The Sumner County School Board approved a proposed budget for the upcoming school year at almost $424 million, but the county commission has not approved it leaving the district operating under last year's spending limits.Matthew Shoaf, chair of the budget committee and a Sumner County Commissio...
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The Food and Drug Administration recently approved gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease among children ages 2 and older, which a Nashville doctor described as a medical milestone.
Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Gallatin Police Department, are on the lookout for a group of thieves allegedly targeting elderly shoppers.
The legislation would allow the current property on California Avenue to be torn down and replaced with new construction. The site is slated for a 300-unit mixed-use residential development, including 6,000 square feet of commercial space.
The debate continues after hundreds of people voiced their opinions on data center development during Tuesday night's Metro Council meeting, where members advanced legislation to regulate future data centers and temporarily pause approval of new projects.
The Baltimore County Fire Department is responding to a mass casualty incident in Pikesville, Maryland.Fire officials report that a bus crashed into a building in the 1500 block of Reisterstown Road.28 people were injured in the collision, with at least one person listed in critical condition.Tha...
Williamson County commissioners are weighing a nearly $1 billion deal to sell Williamson Health to Ascension St. Thomas and what happens to that money could reshape the county for generations.The hospital board has recommended the sale, but county commissioners must still approve it, requiring a...
Renters at a South Nashville apartment complex say a mounting trash problem has gone unaddressed for weeks, with overflowing garbage piling up outside their homes in conditions they say violate local and state rules.Tenants at Maple Creek Apartments say four dumpsters recently disappeared from th...
One Metro Council member says the next major battle to stop the proposed data center next to the zoo will happen next month at the Board of Zoning Appeals.
After receiving multiple noise complaints from neighbors around the city regarding a variety of racquet sports, not just pickleball, Murfreesboro leaders are now considering an ordinance to restrict how close new racquet facilities can be built to residential neighborhoods.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Former Middle Tennessee quarterback Brent Stockstill was named to the Conference USA Hall of Fame Class of 2026, the league office announced on Wednesday.Stockstill becomes the fourth Blue Raider to be inducted into the CUSA Hall of Fame, which inducted its first class i...
The Sumner County School Board approved a proposed budget for the upcoming school year at almost $424 million, but the county commission has not approved it leaving the district operating under last year's spending limits.Matthew Shoaf, chair of the budget committee and a Sumner County Commissio...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A 7-year-old boy was grazed in the head Tuesday night after a bullet fired in a neighboring apartment traveled through a connecting wall, according to police.The boy’s mother, Keyshelle Miller, said she and her children were winding down for the night when they heard the...
Grab a crepe, sip a glass of wine and stroll through one of Nashville's fastest-growing neighborhoods.
After years of rapid growth and soaring home prices, experts say Rutherford County's housing market is beginning to change. In fact, buyers may have more leverage than they've had in years.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Several states, including Tennessee, have reached a multi-million dollar settlement with Block, the owner of the payment app Cash App.A lawsuit filed against Block alleged that the company misled Cash App users by telling them their money was safe while failing to protec...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Country star Thomas Rhett was inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame on Wednesday. He marks the 113th addition to the Walk of Fame, which is located near the Bridgestone Arena. His wife and their five kids joined him in the celebration. “Don’t miss your life while you...
NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Bieber will bring his swag to the World Cup’s star-studded, Super Bowl-style halftime show, joining fellow headliners Madonna, Shakira and BTS, FIFA announced Wednesday.Afrobeats star Burna Boy, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the PS22 Chorus — a choir of elementar...
BRUSSELS (AP) — Dozens of European lawmakers are gathering support to launch an investigation in the European Parliament of FIFA boss Gianni Infantino over his involvement in the decision to permit U.S. striker Folarin Balogun to play despite an earlier red card.Balogun was shown a red card durin...
