage core will manage and staff a renovated corner market from anti-violence nonprofit Gideon’s Army
The relationship dramedy opens Thursday at the Belcourt and Regal and AMC locations
July 7-10 at 3rd and Lindsley
Hundreds of people lined up at Tuesday night's seven-hour Metro Council meeting to speak on proposed data centers in Nashville and make their voices heard on pr
A child was hurt overnight after a bullet struck an apartment in East Nashville.
ENFIELD, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) - Newly released search warrants reveal that a 12-year-old Connecticut girl had a lethal level of diphenhydramine, commonly known as Benadryl, in her system when she died in March.Eve Rogers, 12, was found unresponsive at her Enfield home the morning of March 18. S...
So far this year, Centennial Park has had nearly 17 incidents; E.S. Rose Park has had five, and Fort Negley has had four incidents.
The Tennessee Democratic Party released new figures this week, claiming more than 104,000 Tennesseans have lost health coverage and nearly 100,000 have lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits since changes to federal benefit programs took effect.
Update (1:30 a.m.) - Metro Council passed a series of bills on second reading early Wednesday morning in favor of zoning regulations and a temporary moratorium on data centers. More than 200 people spoke out against proposed data centers near the Nashville Zoo, Fisk University, and asked Metro Co...
By 8 P.M., Vice Mayor Angie Henderson said 245 people had signed up to testify.
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A bitcoin mining data center in Crossville is generating noise complaints from neighboring businesses, and city officials say they are considering a two-year moratorium on future data centers while they work to establish additional regulations.East Tennessee has data ce...
A Nashville grandfather is demanding answers after his 20-year-old grandson was shot and killed by Tennessee National Guard soldiers during a crime-fighting patrol in Memphis.Tyrin Johnson was killed early Sunday morning during an encounter involving the Memphis Safe Task Force, according to the ...
A child was rushed to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital after being hit by a bullet that came through an apartment wall, police said.
Officials with the Metro Nashville Police Department said Lawrence Nelson, 46, was arrested and is charged with aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Atlanta Braves simply couldn’t contain Ryan O’Hearn on Tuesday.The Pittsburgh Pirates slugger mashed three home runs — including a grand slam — at PNC Park, driving in 10 runs as the Braves dropped their series opener to Pittsburgh, 12-4. Hurston Waldrep, A...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Long-time Volunteer, Deputy District Attorney and Criminal Court Judge Kyle Hixson joined the Tennessee Supreme Court on July 1, 2026, following his appointment by Gov. Bill Lee and confirmation by the General Assembly.Hixson previously served as Deputy District Attorney...
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