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Election 2026: Your questions about voting in Tennessee on Election Day, answered

What This Story Is About Voters are often left with numerous questions about how, where and when to vote in an election. WSMV4 has compiled a list of top queries to help Tennesseans prepare for the midterms. Why It Matters Election Day is Nov. 3. Catch Up Election 2026: These 3 c...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 18, 2026

Millions more Amazon Prime refunds are coming: Here’s how you could get up to $200

(Gray News) – Amazon is accelerating and widening consumer refund payouts under an expanded federal court order stemming from the Federal Trade Commission’s $2.5 billion deceptive enrollment settlement. Under the historic September 2025 settlement of the FTC’s allegations, Amazon...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 18, 2026

TDOT commissioner defends I-24 Choice Lanes project, addresses tolls, property impacts

The Tennessee Department of Transportation continues moving forward with its I-24 Southeast Choice Lanes project, a plan state leaders believe could ease congestion between Nashville and Murfreesboro while giving drivers the option to pay for a faster, more reliable trip. WATCH: ...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 17, 2026

Trump calls potential EU-Canada partnership a 'hostile act,' threatens heavy tariffs

President Donald Trump is threatening heavy tariffs on Europe if the European Union moves forward with a proposal to make Canada its first-ever associate member, calling the potential partnership a hostile act. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made the associate membe...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 17, 2026

Why the thyroid could be behind some aging symptoms

( Aging Untold ) — Memory slips, stubborn weight gain and exhaustion are often written off as “just getting old.” The real culprit could be your thyroid, and a “normal” lab result doesn’t always tell the whole story, according to board-certified physician Dr. Rhea Rogers. Your th...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 17, 2026

Congress moves to shield consumers from AI data center power bills

The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday that aims to have artificial intelligence data centers pay for their substantial energy needs as lawmakers used what was expected to be their final day in Washington before the midterm elections to address a growing voter concern...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 17, 2026

Pacific-based Marines were thrust into the Iran conflict. Here's what they learned

Weeks before Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) found themselves flying combat missions over the Middle East and boarding ships to enforce a naval blockade against Iran, they were conducting joint exercises with Japanese forces in the western Pacific. The unit,...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 17, 2026

Proposed nitrous oxide ban clears Congressional hurdle, goes to full House for vote

WASHINGTON ( InvestigateTV ) — A unanimous vote in a powerful committee on Capitol Hill has moved a proposed bill calling for a ban on the retail sale of nitrous oxide for a full vote of the House of Representatives. Nitrous oxide, a product known as “laughing gas”, is used for l...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 16, 2026

Amazon increases minimum starting hourly wage for full-time core operations employees

Online behemoth Amazon said it's increasing the minimum starting hourly wage for its U.S. full-time core operations employees to $20 ahead of the crucial holiday shopping season. With the $1-per-hour increase across the board for these workers who do jobs like pack and ship order...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 16, 2026

Metro Council delays vote on proposal to ban right turns at red lights in Nashville

What This Story Is About Metro Council has delayed its vote on a proposal that would ban right turns at red lights in Nashville. Why It Matters At the time of the original proposal, 21 pedestrians had been killed on Nashville roads in 2026, which was twice as many deaths as were ...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 16, 2026

Pres. Trump travels to Gastonia, NC

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump set to hit the road Wednesday to help out a Republican Senate candidate in North Carolina. With a closely divided Senate and the midterm election less than 50 days away, President Trump is heading down to Gastonia, North Carolina to h...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 16, 2026

Task force marks anniversary as leader says there is a lack of answers on its future

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Memphis city council member is calling for the Memphis Safe Task Force to leave the city on the one-year mark of its creation. President Donald Trump’s order a year ago sent federal agents and the National Guard into Memphis, leading to clashes in the cit...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 15, 2026

Dolly Parton tribute leads to new Tennessee State Capitol lighting policy

A tribute to Dolly Parton has prompted a change in how Tennessee officials can approve special lighting at the State Capitol. The State Capitol Commission on Tuesday changed its policy to allow the Capitol cupola to be lit a different color without a commission meeting if the gov...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 15, 2026

