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A new book promises to expose how underfunding Tennessee State University amounted to the "greatest financial injustice in Tennessee history."The book, titled "How Dare You," is less about former TSU
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SEATTLE (AP) — The United States’ hopes for a deep World Cup run at home ended when Charles De Ketelaere scored twice and assisted on another goal, helping Belgium expose the Americans’ defensive liabilities in a 4-1 win Monday night that earned a quarterfinal berth.While the U.S. was boosted by ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Metro Nashville Police Department have shared new photos of the three men believed to have information connected to a stabbing at a night club on Murfreesboro Pike. The stabbing happened on June 19 and injured three people inside Carol Ann’s Home Cooking Café at 407 ...
LANSING, Mich. (News 10/Gray News) - A parasitic infection called cyclosporiasis has sickened nearly 700 people across Michigan, state health officials said, with the case count quadrupling from roughly 170 in less than a week.State health officials said the outbreak is growing rapidly and they a...
Nashville hosted a historic two-day celebration marking America’s 250th anniversary of independence, while handling a historic number of phone calls.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Looking to use your right to vote? Tomorrow is the deadline to make that happen in this year’s elections in Tennessee. Tuesday, July 7, is the voter registration deadline to cast your ballots in the state and federal primary and state and county general elections this Au...
A new book promises to expose how underfunding Tennessee State University amounted to the "greatest financial injustice in Tennessee history."The book, titled "How Dare You," is less about former TSU President Dr. Glenda Glover's life and more about how lawmakers reacted the moment she started qu...
Chris Johnson's supporters were sending messages of support after his ALS diagnosis, but some were going to a stranger in Murfreesboro. That stranger made sure they got through.When Chris Johnson announced last week that he is battling ALS, an outpouring of support followed. But many of those mes...
Metro Nashville police are asking for the public's help identifying three men who may have information about a stabbing that injured three people last month at
The Trump administration plans to open a 528-bed holding facility for migrant families and unaccompanied children next to an airport hub, positioning itself to speed up deportations.The location in Alexandria, Louisiana, would remove logistical headaches caused by wrangling children from foster h...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - If you want to share your opinion on Metro Council’s data center legislation Tuesday night, you’ll need a ticket to do it.For the first time, Nashville’s Metro Council will use a ticketed queuing system for public hearings on data center legislation at the July 7 meeting...
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Family members, community organizations and elected officials are calling for transparency after Darius Chappell died while in custody at the Montgomery County Jail.Chappell was found dead at the jail on Friday, days after an encounter with law enforcement.Footage revi...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo heard the cheers while walking off the pitch after his final World Cup match for Portugal. The stoic look on his face and his brief wave acknowledging the fans showed this wasn’t the desired outcome.The sixth and final World Cup for the 41-year-old supers...
According to the just-released arrest affidavit, Williamson County deputies were called to the home by the alleged murderer himself, Douglas Kirkland Rawl.
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT/Gray News) - The parents of a missing 4-year-old at the center of a days-long search through South Carolina showed “extreme indifference to human life” in connection with the child’s death, contradicting the account given in a 911 call made by the girl’s mother last week, a...
The pop princess and football star donated to the charity ahead of their highly anticipated wedding the weekend of the Fourth of July.
Police said the 50-year-old woman was struck while walking in a lane of travel.
SOMERVILLE, Tenn. (WMC) - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has opened a case after a fire broke out overnight at the former Somerville Elementary School in Fayette County.According to Fayette County officials, Somerville and Fayette County fire crews responded to a fire at the former elementary ...
The Metro Council will vote Tuesday night to transfer land along Andrew Jackson Parkway to make room for a new recycling and compost facility.
The Metro Council will vote Tuesday night to transfer land along Andrew Jackson Parkway to make room for a new recycling and compost facility.
The Mongomery Co. Sheriff's Office has reported that Darius Chappell had been "medically cleared" from hospital after arrest involving Clarksville PD K-9.
PHOTOS: Fans gather at GEODIS Park for USA vs. Belgium World Cup watch party
The Gallatin City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to have their planning commission "evaluate" a moratorium.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Traffic has been diverted on I-40 East in Davidson County after a semi-truck spilled a substance onto the roadway. The Tennessee Department of Transportation said the spill happened at mile marker 211. According to TDOT, a semi “shifted and spilled” about 50 gallons of “...
A proposed agreement between WeGo Public Transit and the Metro Nashville Police Department would formally establish a specialized transit division responsible for patrolling transit properties in the city.
According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, the stabbing left three people injured at Carol Ann's Home Cooking Café — which also operates as a nightclub — at 407 Murfreesboro Pike on June 19.
President Donald Trump's mass pardons for supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol don't apply to a Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs near the national headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, a federal judge ruled Monday.U.S. District...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mikel Merino scored in the first minute of second-half stoppage time, and Spain beat Portugal 1-0 on Monday to end the World Cup career of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.Merino had just been knocked down, and a foul was called. While Portugal’s Bernardo Silva argued, Merino p...
The new Cheatham County Correctional Facility is designed to hold up to 200 prisoners and will include a new medical unit with a 24/7 nurse, as well as new holding areas and a court area.
A power outage and a small fire at a Manchester grocery store last week turned into a remarkable story of trust, teamwork and neighbors helping neighbors.Spring Street Market is more than a place to buy groceries, according to General Manager Kelly Wilder."The store is our keystone store in our a...
This will be the first election under the new federal congressional district map.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - New court documents provide more details about the arrest of Darius Chappell, the Montgomery County man who died in custody days after being bitten by a Clarksville police K-9.According to the arrest report, deputies saw a white Chevrolet Tahoe parked at the Burger Kin...
COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. (WSMV) - New court documents reveal disturbing details in the Williamson County homicide case involving a man accused of killing his wife in College Grove.Douglas Kirkland Rawl is charged with criminal homicide in the July 1 death of his wife, Allison “Che’ Che’” Rawl. His bo...
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (Gray News) — A K-9 in California was struck and killed by a car after he was spooked by illegal fireworks, officials said.The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said K-9 Santi was home Saturday night and was being kept inside due to fireworks in the area.Around 8:30 p.m., the d...
Rarely enforced, the state punishment has housing advocates worried that city seeks to further criminalize homelessness
President Donald Trump admitted he called FIFA after U.S. star striker Folarin Balogun received a red card during last week's match against Bosnia and for the first time since the 1960s, FIFA reversed an immediate single-game suspension.The reversal means Balogun will be eligible to play tonight...
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Catfeine Cat Cafe said they were notified by the Tennessee Department of Health that a person unknowingly infected with measles was present at the cafe on either June 29 or June 30. The cafe is warning guests who may have been there that day to watch for symptoms ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A family headed downtown for the Fourth of July fireworks ended up in the emergency room instead after their 8-year-old daughter pulled a bullet fragment out of her back.The girl’s father said on social media his daughter is recovering, but described the past 24 hours as...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Officers with the Metro Nashville Police Department arrested a man Sunday after he allegedly swung an axe at another man and made threats at Percy Priest Lake.According to police, Curtis Russell slapped a man’s phone out of his hand, began swinging an axe and directed ra...
PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) — A 4-year-old boy from Kentucky died after being injured in a fireworks accident on the Fourth of July, officials said.The Pulaski County Coroner’s Office identified the boy as Rhett Luttrell.The accident happened at about 10 p.m. Saturday while Rhett’s famil...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday took credit for getting FIFA to review a red card issued against the United States’ star forward Folarin Balogun at the World Cup but said he did not demand an outcome.“All I did was ask for a review,” Trump said when asked about it during an unr...
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