Murfreesboro TN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Tennessee voters are being asked to prohibit a tax the state has not collected since 1949, with supporters calling Amendment 2 protection against future tax increases and one Democratic lawmaker questioning the politics behind the proposal. The amendment would prohibit the legislature from imposing a...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Arrest warrants charging aggravated assault, harassment and theft of property have been issued against Ross Peterson, 38, for allegedly attacking a woman with a hammer and causing serious injury. The two had a prior dating history, according to a press release from the Metropolitan Nashville Police...

(WCYB) — Tennessee gubernatorial candidate David Hatley has responded to the latest attack from the Marsha Blackburn campaign. "Marsha for Governor" has set up a "Deadbeat Dave" website, which references Hatley's past conviction for fraud. In addition, the website now references a 2006 incident report filed with the Johnson...

Tennessee lawmakers are considering whether to replace lethal injection with other execution methods after the state's recent botched executions of death row inmates Tony Carruthers and Christa Pike.

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — Eleven years after Gregg Hawkins was shot and killed while fishing with his daughter at a Murfreesboro boat ramp, investigators say they are pursuing new leads with the help of advanced DNA analysis technology. The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office is using STRmix, a forensic...

PANAMA (WGNS) - A powerful 7.7‑magnitude earthquake rocked southern Panama this weekend, sending shockwaves through several provinces and triggering more than 200 aftershocks. Homes were damaged, roads cracked, and a few historic buildings lost their façades. Emergency crews rushed into rural communities, but in a stroke of good fortune, no deaths have been reported and only a few dozen injuries.

Among the animals that a shelter seized from the overcrowded home were 48 cats, approximately 19 ferrets, one guinea pig and one dog

MURFREESBORO, TN (WGNS) - If you enjoy a good local‑history twist — the kind that makes you lean back and say, “Well now, how about that?” — you’ll want to be in Maney Hall at Oaklands Mansion this Monday night at 7:00PM. That’s when longtime communicator and historian Pettus Read will present “The Mills of Rutherford County,” with a special spotlight on the rise, the role, and the remarkable fall of Brown’s Mill.

Murfreesboro police are searching for Logan Myers, 26, who was reported missing by his parents on Oct. 15. Myers was last seen leaving his workplace in Hermitage. He was driving a white 2021 Nissan Altima with Tennessee tag 197BSMN and damage to the rear bumper. An automatic license plate reader...

Rutherford County leaders are another step closer to securing property for a new jail site. The decision comes after multiple overcrowding complaints at the current facility began to surface.