Wilson, Davidson counties preparing voters ahead of primary and general election

This will be the first election under the new federal congressional district map.
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This will be the first election under the new federal congressional district map.
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The Trump administration plans to open a 528-bed holding facility for migrant families and unaccompanied children next to an airport hub, positioning itself to speed up deportations.The location in Alexandria, Louisiana, would remove logistical headaches caused by wrangling children from foster h...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - If you want to share your opinion on Metro Council’s data center legislation Tuesday night, you’ll need a ticket to do it.For the first time, Nashville’s Metro Council will use a ticketed queuing system for public hearings on data center legislation at the July 7 meeting...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Family members, community organizations and elected officials are calling for transparency after Darius Chappell died while in custody at the Montgomery County Jail.Chappell was found dead at the jail on Friday, days after an encounter with law enforcement.Footage revi...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo heard the cheers while walking off the pitch after his final World Cup match for Portugal. The stoic look on his face and his brief wave acknowledging the fans showed this wasn’t the desired outcome.The sixth and final World Cup for the 41-year-old supers...

According to the just-released arrest affidavit, Williamson County deputies were called to the home by the alleged murderer himself, Douglas Kirkland Rawl.

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT/Gray News) - The parents of a missing 4-year-old at the center of a days-long search through South Carolina showed “extreme indifference to human life” in connection with the child’s death, contradicting the account given in a 911 call made by the girl’s mother last week, a...

The pop princess and football star donated to the charity ahead of their highly anticipated wedding the weekend of the Fourth of July.

Police said the 50-year-old woman was struck while walking in a lane of travel.

SOMERVILLE, Tenn. (WMC) - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has opened a case after a fire broke out overnight at the former Somerville Elementary School in Fayette County.According to Fayette County officials, Somerville and Fayette County fire crews responded to a fire at the former elementary ...

The Metro Council will vote Tuesday night to transfer land along Andrew Jackson Parkway to make room for a new recycling and compost facility.

The Metro Council will vote Tuesday night to transfer land along Andrew Jackson Parkway to make room for a new recycling and compost facility.
The Mongomery Co. Sheriff's Office has reported that Darius Chappell had been "medically cleared" from hospital after arrest involving Clarksville PD K-9.

PHOTOS: Fans gather at GEODIS Park for USA vs. Belgium World Cup watch party

The Gallatin City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to have their planning commission "evaluate" a moratorium.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Traffic has been diverted on I-40 East in Davidson County after a semi-truck spilled a substance onto the roadway. The Tennessee Department of Transportation said the spill happened at mile marker 211. According to TDOT, a semi “shifted and spilled” about 50 gallons of “...

A proposed agreement between WeGo Public Transit and the Metro Nashville Police Department would formally establish a specialized transit division responsible for patrolling transit properties in the city.

According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, the stabbing left three people injured at Carol Ann's Home Cooking Café — which also operates as a nightclub — at 407 Murfreesboro Pike on June 19.

President Donald Trump's mass pardons for supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol don't apply to a Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs near the national headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, a federal judge ruled Monday.U.S. District...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mikel Merino scored in the first minute of second-half stoppage time, and Spain beat Portugal 1-0 on Monday to end the World Cup career of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.Merino had just been knocked down, and a foul was called. While Portugal’s Bernardo Silva argued, Merino p...

The new Cheatham County Correctional Facility is designed to hold up to 200 prisoners and will include a new medical unit with a 24/7 nurse, as well as new holding areas and a court area.

A power outage and a small fire at a Manchester grocery store last week turned into a remarkable story of trust, teamwork and neighbors helping neighbors.Spring Street Market is more than a place to buy groceries, according to General Manager Kelly Wilder."The store is our keystone store in our a...

This will be the first election under the new federal congressional district map.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - New court documents provide more details about the arrest of Darius Chappell, the Montgomery County man who died in custody days after being bitten by a Clarksville police K-9.According to the arrest report, deputies saw a white Chevrolet Tahoe parked at the Burger Kin...

COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. (WSMV) - New court documents reveal disturbing details in the Williamson County homicide case involving a man accused of killing his wife in College Grove.Douglas Kirkland Rawl is charged with criminal homicide in the July 1 death of his wife, Allison “Che’ Che’” Rawl. His bo...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (Gray News) — A K-9 in California was struck and killed by a car after he was spooked by illegal fireworks, officials said.The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said K-9 Santi was home Saturday night and was being kept inside due to fireworks in the area.Around 8:30 p.m., the d...

Rarely enforced, the state punishment has housing advocates worried that city seeks to further criminalize homelessness

President Donald Trump admitted he called FIFA after U.S. star striker Folarin Balogun received a red card during last week's match against Bosnia and for the first time since the 1960s, FIFA reversed an immediate single-game suspension.The reversal means Balogun will be eligible to play tonight...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Catfeine Cat Cafe said they were notified by the Tennessee Department of Health that a person unknowingly infected with measles was present at the cafe on either June 29 or June 30. The cafe is warning guests who may have been there that day to watch for symptoms ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A family headed downtown for the Fourth of July fireworks ended up in the emergency room instead after their 8-year-old daughter pulled a bullet fragment out of her back.The girl’s father said on social media his daughter is recovering, but described the past 24 hours as...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Officers with the Metro Nashville Police Department arrested a man Sunday after he allegedly swung an axe at another man and made threats at Percy Priest Lake.According to police, Curtis Russell slapped a man’s phone out of his hand, began swinging an axe and directed ra...

PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) — A 4-year-old boy from Kentucky died after being injured in a fireworks accident on the Fourth of July, officials said.The Pulaski County Coroner’s Office identified the boy as Rhett Luttrell.The accident happened at about 10 p.m. Saturday while Rhett’s famil...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday took credit for getting FIFA to review a red card issued against the United States’ star forward Folarin Balogun at the World Cup but said he did not demand an outcome.“All I did was ask for a review,” Trump said when asked about it during an unr...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Metro Parks will have its grand opening of Mariposa Park. Mariposa Park, located at 140 Tusclum Road, will open on Saturday, July 11 at a 10 a.m. The park is a 10-acre neighborhood green space located in Antioch. The green space will have play areas, walking trails and a...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.(WSMV) - WSMV4, Nashville’s NBC affiliate owned by Gray Media, Inc., announced today that Chief Meteorologist Lisa Spencer will retire from her daily on-air duties after more than 25 years with the station.Spencer, a cornerstone of Middle Tennessee’s weather coverage and one of th...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Fourth of July is over and according to officials, so is the legal use of fireworks. “Y’all stop firing off fireworks and go to bed,” the Nashville Department of Emergency Communications said on Sunday. “It’s illegal and your neighbors are still reporting you. Some o...

A woman who previously dated Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner said he drunkenly forced her to have sex after she told him to stop, according to a Politico report released Monday.Platner denied the allegation and said he would be considering next steps for his campaign.Regardless of the inacc...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to block Texas from enforcing a state law that requires app stores to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent for minors seeking to download apps or make in-app purchases on mobile phones.Justice Samuel Alito, in a pair of one-sentence orders, deni...

CLAY COUNTY, MINN. (Valley News Live/Gray News) - A woman is accused of sexually assaulting two infant girls and recording the abuse, after authorities say she emailed prosecutors and offered to turn herself in.Kimberly Faith Christy, 37, is charged in a Minnesota court with two counts of first-d...

An upstate New York resident sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for sending federal officers to his house with a warning over an email he sent to the agency's one-time head.David Streever, who is a U.S. citizen, was on a trip to Finland when two officers showed up to his Rochester home...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - When 23-year-old Isabella Forte saw a video on social media of a dog in Tennessee that had been literally tossed aside — and over a six-foot fence — she was shocked. Not just because of the circumstances, but because of how familiar the animal looked. “He looks identical...
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