Vanderbilt University Medical Center vaccine expert warns against federal vaccine advisory committee recommendation
According to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, babies born to mothers with Hepatitis B or to mothers who have not been tested should receive the vaccine at birth. Instead, they recommend that a baby start receiving immunizations at two months old.
Barbershop owner seeks safety upgrades after repeated curb crashes
A North Nashville barbershop owner is pleading for safety changes after multiple cars jumped the curb and slammed into his property this year. One crash nearly hit him inside his barbershop.
Providence Marketplace stops lead to arrests of wanted individuals
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WZTV) — Officers made significant arrests of various wanted people at Providence Marketplace on Dec. 5, according to Mt. Juliet Police Department (MJPD). Officers say a 29-year-old man from Clarksville was stopped for a window tint violation. According to detectives, he was wanted by Rutherford...
‘I was shaking.’ Belmont student speaks out after woman allegedly pulls gun on her...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A woman has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after she pulled a gun on a Belmont student who rang her doorbell to retrieve a misdelivered food order. Amy Medina said she saw her dinner order was left at the wrong house around...
Former employee charged with stealing embalming machine from Nashville funeral home
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A former employee is accused of stealing an embalming machine from a Nashville funeral home, police say. Officers responded to a theft report at Smith Funeral Home Monday where Melvin Smith, the funeral home director, reported that Christopher Jefferson had taken an embalming machine and...
Triple homicide suspect arrested in Tennessee after multi-agency chase
Law enforcement agencies arrested a Georgia triple homicide suspect after tracking his vehicle across Middle Tennessee and conducting a high-risk traffic stop.
Drugs, gun, cash seized during fugitive’s arrest in Donelson
A man with prior felony convictions could be prosecuted federally after drugs, cash and a gun were seized from his Donelson home Thursday afternoon, officials said.
Silver Alert canceled after missing man found safe in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Silver Alert has been canceled for a 66-year-old man who was reported missing from Nashville. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Charles Mader, who has a medical condition, was last seen in the Chickering Circle area of the Forest Hills neighborhood on Wednesday. On...
Increased patrolling needed to keep Bell Road intersection clean
An eye sore in the Antioch community is finally clean, but how does the community plan to keep it that way?
Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records’ Booker T and the M.G.’s, has...
Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classic songs, including “(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a member of Booker T. and the M.G.'s, the...
