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1 injured in Antioch neighborhood shooting, Metro police say
According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, the person was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The shooting happened around 7:45 p.m. on the 2600 block of Welshcrest Drive....
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'Maybe now finally we have the justice': Before TN executes Christa Pike, Colleen Slemmer’s mother remembers her daughter
Her daughter was 19, easygoing and often smiling, Martinez said. She loved roller-skating and looked for ways to help other students at school. Those memories have endured through the decades since Slemmer was killed in Knoxville in January 1995....
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Potential toxic algae warning issued for Centennial Park pond
State officials are testing the water at Centennial Park after a suspected harmful algal bloom appeared on the surface of the pond, and experts are urging visitors to avoid any contact with the water until results come back. Metro Parks posted warning signs around Watauga Lake on...
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Actor Dennis Haskins, ‘Saved by the Bell’ star, dies at 75
(Gray News) - Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding of “Saved by the Bell” for more than a decade, has died at the age of 75, his agent says. Haskins’ agent, Jay Schachter, confirmed his death in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter . “It’s a tragic loss. Everyone...
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TN man charged with murder of Kentucky trooper during traffic stop
What This Story Is About A Tennessee man has been identified as the suspect who fatally shot a Kentucky trooper on I-65 on Monday. Why It Matters The trooper, identified as Hayden Phillips, was killed while conducting a traffic stop. What Happens Next The suspect has now been cha...
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Nolensville homeowners association faces backlash over security camera ban
A Nolensville homeowners association is facing backlash for its ban on security cameras.
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Former teacher who had sexual encounters with students sentenced to probation
WACO, Texas ( KWTX /Gray News) — A former Texas high school teacher who had sexual encounters with two teenage boys was placed on deferred probation Friday. Judge Thomas West of the 19th State District Court approved a plea agreement between Shelby Dawn Lashombe and the McLennan ...
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Man arrested for homicide two years after fatal robbery-related shooting in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A man has been arrested in connection to a fatal robbery-related shooting that happened two years ago in Nashville. Metro Nashville Police said Monday that detectives arrested Akeemio Johnson, 32, earlier in the day. Johnson is suspected of shooting a ma...
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North Korea uses UN platform to lament 'mutual distrust' and tension
North Korea used its yearly U.N. platform on Monday to warn other world leaders of a harsh reality rampant with unprecedented mutual distrust and confrontation, but said that it would endure and, in a multilateral world, surely attain all that we plan to, relying entirely on our ...
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Tennessee to execute its first woman in 200 years this week
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced on Monday that he does not plan to intervene in the execution of Christa Gail Pike, which is slated for later this week. “After deliberate consideration of Christa Gail Pike’s request for clemency, and af...
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Nashville Symphony suspends season, furloughs employees and orchestra members
The Nashville Symphony said it will suspend the 2026-27 season and furlough staff and orchestra members due to a financial emergency. The Nashville Symphony Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution on Sept. 28 to furlough 27 staff positions and 77 orchestra members effe...