Nashville's Purple Martins turn the evening sky into a spectacle
Forget the fireworks. Nashville's most jaw-dropping summer aerial display is free, happens every night, and the performers are quite attention-grabbing.
Forget the fireworks. Nashville's most jaw-dropping summer aerial display is free, happens every night, and the performers are quite attention-grabbing.
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TORONTO (AP) — Goncalo Ramos headed in a pass from Rafael Leao in stoppage time as Cristiano Ronaldo, who had earlier converted a penalty kick, watched from the bench as Portugal defeated Croatia 2-1 on Thursday, ending Luka Modrić’s fifth bid for a World Cup.Ronaldo initially tied things up in t...
(AP) - The United States has World Cup fever.The U.S. match against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday night was the most-watched soccer telecast in English language history with more than 24.4 million viewers, according to Fox Sports.The peak audience was 31.8 million.The United States won the game...
VINTON COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - Sixteen children, some of whom appeared to be unable to speak, were removed from a home in “disgusting condition” during a raid in southeastern Ohio.EN ESPAÑOL: Hallan a 16 niños viviendo en condiciones deplorables en una casa de Ohio; 4 adultos enfrentan ca...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - An admitted hitman and the man who allegedly hired him to shoot someone at the Napier-Sudekum homes Tuesday were arrested Thursday, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.MNPD said a man sustained multiple gunshot wounds to both legs and a graze wound to his ...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - One week after President Donald Trump abruptly canceled the signing ceremony for a major bipartisan housing bill, House Democrats are urging him to sign the legislation into law.Trump called the 21st Century Road to Housing Act “of minor importance” compared to the SAVE Ame...
The Vatican responded aggressively Thursday to a traditionalist group that consecrated bishops without the popes consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X had formally broken with the Catholic Church. It excommunicated its bishops and priests, and warned its faithful that they too face the har...
NEW YORK (AP) — After weeks of complaints from frustrated fans, StubHub is being sued by customers who say the ticket reseller’s inability to fulfill orders crushed their dreams of going to World Cup.Julia Reeker Moghal and Reuben Renteria, both of California, sued the ticketing giant this week i...
MORRISON, Tenn. (WSMV) - The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the plane crash that left two brothers dead in Warren County last month.According to the preliminary report, the pilot’s wife told investigators the purpose of the June 17 flight was to reloca...
Forget the fireworks. Nashville's most jaw-dropping summer aerial display is free, happens every night, and the performers are quite attention-grabbing.
Less than a week after a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Trump administration is taking the steps to cancel TPS, or temporary protected status, for thousands of migrants who came to the U.S. from at least seven countries.The countries include Ethiopia, Burma, South Sudan, Yemen, Somalia...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The President set to travel to Mount Rushmore to mark America’s 250th anniversary. Friday, President Donald Trump is taking that celebration to one America’s most iconic sites, Mount Rushmore The President is traveling to South Dakota for a celebration at Mount Rushmore tha...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - AAA said Thursday is the busiest day for travel of the July 4th holiday weekend.The company is urging drivers to avoid the roads between 3 and 6 p.m., calling that period the worst for congestion.More than 72 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from h...
Yes, it is hot outside, but that does not mean you have to stay parched all summer!
ADDIS, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - Louisiana authorities say a child has died after being injured during a domestic situation. According to Addis Police Chief Jason Langlois, officers were called to the MyHand Trailer Park Wednesday night after receiving a report about a young girl being unresponsive....
Murfreesboro police arrested 20-year-old James Edge, 19-year-old Casey Stevens and a 15-year-old whose identity wasn't released.
Dozens of neighbors rallied outside Market Street Enterprises on Thursday afternoon, urging the company to abandon its deal with DC BLOX the company planning to build a data center near the Nashville Zoo.Neighbors, city leaders and zoo officials have all voiced opposition to the project. Nashvil...
A South Nashville neighborhood has been dealing with a deteriorating, essentially abandoned home for more than two decades, and neighbors say years of complaints and court appearances have done little to fix the problem.The house on Southwood Drive has overgrown grass, holes in the windows and ro...
