Fire sparks on back deck of La Vergne home, destroying home’s rear and roof
LA VERGNE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The roof and rear of a home in La Vergne were destroyed after a fire started there Monday morning. La Vergne Fire Rescue reports that the blaze was first reported just before 7:30 a.m. Monday, along E Nir Shreibman, after a parent returned to the home, noticed the smoke and called 911.
Middle Tennessee doctors urge caution as tick bite-related ER visits rise across the U.S.
New nationwide numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a spike in emergency room visits due to tick bites. Local doctors say they are also seeing tick bites here in Middle Tennessee.
Riley Green’s one busy Cowboy during sold-out tour launch
Riley Green rode home with three sell-outs on the first weekend of his Cowboy As It Gets Tour, with stops in Southaven, Mississippi; Louisville, Kentucky; and Nashville, Tennessee. Carly Pearce and Jamey Johnson both surprised the crowd at the Bridgestone Arena show in Music City. Carly and Riley recreated their...
Plane bound for Knoxville successfully avoids collision in Nashville
Over the weekend, air traffic controllers at Nashville International Airport stepped in and prevented a runway collision.
Nashville walk honors mothers lost to childbirth
The walk is part of a week-long outreach effort to raise awareness for the health disparities impacting expecting mothers in different communities.
Nashville launches 24 rideshare pickup spots downtown to ease traffic holdups
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Metro Nashville will launch 24 designated rideshare pick-up and drop-off zones downtown in May, aimed at easing traffic around Broadway. Officials say the goal is to improve safety and reduce congestion in Music City’s entertainment district. “This was actually one of our main demands,...
Woman accused of kicking 2 officers during booking after J. Alexander’s disturbance
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A woman is facing multiple charges for allegedly kicking two officers during her arrest for refusing to leave a West Nashville restaurant. On Friday, around 10 p.m., officers with the Metro Nashville Police Department were called to the J. Alexander’s on White Bridge Pike. The manager told the officers that he had asked 47-year-old Roxana Nicole Guy to leave...
16 people killed in work zone crashes, hundreds more injured
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is joining states nationwide to ask motorists to Work with Us – move over and slow down for highway workers. TDOT will spread that message statewide during National Work Zone Awareness Week (April 20-24) to improve safety in Tennessee’s...
Tennessee ranks among worst for trucking bottlenecks. See where
Plenty of Nashvillians are familiar with the frustrating sensation of being caught in traffic, particularly along any of the three major interstates that crisscross the city. As it turns out, some spots along the daily commute are worse than others. Last year, the combined Interstate 24/40 in Nashville was home to one of the five worst trucking bottlenecks in the country . Things haven’t...
“This Hurts Me” — Riley Green Changes Lyrics To “Hell Of A Way To...
When in the Volunteer state… Last night, Riley Green headlined a show at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, where he of course played tons of hits, but his fan-favorite 2022 song “Hell of a Way to Go” got a huge reaction from the crowd because he made a very specific lyric change just for the Tennessee crowd. The song was written by Riley...
