Nashville TN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Two major Tennessee cities ranked among the 15 large U.S. cities with the highest violent crime rates in 2024. A WSMV analysis of FBI data released last month found that Memphis had the highest rate of violent crime, coming in at 2,501 instances of violent crime for every 100,000 people....

BATON ROUGE - An Episcopal teacher was put on leave after being indicted for statutory rape in Tennessee, school officials said. Jordan Tupper, 42, a former high school band director in Cheatham County, was indicted for statutory rape by an authority figure in Tennessee Friday, according to WKRN. Tupper taught music...

August 29, 2025 – Metro Nashville police officers observed an illegal drug transaction on South 6th Street which resulted in the recovery of two firearms, cocaine, and cash. Detectives attempted to stop a Nissan Maxima following the transaction, but the driver, Anthony L. Powell, 21, refused to stop. The police...

Elon Musk’s The Boring Company has started recruitment efforts for the Music City Loop, an underground tunnel system designed to link downtown Nashville with Nashville International Airport. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee expressed strong support for the project, describing it as a cost-free alternative to traditional mass...

On Thursday, leaders discussed a pilot program that would install raptor bollards on Broadway to enhance safety and control vehicle access.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Waitlists for two affordable housing properties will open later this month, according to the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency. Those properties and their waitlist opening dates are:. Gernert Studio Apartments - Waitlist opens noon Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Edgefield Manor -...

September 2, 2025 – A Gallatin woman was arrested for felony reckless endangerment after she was identified as the shooter who fired a gunshot out of the passenger side of a gray Dodge Charger toward the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office on South Fifth Street the morning of January 1.

It was a heart pounding moment just as kids were being let off a school bus in Antioch off Country Way Road.

Mark Volman, a founding member of the 1960s rock band the Turtles and singer known as “Flo” of Flo & Eddie, died in Nashville, Tenn. on Friday after a brief sudden illness. He was 78. Born in Los Angeles in 1947, Volman began playing music and performing at an early age. After graduating from Westchester High School...

MADISON, Tenn. (WZTV) — A new Madison mother says she's been left powerless, literally, after moving into her new home, only to find out the lights won’t come on because of someone else’s past-due bill. Ashley Tinch moved into her new home on September 2, hopeful for...