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CHICAGO (Gray News) - A Delta flight was reportedly hit by a firework while landing in Chicago on the Fourth of July.Delta Air Lines Flight 1076 landed Saturday at Chicago’s Midway International Airpo
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A cargo ship came under attack Sunday off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, the British military said, the latest maritime attack off the conflict-torn Arab country.The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center reported the attack off the coastal city of Hodeida, which is under control of ...
An 8-year-old girl may have been struck by a bullet while waiting for the 'Let Freedom Sing' Fourth of July fireworks show to begin in Nashville.Metro Police say the girl was with her family at the Green Stage near 1st Avenue South and Demonbreun around 9:20 p.m. Saturday when she felt a pain in ...
An estimated 400,000 people attended Nashville's Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th in downtown Nashville Saturday night.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kylian Mbappé laughed and smiled — and scored, of course — when Paraguay tried to bait him and his French teammates into fouls and provoke fights, as hot heads became a recurring theme during one of the steamiest World Cup games on record.After the final whistle, Mbappé kept o...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - An 8-year-old was injured after being struck by what Metro Nashville police said was “falling celebratory gunfire.”Police said the child was with family near the Green Stage at First Avenue South and Demonbreun Street at 9:20 p.m. Saturday, July 4.The family was preparin...
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Marginal Risk (level 1/5) for severe weather in Middle TN and a few counties in Southern KY. The main threats are heavy rain and strong isolated wind gusts.
CHICAGO (Gray News) - A Delta flight was reportedly hit by a firework while landing in Chicago on the Fourth of July.Delta Air Lines Flight 1076 landed Saturday at Chicago’s Midway International Airport just before 8:40 p.m. Central, according to FlightAware.Air traffic control audio obtained by ...
An 8-year-old girl was hurt when she was hit by celebratory gunfire ahead of the fireworks display in downtown Nashville on the Fourth of July.
FERGUSON, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) - A Missouri mother who had just bought slushies for two of her children was shot and killed at a gas station while walking back to her car.Shakeela Martin, a 35-year-old mother of five, was shot and killed just before midnight Tuesday at a BP gas station in Ferguso...
OWOSSO, Mich. (WILX/Gray News) - Authorities in Michigan say a father drowned after he and his 8-year-old son tried to swim across a lake at a campground.Shiawassee County deputies say a 42-year-old man went swimming with his 8-year-old son around 5 p.m. Thursday at a campground in Owosso Townshi...
A family and theNAACP are demanding answers after an inmate died at the Montgomery Co. Jail, four days after an arrest involving a Clarksville Police K-9.
For many attendees, the weather and the food created what one festivalgoer called "double heat."
Just saying the words "data center" will elicit some response nowadays.
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Tennessee family was displaced on July 4 after a tree crashed through their home, according to Smokey Barn News.SBN reported that a large tree fell through a Springfield home in the 100 block of 23rd Avenue East just before 6:20 p.m. Saturday.The tree reportedly fell...
DOVER, Tenn. (WSMV) - A man drowned while swimming at Gray’s Landing in Stewart County Saturday, according to the sheriff’s office.The Stewart County Sheriff’s Office said a 40-year-old man drowned while swimming in Kentucky Lake at Gray’s Landing.The man’s body has not been recovered yet, and du...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A massive firework and drone show lit up the sky in downtown Nashville for America’s 250th.Organizers say this year’s event featured Nashville’s biggest fireworks and drone show to date.The two-day event also featured live concerts across multiple stages featuring artist...
This year’s July 4th presentation is set to be the largest fireworks and drone show in Nashville’s history!
The man was reportedly swimming at Gray's Landing, according to the Stewart County Sheriff's Office.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - An estimated 500,000 people filled downtown Nashville on Friday for Let Freedom Sing, a Fourth of July celebration marking the 250th anniversary of the United States.The crowd included locals, tourists and international visitors. One attendee said he traveled from Munich...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Atlanta Braves are sending five All-Stars to Philadelphia this summer.Catcher Drake Baldwin and second baseman Ozzie Albies will start for the National League All-Stars after being elected by fans, while pitchers Chris Sale and Raisel Iglesias were selected...
