Third arrest made in shooting outside short-term rental from early June
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - An exchange of gunfire after a party at a short-term rental in early June has now led to three arrests. The Metro Nashville Police Department arrested 21-year-old Malachi Common on Wednesday, one month after the shooting occurred on Fern Avenue. According to his arrest affidavit, Common...
Tennessee Opens Media Access for Upcoming Execution of Byron Black
The Tennessee Department of Correction is opening its doors, albeit in a limited fashion, to members of the press willing to witness and convey the stark realities of the state's ultimate punishment. As state law demands a media presence during executions, the forthcoming sentence of death row inmate Byron Lewis...
Hundreds of MNPD Officers to Patrol Let Freedom Sing Celebration
Hundreds of Metro police officers will have a strong visible presence downtown throughout Friday to enhance the safety and enjoyment of the more than 250,000 persons expected to attend the Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th celebration downtown. The police department asks event goers to be mindful of their...
The Rise of the Nashville Black Caucus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Black members of the Metro Council Minority Caucus reclaim their civic history with the revival of the Metro Council Black Caucus. A way to uplift the voices of Black Nashvillians in a time where civil rights are in jeopardy. In 1951 Z. Alexander Looby and Robert E. Lillard became the first...
Man arrested after breaking into storage locker, stealing over $40K worth of music equipment,...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A man is charged with burglary after Metro Police said he broke into a storage locker, making away with over $40,000 worth of music equipment. MNPD said it happened back in April at the Thompson Lane Self Storage in Berry Hill. Police said Martin and an...
Advocates question role of off-duty troopers in Downtown Nashville security effort
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — As Nashville prepares for a potential expansion of its Downtown Business Improvement District (BID), some Metro Council members and homeless advocacy groups are raising concerns about how security is being enforced — and who is doing the enforcing. A spokesperson with the Tennessee Highway...
Decades-Old Nashville Murder Mystery Unravels as Victim Identified Through DNA as Elgin Mother
Source: Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County. After decades of remaining unidentified, one of the victims of a gruesome double homicide from the 1980s has been named. According to a report by the Nashville Metro Police, Sheila Cummings, originally from Elgin, Illinois, was identified through DNA...
Post Malone’s Nashville bar opens with beer bottle chandeliers and a Broadway rooftop
Post Malone had some help opening his new honky-tonk on Nashville's Lower Broadway . At the beginning of June, TC Restaurant Group, one of Broadway's largest hospitality companies, announced a partnership with the rapper-turned-country-singer. In less than a month, the bar opened. Aptly named Posty's, the venue made...
Woman accused of using bug foggers to evict family faces assault, child abuse charges
A Tennessee woman is accused of assault and child abuse after police said she placed bug foggers inside an apartment to evict a family that included a 4-year-old, authorities said. Read more trending news According to Davidson County Sheriff’s Office arrest records , Ervyana L. Davis, 23, of Nashville, was arrested...
Teen’s body found in Cheatham Dam after drowning
A teenager was found dead Friday afternoon after reportedly drowning near the Cheatham Dam, officials said.