State Rep. Jody Barrett (R-Dickson) is asking the Tennessee Department of Correction to be transparent about its lethal injection protocol after the failed execution of Tony Carruthers in May.
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (KCRG/Gray News) - A University of Iowa student has won the Star-Spangled Sing-Off, a nationwide competition held by Gray Media.Out of thousands of entries nationwide, Lily Schloss won the contest with her performance of the national anthem. Her performance came at a Universit...
When he's finished with a piece, artist Ron Sweeney will add his signature. Inquiring minds want to know, how does he decide when a piece is finished?"It'll tell me when it is," Sweeney said between painting a wall.Well, there you go.The canvas this time was the side of Logan's Heating and Coolin...
Metro Public Health officials have confirmed the first detection of West Nile virus in mosquitoes in 2026, with the infected mosquito pool collected near Cass Street in North Nashville.The detection follows elevated West Nile virus levels found in mosquito pools in 2025, which led to one confirme...
Tennesseans now have a new way to help pay for short-term career training.
Over a nine-month period, NDOT plans to add 10 sidewalks as part of the mayor’s Choose How You Move initiative.
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Eric Schmitt announced the formation of a Senate Anti-Fraud Task Force this week.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Metro Nashville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of punching an 84-year-old man in the face in June.The victim told police he drove to a gas station on Shelby Avenue about 7 p.m. on June 24 to drop off a female family fri...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A 13-year-old Nashville boy has spent 42 days hospitalized at TriStar Centennial Children’s Hospital as part of a gene-editing treatment that doctors say could potentially cure sickle cell disease.Rickey Buggs, who has lived with sickle cell since infancy, became the hos...
A jury convicted Blaise Taylor of murdering his girlfriend and unborn baby.He now faces life in prison, but the case is far from closed.Taylor had been free on $2.5 million bond for the past three years while awaiting trial.But no more.He was taken into custody immediately after yesterday's verdi...
An elderly man was attacked at a Nashville gas station, police say.
Police said they need help identifying a man who allegedly punched an 84-year-old man at a gas station last week.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Mikel Oyarzabal scored two goals and Spain beat Austria 3-0 on Thursday for its first World Cup victory in a knockout match since winning the title in 2010.Pedro Porro added a goal in the second half for Spain, which put on its most impressive performance of the tournamen...
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - A trial date has been set for Justin Holder, the Murfreesboro realtor facing multiple sex crimes charges. The Rutherford County Circuit Criminal Court Clerk said the trial will begin May 10, 2027. WSMV4 Investigates previously found that Holder is facing charges of ag...
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB/Gray News) - A Florida mother says her son was left behind during a summer camp field trip, an experience she calls every parent’s worst nightmare.“The what-ifs are driving my blood pressure high up. I have anxiety about it,” Kasheena McKee-Kimbrough said.The mother says the...
You listened, and you voted! Now, it’s time to announce the winner of The Star-Spangled Sing-Off!Local Gray stations around the country accepted Star-Spangled vocal submissions, and you voted for your favorite local singers! Then, our voters had the chance to choose their favorite regional voice!...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Nashville man released video Wednesday of the moment he and his girlfriend came home to find a stranger asleep on their couch — an incident that happened more than six weeks earlier.Carter Clover and his girlfriend returned to their first-floor unit at MAA Charlotte Av...
Sen. Marsha Blackburn weighed in on several issues facing Tennessee during a rare Nashville radio interview, discussing public safety, economic development, and data centers while also responding to criticism over her campaign.
On March 17, Wayne Barry, 56, was found unresponsive at Fire Station 32, where the 13-year veteran worked.
New data shows more people are getting pulled over in Nashville. In fact, Metro crime analysis shows traffic stops increased more than 20% in the past year.
As dangerous heat continues across the Mid-South, several residents at Bellevue West Apartments say they have been without air conditioning for weeks.
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Gray News) - An 8-year-old girl in California died after being struck by fireworks during a Fourth of July display.On Wednesday, 47-year-old Earl Decastro was charged with one felony count of involuntary manslaughter, along with recklessly setting fire causing great bodily inju...
A former Franklin soccer coach accused of sexually abusing children over multiple years was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.
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