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How this journalist is trying to fill the Spanish-language news gap

PORTLAND, OR. ( InvestigateTV ) - For Spanish speakers in the Pacific Northwest, getting local news can be difficult. Over the past several years, Spanish-language options have dwindled—even as Hispanics represent one of the fastest-growing parts of Oregon’s population. That gap ...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

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This motel is keeping the history of Route 66 alive with its wigwam rooms

HOLBROOK, Ariz. ( InvestigateTV ) — U.S. Highway 66, also known as “the Mother Road,” was built in 1926 to connect Chicago to Los Angeles. Historians say Route 66 became a lifeline during the Great Depression, a major corridor during World War Two, and later a symbol of freedom f...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

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Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Belding on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ dies at 75

Dennis Haskins, who was best known for portraying Principal Richard Belding on Saved by the Bell (1989-1993), has died at age 75, multiple outlets reported early Tuesday, citing Haskins' agent. A cause of Haskins' death was not revealed. RELATED STORY | Cindy Crawfords son, model...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

safety

Fire department investigating blaze at hazardous materials facility in La Vergne

LA VERGNE, Tenn. (WSMV) - La Vergne Fire Rescue and mutual aid crews extinguished a fire Monday evening at the Palm Commodities, a hazardous materials facility on Bridgestone Parkway. An alarm alerted first responders around 6:40 p.m. Fire crews arrived within three minutes and f...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

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Nancy Guthrie investigation: Authorities reviewing possible new ransom note

The Pima County, Arizona, Sheriffs Department and the FBI are working to determine if a new possible ransom note in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance is credible. Sheriffs officials said the agency and the FBIs task force working on the Guthrie investigation were recently made awar...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

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Heat increasing ahead of weekend rain

October is about to begin, and temperatures are rising the next few days. Temperatures climbing well above average once again. The good news, it will be short-lived as rain chances and a cold front will cool off the temperatures....

WKRN News 2 (ABC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

Local

Pets of the Week for Sept. 29, 2026

Looking for a new pet? Check out News 2 “Pets of the Week” segment every Tuesday on Good Morning Nashville.

WKRN News 2 (ABC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

schools

MNPS parent calls for review of 90/10 grade-weight policy

A Metro Nashville Public Schools parent is calling on the district to review its 90/10 grade-weight policy, arguing that one low major assignment can have too m...

FOX 17 WZTV Nashville (local news)Sep 29, 2026

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Man injured in Antioch shooting: MNPD

A man was hospitalized in critical condition following a shooting in Antioch Monday night.

WKRN News 2 (ABC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

parks

‘About Two Weeks’: New project takes aim at Trump’s shifting Iran war timeline

On March 31, barely a month after the United States and Israel launched a military campaign against Iran that immediately shuttered the Strait of Hormuz and sent global oil prices skyrocketing, President Donald Trump was asked about his timeline for the war and when it might end....

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

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Possible new ransom note in Nancy Guthrie disappearance under investigation

TUCSON, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) - Authorities are investigating a possible new ransom note in the Nancy Guthrie case nearly eight months after she disappeared from her Arizona home. Pima County officials say they were “recently” made aware of the latest reported ransom note....

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

safety

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....

WKRN News 2 (ABC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

parks

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...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

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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...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

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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...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

schools

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 ...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

safety

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...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

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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 ...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

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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...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

safety

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...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

safety

1-year-old girl hit and killed by aunt’s car outside Antioch home

What This Story Is About Police say Madisson was outside playing with her brother and cousins when her aunt, 26-year-old Mirna De La Paz Garcia, accidently hit her. Why It Matters Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt says since 2016, an average of 50 children are t...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

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Nolensville HOA bans security cameras, orders residents to take them down

What This Story Is About A homeowners association in Nolensville’s Bent Creek neighborhood has banned residents from having security cameras on their homes, allowing only doorbell cameras pointed at their own houses. The HOA said it will fine residents who don’t comply within a m...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 29, 2026

safety

Mt. Juliet homes damaged by vandalism, likely connected to high school prank wars

Mt. Juliet police are warning that junior-senior prank wars are going too far, with more than 13 acts of vandalism reported last week across neighborhoods in the city and neighbors who aren't even involved are getting caught in the cross fire. Police said multiple homes in differ...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 28, 2026

schools

Pre-schoolers at Goddard School become reporters for World News Day

Every newscaster with a long career has that story of how it all started. Well, one thing's for sure. A crew in Gallatin has a pretty great headstart. "You ever been interviewed about your job before?" I asked Rachel Reyes, assistant director at the Goddard School of Gallatin. "F...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 28, 2026

Local

2 teens killed in separate North Nashville shootings days apart

Two teenagers, just 16 and 19 years old, have been killed in separate shootings in North Nashville less than a week apart, leaving a grieving family and community advocates calling for solutions to violence. Sixteen-year-old Avanya Moore-Harris was shot and killed last Tuesday ni...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Sep 28, 2026

Local

Nashville to break 3 rainfall records this week

The weather in September 2026 has already broken several records for extreme heat, but we are about to break several records for an extreme lack of rainfall....

WKRN News 2 (ABC affiliate)Sep 28, 2026

News

Transit employee received $620,000 paycheck error, money still not returned

ATLANTA ( Atlanta News First /Gray News) — An Atlanta public transit employee received $620,000 in an April paycheck in error, and the money has not been returned. The employee, who cleaned train stations, was paid $620,000 in overtime in April that they did not earn, the Metropo...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Sep 28, 2026