Thomas Massie pushes surprise impeachment vote of Pete Hegseth

House Democrats were privately dreading a politically charged but purely symbolic vote on impeaching President Donald Trump triggered by one of their own members. Then came something unexpected. Just hours before that vote, GOP Rep. Thomas Massie surprised his colleagues with a p...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 15, 2026

Metro Council votes on settling lawsuit against Kia, Hyundai for over $700K

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Nashville leaders considered a resolution that would settle a litigation with Hyundai Motor Company, Hyundai Motor America, Kia Corporation and Kia America, Inc. Council leaders approved the resolution on Tuesday night. In 2024, the Metropolitan Governme...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 15, 2026

Judge blocks Kennedy Center board from putting Trump's name on building

A federal judge blocked the Kennedy Center on Tuesday from returning President Donald Trump s name to the iconic performing arts venue in a move meant to recognize his renovation efforts, saying it would violate an earlier ruling that his name was illegally added to the building....

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 15, 2026

National Voter Registration Day aims to get more Americans to the polls this November

For 15 years, National Voter Registration Day has been a dedicated day for making sure Americans are informed, registered and ready to vote in November. All across the country on September 15, thousands of volunteers will be out in their communities, making sure their neighbors a...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 15, 2026

AI regulation stalls in Congress as House votes on data center costs

Congress is debating how and whether to regulate artificial intelligence, but meaningful legislation appears unlikely in the near term as key leaders pump the brakes on swift action. Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei is among those who have warned about the development of...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 15, 2026

Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump s mail ballot restrictions for now, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting in the midterm elections already underway. The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same proce...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 14, 2026

NYC sues Trump administration over expanded ‘public charge’ immigration rule

New York City is suing the Trump administration over changes to a federal immigration test that city officials say could discourage legal immigrants from accessing basic public benefits. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that the city filed a lawsuit challenging revisions to ...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 14, 2026

2.3 million bottles of sour children’s candy sold at Walmart recalled. Here’s why

(Gray Media) – The Ricky Joy company has recalled more than 2.3 million bottles of Sour Crush rolling liquid candy because the applicator can pose a choking hazard, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission . The recalled product uses a rolling ball to dispense liquid c...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 14, 2026

Trump says he uses AI ‘for a lot of things,’ but didn’t reveal exactly how

(Gray News) - President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday that he uses artificial intelligence “for a lot of things,” but he did not specify exactly how. Trump said he is leading in AI development and that AI will bring more benefit than harm. “Whoever wi...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 14, 2026

Brief 9/11 ceremony exchange between Mamdani, AOC sparks political backlash

A brief interaction between New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez captured on video Friday during a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, sparked fierce criticism that was met with pushback from those who...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 12, 2026

UK lawmakers reject assisted dying bill after emotional debate

U.K. lawmakers on Friday voted down legislation to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives. Following an impassioned four-hour debate in the elected House of Commons, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was rejected 286 to 270. The o...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 12, 2026

Week 4 2026 - High school football scoreboard

Check back later tonight for final scores of the Week 4 High School Football Scoreboard 2026:____________Atlantic Collegiate -Northwood Academy -____________Lat...

FOX 17 WZTV Nashville (local news)Sep 11, 2026

Trump, Vance rally GOP voters to end Dallas midterm convention

DALLAS (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance spent two days at the American Airlines Center urging Republican voters to turn out for the midterm elections. The event centered on one message for GOP voters: get to the polls on Nov. 3. President Trump close...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 11, 2026

US inflation accelerated in August as gas prices spiked

U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many voters with midterm elections now just seven weeks away. The consumer price index rose 3.4% last ...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 11, 2026

Trump pushes $5,000 dividend pledge as RNC convention wraps

DALLAS (Gray DC) - The Republican National Committee’s midterm convention concluded its second day in Dallas with President Donald Trump and party members working to draw voters to the polls in November. Republicans are betting the convention will help turn out voters and preserv...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 11, 2026