Tennessee ranked worst state to live in for 2026
A recent study by financial network CNBC determined Tennessee has the worst quality of life in the country.
A recent study by financial network CNBC determined Tennessee has the worst quality of life in the country.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tennessee ranked last among all 50 states for “quality of life” in CNBC’s annual America’s Top States for Business study for 2026.The business news channel said this year’s study had an increased emphasis on “quality of life,” saying this year’s methodology has this cate...
The commute around Nashville is expected to improve as the city works to make red lights shorter and signal timing better.
Officers with Clarksville Police Department are currently responding to a crash at Riverside Driver and North 2nd Street.
The American Red Cross is calling for urgent blood donations after the nation's blood supply reportedly dropped nearly 25% in June.
ALASKA (Aging Untold) — Mingo Graham woke up from a coma at Stanford University not knowing what had happened. A motorcycle crash at 110 mph into a pole broke bones in his neck, leaving him paralyzed below the waist and physically frozen in a twisted position. “I don’t know what happened. I woke ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A man is accused of shooting his neighbor eight times while returning a PlayStation he stole from the neighbor, according to police. Tyzerrian Castle, 24, was arrested Thursday for the August 2025 shooting. During the meetup to return the stolen PlayStation, a ...
Metro's effort to acquire property slated for a proposed data center near Nashville Zoo.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The suspect wanted for allegedly shooting a man in Hermitage in April was arrested last week and is now facing charges.According to an arrest affidavit, officers with the Metro Nashville Police Department responded to the Thornton’s gas station on Lebanon Pike in Hermita...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The American Red Cross is urgently pleading for Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky residents to help pull the region out of an “emergency blood shortage.” “Blood donors are urgently needed to give now to help ensure patients receive lifesaving medical care without de...
Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged velociraptors in Jurassic Park and played Holly Hunters husband in The Piano, has died. He was 78.In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Aging Untold) — Karen Jenkins discovered a lump in her breast on her own — not through a mammogram. The diagnosis that followed was a shock. “It was pretty scary,” Jenkins said. Rather than letting fear take hold, Jenkins turned to her paintbrush and began transforming a forgot...
A recent study by financial network CNBC determined Tennessee has the worst quality of life in the country.
A woman faces multiple charges after she was accused of abusing a puppy at a Nashville dog park and assaulting police officers during her arrest.
South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham died over the weekend from heart complications, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are returning to Capitol Hill Monday to mourn his passing and vow to pass legislation in his honor.IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | Lindsey Graham, influential GOP senator...
COLUMBIA, Tenn. (WSMV) - A bridge in Columbia will be shut down after issues were identified with its structure. The City of Columbia said on Wednesday that the Mt. Olivet Bridge will close on July 13 “due to structural concerns.” The bridge is scheduled to undergo a Tennessee Department of Trans...
Mayor Freddie O’Connell said the city is continuing to challenge a new Tennessee law that changes the makeup of the Nashville Airport Authority Board.
An all-star team of local chefs will help raise funds for The Nashville Food Project on July 16
Opinion: From racism to hypocrisy and crushing cookies, Blackburn's race to be governor is paved with unpleasantness and cruelty
Rain chances continue Monday as showers and storms develop later in the day.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tennessee ranked last among all 50 states for “quality of life” in CNBC’s annual America’s Top States for Business study for 2026.The business news channel said this year’s study had an increased emphasis on “quality of life,” saying this year’s methodology has this cate...
Metro Nashville Emergency Communications confimred that one person was declared dead at Bellevue Quarry on Sunday evening.
Detectives are investigating an apparent drowning that occurred Sunday evening in a Bellevue lake.
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. (WWNY/Gray News) - A New York woman is accused of slapping a man in front of her at the McDonald’s drive-thru for taking too long to get his food.Gouverneur Police charged 39-year-old Constance Cota with second-degree harassment.Police say Cota was a passenger in a vehicle waitin...
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for a 74-year-old man from Harrison.The TBI says that Gary Keck was last see Sunday near Thatch
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WBAY/Gray News) - An 18-year-old Wisconsin man says he’s grateful to be alive and to still have both of his legs after a freak farm accident left him seriously injured.Mason Kramer says he loves doing hands-on work at his Sheboygan farm, but he suffered life-threatening injuries ...
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC/Gray News) - An Iowa father was arrested after police say he intentionally threw his 7-month-old baby into a metal doorframe, leaving the infant in critical condition.Laserdrick Dashaun Fowler was arrested last Sunday. He is charged with felony child endangerment resulting i...
MESA, Ariz. (AZFamily/Gray News) - Prosecutors say an Arizona man allegedly stabbed his wife 24 times because he wanted to make her stop talking.Nathaniel Gotham, 32, made his first court appearance Sunday. He faces a charge of attempted murder.Mesa Police responded to an apartment Saturday and f...
Nashville mayor says plan to use eminent domain to acquire proposed data center property is driven by need for municipal space tied to BNA expansion.
The purpose of the annual campaign is to increase speed enforcement on major highways and other high-risk roads.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) confirmed two cases of measles in Middle Tennessee Saturday, marking the state’s first confirmed cases of the year.The Metro Nashville Public Health Department confirmed the first case in Nashville on Friday.According to the TDH, ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - A man was arrested after attempting to grab a 7-year-old girl away from her mother at a popular waterfront park in Oregon, the Portland Police Bureau said.Shortly before 7 p.m. July 11, multiple 911 callers reported incidents of a naked man running around the par...
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (KMOV/Gray News) - Five family members were killed in a shooting in Illinois, according to authorities.In a press conference, Illinois State Police said the shooting took place in three locations. An exact time of the shooting was not disclosed to the public.Authorities say t...
Several areas of Fred Deadman Park were vandalized with graffiti overnight.Mayor Joey Hobbs posted to Facebook on Sunday regarding the incident at the park alon
A back-to-school supply drive is underway in Lebanon aimed at helping grandfamilies grandparents, aunts, uncles, and family friends raising children get the supplies they need for the new school year.The Jimmy Floyd Family Center, along with organizers including Jenny Sanders with Foster 180 an...
PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) - A 22-year-old will spend two decades behind bars for randomly killing a man at a buffet in Arizona, according to authorities.Roberto Antonio Trejo, 22, was sentenced last month to 20 years in prison for the murder of 66-year-old Frank Anthony Vitale in Avondale nearly t...
COCKE CO., Tenn. (WVLT) - The Cocke County Long Term Recovery Group posted that they have began accepting donations and organizing volunteers to assist with flooding cleanup on Sunday afternoon. Following extensive flooding across the Del Rio area in Cocke County, members of the community are com...
Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican's health.McConnell, 84, said in a statement that he also suffered a case of mild pneumonia ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell says he is continuing to recover after a fall last month that sent him to the hospital and will keep him away from the Senate floor for now.In a statement addressed to Kentuckians Sunday afternoon, McConnell said he understands questions about his...
A long-awaited response from Sen. Mitch McConnell has been released about his recent health scare.
FRANKLIN, Ky. (WSMV) - The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a rental scam circulating TikTok.“The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office has received reports of fraudulent rental listings being shared on TikTok using photos of legitimate properties in Franklin and Simpson Count...
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