North Nashville Church serves up to 1,200 meals a day to children

While school may be out for the summer, the need for a healthy meal doesn't take a vacation.
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While school may be out for the summer, the need for a healthy meal doesn't take a vacation.
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(Gray News/AP) - U.S. gasoline prices decreased by an average of 49 cents a gallon in the last month as expectations rose for an end to the war with Iran. But they’re not falling fast enough for President Donald Trump.“Gasoline Retailers must get their Prices down, IMMEDIATELY! They’re too high c...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A relentless and dangerous heat wave is tightening its grip across Europe—and it’s turning deadly. More than 1,300 people are now reported dead, with France accounting for roughly 1,000 of those deaths alone. Health officials say many victims are elderly or vulnerable, o...

The Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administrations effort to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States, including those born to undocumented migrants.IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | States can ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports, Supreme Court rule...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old.Prodded by a Republican-led lawsuit that includes Vice President JD Vance, the court's...

LEBANON, Tenn. (WSMV) - Emergency officials are opening up a cooling centers across Middle Tennessee amid dangerously high temperatures. Extreme heat and humidity have arrived in Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky, with a heat index reaching as high as 110 degrees Fahrenheit through the Fourt...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Nashville resident was displaced and a firefighter required medical assistance after a duplex caught fire late Monday night.According to a report from the Nashville Fire Department, firefighters responded to the 1100 block of Forest Ridge Way for reports of a fire.They...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aging Untold) — The popular belief that eating five to six small meals a day leads to greater weight loss is not supported by the evidence, according to an endocrinologist at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Anna Beth Bradley said that when people consume the same calories and macronu...

The Supreme Court upheld laws that prohibit transgender women and girls from competing on womens and girls sports teams in schools.The court's conservative majority decided that state bans, passed in Idaho in 2020 and West Virginia in 2021, do not violate the Constitution or Title IX, a federal l...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The defense is continuing Tuesday morning to try to convince a jury there is not enough evidence to convict Blaise Taylor of murder. The former NFL scout is in the second week of his trial. He is accused of fatally poisoning his pregnant girlfriend, Jade Benning, in 2023...

MANCHESTER, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Middle Tennessee animal control agency is warning pet owners that they will issue animal cruelty citations for pet owners who do not protect their animals from this week’s heat wave. Coffee County Animal Control (CCAC) warned pet parents that animals are also in dange...

(Aging Untold) — Constipation is one of those topics nobody wants to bring up at the dinner table — yet it affects far more people than you might expect. About 16 out of 100 adults deal with it regularly, and that number climbs to roughly 33 out of 100 for people 60 and older, according to the Na...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WVLT) - For the first time ever, the only house in Tennessee designed by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright has hit the market. The house sits atop Chattanooga’s Missionary Ridge, and the home’s listing outlines the details of the building. Wright designed it at the reques...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Air conditioners across Middle Tennessee are running nonstop as dangerous heat pushes toward triple digits, and HVAC crews said breakdown calls are already climbing. Experts said many of those failures can be prevented with a few simple steps at home.Lee Company is alrea...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX/Gray News) - A man was arrested after he allegedly solicited minors for sex acts at a hotel Friday.The mother of a teenager who was in town for a football tournament told College Station police her son and several teammates were approached in an elevator by an intoxic...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Three companies have filed separate lawsuits after Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed the “Fair Rx Act” into law last month. The bill, which is slated to go into law on July 1, 2028, creates a pathway to block companies from owning pharmacies while also owning a pharmacy...

From toothpaste to cereal, big brands count on consumers buying the same products every time they shop. But lately, that loyalty is starting to weaken, especially at the grocery store.Prices for staples like coffee and beef aren't just creeping up they're way higher than headline inflation."And ...

(Aging Untold) — For many people, turning 70 marks something unexpected: not a slowdown, but a release. The pressure to prove, perform and please others begins to lift — and in its place comes clarity, purpose and a kind of freedom that earlier decades rarely allow, according to the Aging Untold ...

