Couple feeds 100+ seniors after power outage at Nashville tower
After Nashville Christian Towers lost power for three days, a couple fed over 100 seniors whose food spoiled during the outage.
Victims of suspected winter-storm-related deaths across Nashville identified
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell has released the names of the four victims whose deaths are suspected to be related to the historic ice storm. On Thursday, officials confirmed that the latest victim was a 92-year-old man who was found in his home on Blank Street on Wednesday. A police...
Nashville residents get limited power back, still can’t heat homes
Nashville residents are getting partial power back but can't heat homes or cook due to insufficient voltage from ice storm damage to electrical lines.
Ice storm cleanup brings expensive challenges when it comes to tree removal
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The devastating ice storm that hit Middle Tennessee has left trees scattered, especially in the Green Hills neighborhood. Richmond Miller stands in his Green Hills backyard, surveying damage that looks nothing like the yard he remembers. A massive elm tree that once served as the backdrop...
10 Tennessee’s Most Addictive Fried Chicken Stops, Chain Edition
Tennessee doesn’t mess around when it comes to fried chicken. Forget the polite Southern nods. Here, people practically wrestle for the last drumstick, and honestly, I wasn’t about to let anyone beat me to it. Walking into these spots felt like stepping onto the set of Forrest Gump’s...
‘It’s been very humbling’: Power outage leaves Nashville neighborhoods without electricity for six days
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Nearly 300 customers in the Wetherbrooke neighborhood have been without power for six days, forcing many residents to leave their homes as temperatures dropped and living conditions became unbearable. “Power has never been out that long here. It’s been a few hours. I swore it was...
Nashville police announce 5th suspected winter storm death after 79-year-old woman found in 44-degree...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Metropolitan Nashville Police have announced a fifth potential storm-related death in Tennessee’s capital. The victim was 79-year-old Betty Doss. According to police, she died Friday morning inside her home that she shared with her daughter on Heritage Drive in Madison. “The daughter...
11 NES employee vehicles burglarized, 3 pistols stolen early morning Friday, police say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Metro Nashville Police Department is investigating after 11 Nashville Electric Service vehicles were burglarized early Friday morning. Police said that officers were advised by NES security of vehicle break-ins at one of their parking lots on 12th Avenue North at about 6:20 a.m. Eleven...
Storm 5 Alert – Saturday January 31st
Dangerously cold weather and light snow showers this weekend. A Cold Weather Advisory begins Friday night and lasts through midday Monday. Temperatures turn dangerous cold and wind chills fall below zero. A coastal low is developing off of the Carolinas Friday into Saturday, bringing moisture across the Mid-South and...
‘People have died. People are dying.’ Nashville leaders push NES to release restoration timeline...
Metro leaders are pushing for the Nashville Electric Service to release a timeline for power restoration to all customers immediately. The bulk of the outages started Sunday, January 25, and could last into early February, according to NES. More than 1,000 lineworkers are working to restore power across NES’s...