PHOTOS: Red, White & Broadway; Downtown Nashville celebrates Fourth of July
BERRY, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - A miner was found unresponsive underground at an active mine in Alabama and later died after being brought to the surface, officials said.Justin Calloway, 24, was working in the Warrior Met Coal mine on Highway 69 North in Berry on July 1 when a machinery accident o...
The General Jackson Showboat is out of commission for the time being.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has launched a full investigation into the death of Darius Chappell, a 44-year-old man who died four days after being bitten by a Clarksville Police Department K-9 during an arrest.Video obtained by WSMV shows Chappell was tased, g...
Edgar Evins State Park on Center Hill Lake in DeKalb County will be closed until further notice after storm damage.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Adventure Science Center will be hosting its Red, White & Boom event Saturday, July 4, to celebrate America’s 250th.The sold-out event will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. ASC said it wanted to clear up any confusion about the event proceeding after a report of an even...
TRIGG CO., Ky. (WSMV) - A woman was seriously injured in a boating accident on a Kentucky lake Friday, according to WKDZ Radio.Citing Trigg County officials, WKDZ said emergency personnel responded to Lake Barkley near Bachman Turner Drive for a boating accident.At the scene, officials found a 20...
An arrest is made in a deadly overnight stabbing in Christian County, Kentucky.
A June 29 arrest video captured outside a Fort Campbell Boulevard business in Clarksville is drawing scrutiny from community leaders, following the death of the man seen in the video.Darius Chappell was arrested by deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. After being taken into custo...
Winco Fireworks International is recalling about 13,500 Roman Candles 8 Shot 3-Pack firework devices.
Tiny stars and stripes marked some of Nashville's newest arrivals as TriStar Centennial Children's Hospital celebrated babies born just in time for the Fourth.
Stuffed with love: Build-A-Bear brings smiles to Fort Campbell families, see photos
Former Tennessee Sen. Jim Tracy, a longtime Republican lawmaker who represented portions of Middle Tennessee and later served in the first Trump administration,
JACKSON, Tenn. (WSMV) - Update (Sat. 3:14 p.m.): The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified the suspect shot and killed by officers on I-40 Friday as 37-year-old Jason Michael Trevino.Update (8:53 p.m.): The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a press release providing more con...
JACKSON, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said the man involved in a suspected child abduction that led to an hours-long standoff on Interstate 40 near Jackson was shot and killed by officers during the incident.The TBI said their preliminary investigation shows that Tennessee...
HOUSTON (AP) — Morocco is heading back to the World Cup quarterfinals and coach Mohamed Ouahbi believes his team has established itself among soccer’s elite.Azzedine Ounahi scored twice to lead Morocco to a 3-0 win over Canada in the Round of 16 Saturday to make the country the first African nati...
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) - Authorities suspended the search for an 11-year-old girl days after she disappeared while out on Lake Erie with a neighbor. That neighbor now faces criminal charges.Toledo Fire Chief Allison Armstrong said Friday evening that crews have exhausted all resources in t...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - The skydiving plane that crashed shortly after takeoff in Missouri, killing all 11 passengers and a pilot on board, was about to perform its third jump flight of the day.A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board detailed that the plane ...
CHURCH HILL, Tenn. (WVLT) - An elderly person was rescued after becoming stranded about 15 feet underground in Hawkins County, according to the Church Hill Rescue Squad.The Church Hill Rescue Squad said crews were dispatched around 3:45 p.m. Friday to a confined space rescue.When responders arriv...
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT/Gray News) - The 4-year-old at the center of a days-long search in South Carolina is dead, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office believes.“It’s the outcome we all feared and sadly the outcome we must face,” Aiken County Sheriff Marty Sawyer said during a Saturday press conferen...
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