17-year-old charged after loaded gun found in backpack at Pearl Cohn High
Security at Pearl Cohn High School found a loaded handgun in a 17-year-old student’s backpack after the school's weapon detection system alerted staff.
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Dash camera video captures wrong-way driver crashing into THP sergeant on I-40
The crash happened near mile marker 176, close to the Interstate 840 interchange. Dash camera video released by THP shows the wrong-way vehicle cresting a hill and heading directly toward Sgt. Goddard, who had only seconds to react....
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Multiple injuries reported after UTV and horse pulling manure spreader collide in Kentucky
CHRISTIAN CO., Ky. (WSMV) - Multiple injuries were reported after a UTV and a horse pulling farming equipment collided in Kentucky on Friday, according to the Christian County Sheriff’s Office. CCSO said a side-by-side and a horse pulling a manure spreader were traveling southbou...
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Nashville girl fights neuroblastoma for nearly a decade while advocating for pediatric cancer research
At 13 years old, Caroline Lantz should be worrying about homework, friends, and her next flag football game. Instead, much of her childhood has been spent inside hospital rooms enduring chemotherapy, radiation, surgeries and a fight most people will never have to face. I love sch...
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Allen County grand jury indicts 3 in death of 16-month-old
Investigators in Allen County have presented their findings in the death of a 16-month-old boy to a grand jury, which has now led to several indictments....
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CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction
The White House signaled Friday night that CNN would be left off Air Force One for President Donald Trumps Saturday trip, the latest media restriction from the administration in an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications. The news organization was replaced by Real Ameri...
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After 30-year sentence in TN AI child abuse case, former FBI agent warns more are coming
A former FBI agent says investigators should expect more cases involving AI-generated child sexual abuse material after a Portland man was sentenced to30 years....
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Fans downtown celebrate inaugural Dolly Day
It was a very special day Friday, honoring a legend close to our hearts. September 25 was officially declared Dolly Day in Nashville and several other cities across the US, and it was a success downtown. Several gathered outside Dolly's Songteller Hotel and Life of Many Colors Mu...
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Transportation worker, 60, hit and killed by DUI driver while working on interstate, police say
FAIRFIELD, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) - A transportation worker in Connecticut has died after he was hit by a car while doing road maintenance work on Interstate 95. State officials said Connecticut Department of Transportation employee Elvin Hernandez, 60, was hit Friday morning w...
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Man accused of assaulting Cheatham County deputy by 'attempting to urinate on him' following hit-and-run
A man with a criminal history that stretches back decades is behind bars for multiple charges — including assault on a law enforcement officer — after a hit-and-run crash in Cheatham County Monday evening....
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Republicans shift messaging amid midterm realities
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - As the reality of the midterm elections set in, some Republicans on Capitol Hill have shifted their messaging away from President Donald Trump. Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL) released an ad in both Spanish and English on Sept. 17 directly opposing parts of Trump...
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Tennessee's 9th Congressional District race pits Democrat Pearson against Republican Taylor
One of the big races to watch in the upcoming mid-term elections is unfolding in a district that stretches nearly 200 miles, from Memphis all the way to Williamson County. Democrat Justin J. Pearson and Republican Brent Taylor are facing off in the 9th Congressional District, and...