Outer lanes on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard in Clarksville will close for the next four weeks for road and utility work near Walmart.The short-term disruption is part of a larger effort by the city's street department to build Spring Creek Parkway, a new road that will eventually connect Wilma Rudolph...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A man who was wanted in connection to a deadly mid-May shooting at a gas station in Antioch was arrested in Texas on Tuesday, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.MNPD said Edgar Saul Beltran, Jr. surrendered to the U.S. Border Patrol in Laredo, Texas, on T...
The first Complete Street project under Mayor Freddie O'Connell's Choose How You Move plan is now underway along Chestnut Street in Wedgewood-Houston.
A Metro Nashville council member said a 6-month-old child was rescued from a homeless encampment in West Nashville during last week's extreme heat and is now in
Tennessee could soon give aspiring teachers alternative ways to meet the state's educator licensure requirements, which some say would make it easier to enter and stay in the profession without lowering standards.
According to the Lebanon Police Department, a Wilson County Grand Jury indicted Lorenzo Weir, 33, in connection with a robbery that occurred at the 7-Eleven on South Cumberland Street just before midnight on April 10.
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) — Loved ones are mourning the loss of two people who were killed in a home where one of the victims was pet sitting.Police discovered the bodies of Jose Felix Alvarez-Duenas, 31, and Jazmine Bates, 22, at a home in Brookwood, Alabama, on Monday.Authorities...
A bridge along Interstate 40 in East Tennessee will officially be renamed in honor of President Donald Trump during a ceremony Thursday.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Major League Soccer announced its full 2026 All-Star roster Wednesday, and Nashville SC leads the league with four selections.Sam Surridge was named to the team as a coach’s selection, marking his second consecutive All-Star appearance. Surridge joins Hany Mukhtar, Andy ...
Thomas Rhett now has a star on the Music City Walk of Fame in downtown Nashville, Tennessee.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that happened Wednesday morning at a Memphis hotel.
Actor Patrick Dempsey says he will not run for U.S. Senate in Maine after being floated as a possible candidate amid uncertainty over Graham Platners campaign.Dempsey, a Maine native, addressed the speculation in an op-ed for the Portland Press Herald, writing that he had been asked several times...
Officials with the Middle District of Tennessee U.S. Attorney's Office said the indictment and other court filings revealed Corey Byrd — who is currently serving a 45-year sentence in the Tennessee Department of Correction's custody — has allegedly directed the conspiracy from inside prison via c...
A member of a federal crime-fighting task force in Memphis shot and killed a person there on Wednesday, the second fatal shooting by a task force member in four days.The Wednesday shooting occurred while U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents were serving a drug warrant out of Shelby County ...
Tennesseans will choose a new governor this fall. Republican frontrunner U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn still has a commanding lead, but a new poll suggests the race is tightening.An internal poll released this week by Congressman John Rose's campaign said Blackburn has a 15-point lead over Rose. ...
A Fort Campbell soldier has pleaded guilty in federal court to exploiting minors online and receiving child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. Attorne
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Fort Campbell soldier pleaded guilty Wednesday to child sexual exploitation and child pornography charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Middle District of Tennessee.Robert Cecilio, 40, of Clarksville, who was a soldier stationed at Fort Campbell, plea...
The U.S. launched additional strikes against Iran Wednesday, continuing a wave of back-and-forth attacks this week that have rattled the Gulf region and threatened the U.S. ceasefire with Iran.U.S. Central Command said it aimed to "further degrade [Iranian] ability to threaten freedom of navigati...
A member of the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Campbell could spend decades in prison after pleading guilty to child sex crimes Wednesday, officials said.
Streets around a midtown Manhattan high-rise remain blocked off Wednesday after concerns the 37-floor building could collapse following the buckling of several of its columns, though officials say the structure is stable for now.IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | Buckled columns at high-rise under construct...
A body believed to be that of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells was found in the water off Horn Island, Mississippi, where he was last seen with a group of friends Saturday afternoon, officials said.Searchers discovered the body on Monday, but the cause of death has yet to be determined. No signs of...
A Nashville man accused of sexually assaulting three young relatives has been returned to Tennessee from Guatemala.
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