America’s Thrift Store open in Mercury Plaza on Dr. MLK, Jr. Blvd.
Murfreesboro, TN - There’s a fresh new face in the Mercury Plaza Shopping Center, and it’s already turning heads. On Thursday (10/2/2025) America’s Thrift Store officially opened its doors at 1030 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., and the Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce was there to help celebrate the grand opening.
‘Man’s best friend.’ Murfreesboro officer spoon-feeds injured dog his own lunch
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - The City of Murfreesboro is shining a light on an officer’s kind actions to a dog who was found injured lying on the side of a roadway in late September. Officer Samuel Lopez responded to a call regarding a loose animal on the morning of...
Gangs, Overdoses, Robbery at Knifepoint in Tennessee Prison — No, We’re Not Talking about...
Amelia Waters’ son had been at South Central Correctional Facility in Wayne County, Tennessee, for less than 12 hours when a group of inmates approached him with knives. “[They] threatened his life, stole everything he had that wasn’t attached to his body somehow, and told him that if he wanted protection he would...
Middle school student charged for allegedly threatening TN school, other students
MANCHESTER, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Coffee County middle school student is facing charges after they allegedly threatened other students and the school, according to the school board. The Coffee County Board of Education reported on Thursday afternoon that a middle school student had made verbal threats against some other...
Smyrna Police Seek Help Identifying Suspects In Kohl’s Theft
The Smyrna Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals connected to a theft at Kohl’s on September 26, 2025. According to police, the suspects left the store through an emergency door and fled the scene in a silver sedan. Anyone with information that...
Iowa family sues Roblox after daughter lured to Tennessee
Now, they and other families are suing Roblox Corporation, accusing the gaming platform of failing to protect children from predators.
Nine New Homeland Security Special Agents Graduated
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On Friday, Oct. 3, Governor Bill Lee, Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long, and Tennessee Office of Homeland Security (OHS) Deputy Commissioner Greg Mays presented badges to nine new OHS Special Agents in a graduation ceremony at the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training...
In Memphis, more school vouchers going to affluent areas
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The first wave of data is in after Gov. Bill Lee’s new school voucher program promised to transform education in Tennessee and now, we are learning what cities and ZIP codes received the most school vouchers statewide. WREG’s Alex Coleman took a deeper look into the numbers, revealing sharp divides...
Majority of school vouchers awarded to students in urban, wealthy areas of Tennessee, data...
Data obtained by News 2 from the Tennessee Dept. of Education shows the majority of the new "Education Freedom Scholarships," or school vouchers, were awarded to students who live in the metro/urban areas and some of the wealthiest suburbs in the state.
That’s no trail guide; it’s a Halloween ghost
Lord Hate will be making his return to Callaway Court in Murfreesboro beginning Friday, Oct. 17. The Harvest Haunted Hike – a Halloween-themed maze and trail through the woods — began as a way to draw more trick-or-treaters to Old South Estates, then became a fundraiser for a local family. Though admission to the...
