NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Multiple lanes were blocked Tuesday morning on Briley Parkway after debris spilled on the busy road ahead of the morning commute. The debris can be seen on the Tennessee Department of Transportation SmartWay cameras at Elm Hill Pike. Crews responded to the scene to help ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Mt. Juliet Police officers discovered a man to be allegedly in possession of illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia during a Monday night traffic stop. MJPD said they pulled over a 36-year-old man from Murfreesboro for not wearing a seatbelt and improper lane change, but t...
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX/Gray News) - After many questions and immense public pressure, a Mississippi sheriff is speaking about the death investigation of 18-year-old Nolan Wells.Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter said his department has conducted witness interviews and has been in contact with...
After complaints about staffing cuts and long waits to get help at the Social Security Administration.
Metro officials are investigating reports of an alleged backyard fight club operating in a Hermitage neighborhood, according to a Metro Nashville councilmember.
Decision allows state to move forward with prohibition on virtual currency kiosks as litigation continues
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is suing the federal government and several private groups, alleging they were part of a conspiracy to suppress criticism of Israel through a campaign to dox, jail and ultimately deport student activists.The civil rights suit, filed Tuesday, names the Heritage ...
(Gray News) - Retired pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger says he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.Sullenberger made the announcement on Tuesday. “I recently found out I have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. It is an early stage. For now, this means a name may not come easily to...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - For weeks, an East Nashville silo was covered in white supremacist graffiti. Now, it’s covered in Pac-Man. The silo sits on a mulch lot off South 5th Street. For more than a month, it was covered in large graffiti showing the website URL for Patriot Front, a white suprem...
The US House will vote Tuesday on a measure to enact year-round Daylight Saving Time across the country, springing Congress forward into an issue that has long stumped lawmakers and spurred impassioned pleas by parents, farmers and others with sharply divergent views.If the measure passes, it wil...
The air-raid sirens over Kyiv now sound after the explosions, not before. Russia has moved its ballistic-missile launchers close enough to cut the flight time to the capital to roughly three minutes too fast for the city to be warned in time.Even so, Ukraine's air force said Tuesday it shot down...
Kentucky authorities took a 57-year-old man into custody Monday afternoon for multiple charges related to child sexual abuse material.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Tennessee school district is crediting an AI teaching assistant program with helping students improve their TCAP English Language Arts (ELA) scores. Scott Langford, the director of schools for Sumner County, said in a press release that a preliminary report shows that ...
(InvestigateTV) — When a teen starts asking for a cell phone, experts say parents should have a financial plan in place before stepping foot in a store.Cherry Dale, vice president of financial education at Virginia Credit Union, said the key is not just which phone to buy — it is making sure the ...
Four animals tragically died in a house fire in Clarksville on Monday morning.
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WSMV) - A cat rescue in Mt. Juliet is thanking the community for their generosity after it received tens of thousands of dollars in donations. Last week, True Rescue announced that floodwaters had swept through its facility, damaging the building and destroying crucial supplies...
A Hermitage woman said she was scammed out of over a thousand dollars in June by someone pretending to be a Davidson County Sheriff’s Office deputy.
Five men, including three in the U.S. illegally from Cuba, were arrested in a human trafficking investigation in Sumner County.
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC/Gray News) — A murder suspect was arrested in Louisiana after authorities said he went to a police station to report a stolen vehicle.Lake Charles police said the family of Jermaric Andrus, 27, reported him missing on July 7.Detectives found his body in a field on Sunday n...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A retired doctor became the oldest person to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, summiting the peak on his 90th birthday.Upon reaching the summit of Africa’s highest peak early Monday morning, Dr. Arthur Ulene celebrated with a birthday cake and some singing and dancing ...
PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) — A federal task force was able to rescue a girl in Phoenix who had been reported missing for nearly four months.U.S. Marshals Service Arizona Wanted Task Force members rescued the girl on July 9 after an investigation that was triggered by an anonymous community tip.The ...
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported the arrests of five men, including three from Cuba that ICE says are undocumented. The agency said the arrests were made in connection with a human trafficking operation in Sumner County.ICE announced the arres...
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is bringing a piece of Kenny Chesney's catalog o to life with a pop-up experience in Walk of Fame Park.
The space between stars just got a little sweeter.Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that's also found in raspberries and self-tanners. The sugar, called erythrulose, lurks in what's called the interstellar medium: thin clouds of gas and dust littered between stars.Sugar does more...
ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Cheatham County Board of Education is set to discuss a new policy next week that would affect some students’ access to phones. The policy would restrict digital device use for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The policy would also ban elementary stude...
Electric vehicle sales are slipping in Tennessee, even as more public charging stations continue to come online.A new report from the Alliance for Automotive In
The Coffee County Commission will consider the first changes to its zoning ordinance for data centers. One month ago the county approved a one-year ban on data centers to give themselves time to put protections into place.The zoning amendment defines data centers, which allows for the county to t...
The Nashville Humane Association is celebrating 80 years of caring for animals in the Music City.You can help them celebrate through the 5th Adoption Ale campaign, which raises funds for the animals! Every dollar raised, goes back to NHA!This year your pet could be the face of the birthday-inspir...
With the state's primary and general election less than a month away, the Davidson County Election Commission has opened three new locations for those planning to cast their votes early.
Warren Buffett didnt give anything to the Gates Foundation this year, instead directing nearly $6 billion in shares of Berkshire Hathaway to four foundations related to his own family.Buffett, who was a founding trustee of the Gates Foundation, started The Giving Pledge with Bill Gates and his th...
SMYRNA, Ga. (WSMV) - The Smyrna Police Department in Georgia alerted residents to a bear sighting over the weekend.Smyrna PD reported on Sunday that a young black bear was seen in the backyard near Cotttesford Drive and Windy Hill Road.The department reminded everyone that approaching or attempti...
The City of Springfield is hosting a free skateboard competition at a local park.
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan appeared before a House appropriations panel Tuesday, marking the first time Supreme Court justices have testified before Congress since 2019.The justices testified in support of the Supreme Court's latest budget request, which calls f...
A Mt. Juliet woman is sounding the alarm about Apple Pay schemes, after she claims she lost $3,500.
WABASHA, Minn. (WEAU/Gray News) — A Minnesota community is in mourning after a pontoon crashed into a commercial barge over the weekend.Three people were killed in the tragic accident on Lake Pepin, which is on the Mississippi River along the Minnesota-Wisconsin border.Two of the victims were mem...
The Trump administration ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to pause most traffic stops after deadly incidents in Maine and Texas, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.Scripps News has sought confirmation from the Department of Homeland Security.In a statement to Scripps News, th...
SMYRNA, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Smyrna Police Department alerted residents to a bear sighting over the weekend.Smyrna PD reported on Sunday that a young black bear was seen in the backyard near Cotttesford Drive and Windy Hill Road.The department reminded everyone that approaching or attempting to fee...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the republican front runner in Tennessee’s race for governor, has received more than $100,000 from artificial intelligence company employees for her campaign, according to state campaign finance records. The latest report, filed Friday, comes ...
Metro police have arrested the suspect accused of shooting a man in broad daylight in the Fisk/Meharry neighborhood of Nashville.
Incumbent Nashville mayor officially launches run for second term at North Nashville event
WOODLANDS, Texas (Gray News) – A newborn was safely and anonymously surrendered Monday using a Safe Haven Baby Box at a fire station in Texas. This was the third baby given up to the program in a week.The Woodlands Fire Department followed all established Safe Haven Baby Box protocols, and the ba...
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