The Supreme Court is set to hand down the final rulings of its term Tuesday, with four major cases on the docket including a challenge to President Trump's executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship.The court begins releasing opinions at 10 a.m. Eastern.Birthright citizenshipThe bi...

WHITE HOUSE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A crash that left a semi-truck mangled on a Robertson County interstate is causing traffic delays for Tuesday morning drivers. The wreck was reported just before 6 a.m. on Interstate 65 North near mile marker 106, which is southwest of White House.According to TDOT’s S...

With dangerous heat expected across Middle Tennessee this week, the Nashville Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is urging outdoor workers and employers.

(Gray News) – Daveigh Chase, the actress who voiced Lilo in the beloved 2002 Disney film “Lilo & Stitch,” died of AIDS, according to the medical examiner’s office.Chase, 35, whose legal name was Daveigh Schwallier, died at a hospital June 16.“Chronic polysubstance use” was also listed as a contri...

MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WSMV) - A routine traffic stop proved to be much more in Mt. Juliet on Monday night.The Mt. Julie Police Department reported that one of its officers pulled over a vehicle after watching the driver accelerate to over 90 mph on I-40.During the stop, the officers learned the 49-y...

While school may be out for the summer, the need for a healthy meal doesn't take a vacation.

The Supreme Court held Monday that constitutional privacy protections extend to cellphone location information, ruling in the case of a bank robber whose identity was discovered through a geofence warrant.Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the 6-3 court that people dont forfeit expectations of privacy...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Dangerous heat continues on Tuesday and remains throughout the rest of the week as temperatures near the triple digits. Due to exceptionally high heat index values, the National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning for most of Middle TN (and all of Southern...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Over 7,000 customers were briefly without power in Metro Nashville on Monday night.According to the Nashville Electric Service, the outage affected the Bordeaux neighborhood, and the cause was reportedly interference by an animal.NES said the animal in question that caus...

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) - A pair of Wisconsin parents are facing charges after their 1-year-old child drowned in the bathtub while the mother allegedly scrolled social media.The Rock County Sheriff’s Office received a report June 13 of a child that was not breathing and had possibly dro...

A potential overstep by the city is the latest lawsuit in a Bellevue battle against the 417-unit Ariza complex

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LANETT, Ala. (WTVM/Gray News) - Authorities in Alabama believe a man strangled his girlfriend then died of a heart attack while disposing of her body in a wooded area.Jessica Folds, 47, and her boyfriend, 44-year-old Daniel Robbins, were found dead June 10 in a wooded area in Lanett. Chambers Cou...
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - An Alabama father who drowned while trying to save his children is being remembered as a happy man who put family and faith first.Israel Manual Montecino-Navarro, 35, drowned Sunday afternoon while trying to save several of his children from the Cahaba Ri...

Residents, alumni and community leaders packed a town hall hosted by the university, pressing Fisk President Dr. Agenia Clark on concerns ranging from noise and energy use to environmental impacts and the project's effect on surrounding neighborhoods.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WSMV) - Developers pitched their plans to build a new mixed-use development centered around a youth sports complex in Franklin to the public for the first time at a special meeting of the Williamson County Commission and Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen Monday night.The proje...

Bruce said the issue isn’t a shortage of jobs. Instead, fewer Tennesseans are participating in the labor force.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WSMV) - Monday night was Jason Golden’s, the now former superintendent of Williamson County Schools, last meeting with the board members. Board members approved the motion to terminate his contract by mutual agreement during the special called meeting. Golden decided to step down...
Developers are proposing to transform Brownland Farm in Franklin into a 233-acre sports-focused mixed-use development that would include a hockey facility, athletic fields, a golf practice facility, retail, medical offices and more.Brownland Farm, located on Hillsboro Road near Mack Hatcher Parkw...
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