Nashville mayor pushes to eliminate grocery tax, but state law stands in the way
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell wants to reduce or eliminate the city’s grocery tax, but state law currently prevents metro governments from doing so. Every city in Tennessee is allowed to lower its grocery tax rate — except metro governments like Nashville. O’Connell is asking...
Public comment meetings on TDOT ‘Choice Lanes’ in Rutherford, Davidson counties
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — If you live in northern Rutherford County or southern Davidson County, you have an opportunity to learn more about the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s Southeast Choice Lanes project and offer feedback starting next week. TDOT will be holding three public comment meetings on the...
Shauntel Jennings is an inspiration to students at Isaac Litton Middle School
At Isaac Litton Middle School in Nashville, teacher and coach Shauntel Jennings has inspired countless students both in the classroom and on the court.
Meet one Nashville neighborhood’s dedicated streetcar: The Sylvan Park dinky
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nashville used to have miles of streetcar rails that served residents for decades, and at one point, Sylvan Park had its own dedicated streetcar called the dinky. News 2 sat down with historian Ralcon Wagner, author of “Nashville’s Streetcars and Interurban Railways (Images of Rail),”...
TBI seeks more victims in case against Nashville man charged in child internet crimes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is searching for more potential victims of a man charged with internet crimes against children. Scott Armistead Quarles, 32, is accused of sending graphic photos and text messages to TBI special agents posing as pre-teen and teenage girls between...
‘A sad day’: Oldest restaurant in Tennessee closes after more than a century
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The oldest restaurant in the state, Varallo’s, has closed its doors after more than a century of operating in Nashville. For 119 years, Varallo’s has been attracting customers nationwide to their chili parlor. “It’s a sad day,” customer Vance Broemel said. “I’m not saying...
Ice storm cleanup: Out-of-state tree crews near end of month-long Nashville effort
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - More than a month after the deadly ice storm hit Middle Tennessee, cleanup crews from across the country are still working through Nashville neighborhoods — but the end is in sight. Kravitz Tree Service, a small business from outside Buffalo, New York, has been on...
Sliders Hit Nashville Gas Pumps As Cops Sound The Alarm
Lock your car before you grab that gas pump. That is the message from Metro Nashville Police after a run of quick-hit thefts known as "sliding" has popped up around Midtown. Officers say the crimes take only seconds, have been reported since Jan. 10, and have already topped more than a dozen incidents in the past...
Woman hit by vehicle while crossing Gallatin Pike in Madison
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A woman crossing the street was seriously injured when she was hit by a car in Madison Thursday night. The crash happened at the intersection of Gallatin Pike and Neelys Bend Road late Thursday night. According to Metro police, the woman was crossing Gallatin Pike...
15-year-old arrested after Facebook Marketplace dirt bike deal ends in armed robbery
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of an electric dirt bike arranged through Facebook Marketplace, police said. Metro detectives took the teen into custody on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Investigators allege he arranged to buy the bike over the weekend through...
