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...
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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...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been ordered to pause most traffic stops after deadly incidents in Maine and Texas, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday.Scripps News has sought confirmation from the Department of Homeland Security. CNN cited a source familiar with the guidance....
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...
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...
A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton from South Dakota has become the worlds most expensive fossil sold at auction, after fetching a record $50,130,000 at Sothebys in New York Tuesday.The skeleton, which is about 67 million years old, is nicknamed Gus after the late Gary Gus Licking, a cattle rancher fro...
President Donald Trump took a day to reverse his plans to charge a 20% toll on cargo going through the Strait of Hormuz, saying that Middle Eastern countries will instead make investment and trade deals with the U.S.Based on highly productive conversations with Middle East leadership, I have deci...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Nashville medic and police officer are recovering after an patient allegedly snapped during transport on Monday morning.The incident occurred at about 5 a.m. on Monday.An arrest affidavit from the Metro Nashville Police Department states that Nashville Emergency Medica...
(Gray News) - Health experts believe they may have found a source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak as more cases of the “explosive” diarrheal illness are reported.The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said it identified lettuce and other salad greens as a potential source of the outb...
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman was attending a scheduled launch Tuesday of a U.S.-Russian crew to the International Space Station, a sign of the ongoing cooperation in orbit between Moscow and Washington despite tensions over Russia's military action in Ukraine.Isaacman 's trip to the Russia-l...
Officers were called to the Parthenon Towers on 28th Avenue North on Sept. 19, 2025 after two people were hit by a falling milk crate.
(Gray News) - Former “Bachelor in Paradise” star Joe Amabile has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.In a video he shared Monday, Amabile said doctors discovered what appears to be an early-stage glioma brain tumor.“So a little medical update. I didn’t share my Prenuvo results [full-body scan] beca...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Dozens of dogs are recovering near Nashville after being pulled from an overcrowded shelter in rural Arkansas. Animal Rescue Corps (ARC) says 34 dogs arrived in their facility near Nashville this week as part of a major rescue effort. And more transfers are expected to a...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tennessee is investing $3 million to support the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) X-Labs Quantum Teams.The idea is to establish world-class research and test infrastructure to “commercialize breakthrough quantum technologies” here in the Volunteer State. The governor ...
The Trump administration finalized a rule Friday that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act and eliminates a key protection for imperiled wildlife against logging, oil drilling and other activities.The administration narrowed the definition of "harm" under the landmark law a ch...
A lawsuit filed against Riley Strain's fraternity by his family has been dismissed by a Missouri judge.
Crews responded to a large amount of debris blocking a major highway in southeast Nashville on Tuesday morning.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Multiple lanes are 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. As of about 8:30 a.m., multiple crews ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Multiple lanes are blocked Tuesday morning on Briley Parkway after debris spilled on the busy road ahead of the morning commute. The debris can be seen on Tennessee Department of Transportation SmartWay cameras at Elm Hill Pike. As of about 8:15 a.m., multiple crews are ...
A debris spill on Briley Parkway caused heavy traffic backup early Tuesday morning, but all lanes have since reopened.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - An ‘incident’ between a member of the Nashville Fire Department’s medical personnel and a patient is under investigation.The incident occurred around 5 a.m. on Monday.Nashville Fire confirmed that the medic involved underwent an examination following the incident. No oth...
The consumer price index showed inflation eased last month after a spike in May driven largely by higher energy costs.The June consumer price index showed prices fell 0.4% for the month. Over the 12-month period ending in June, consumer prices rose 3.5%, down from 4.2% in the year ending in May.R...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) - A mother of a 2-year-old was found dead after going out with a man she met online.Dominic Scot-Glen Rodolico, 24, is accused of murdering 21-year-old Arianna Bailey Jones, who was reported missing by her family earlier this month.On July 7, a relative called pol...
According to an affidavit, Metro Nashville Police observed a car back up in traffic and drive the wrong way down the road.
Thousands of pills and more than a dozen firearms were recovered during a drug bust following a months-long investigation in Maury County.
More work is being performed on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. President Donald Trump says the landmark was drained Monday so repairs could be made.He claims vandals are responsible for damaging the lining of the pool.But the project has faced several setbacks, including major algae blooms...
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