Metro Nashville Police investigate suspected carbon monoxide death as unsafe heating practices increase
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Carbon monoxide poisoning cases are increasing in Nashville as people struggle to keep warm without electricity following recent the recent winter storm. Metro Nashville Police are investigating a death in the city they believe resulted from carbon monoxide poisoning. Multiple health...
Frostbite risk this weekend across parts of Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Another brutal round of arctic air is coming to the middle portion of Tennessee. Temperatures are expected to plummet again across Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky starting Friday evening. By Saturday morning wind chills will be as low as -10° and we’ll still have single digit wind...
Nashville Electric admits challenges exist when contracting outside linemen
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - As Nashville remains largely blacked out from the icy conditions left by the recent winter storm, Music City’s electric company has come under scrutiny for its preparedness and ability to remedy the situation for affected residents. Nashville Electric Service has had crews working around...
A Navy fighter jet crashed into a South Nashville home 30 years ago
Ada Newsom doddled around her Luna Drive home taking a slower start to her day Jan. 29, 1996. While she got ready to take her husband Elmer to the doctor, an appointment for which she took the day off work, he chatted with Ewing "Tommy" Wair. The former police officer had stopped by the Luna Drive home that day to...
State Charter Commission Overturns Metro Nashville School Board in Knowledge Academy Appeal
On a 6-2 vote, the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission granted Knowledge Academy at the Crossing’s appeal for a five-year renewal of its charter agreement.
Nashville mayor questioned on city’s response to historic ice storm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - During a press conference Thursday afternoon, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell was met with questions about the city’s response to the winter storm. The historic ice storm left four dead in Nashville and hundreds of thousands without power across Tennessee. Nashville outages peaked at...
NADC Burger Debuts First Nashville Brick-and-Mortar
The burger Jelly Roll calls “the best he’s ever had” is getting a permanent home in Nashville. NADC Burger, the Wagyu cheeseburger concept from Michelin-starred Chef Phillip Frankland Lee, chef-owner of Scratch Restaurants Group, and professional skateboarder Neen Williams, will open its first Nashville...
92-year-old man marks fourth winter storm-related death in Davidson County
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Police on Thursday confirmed the winter storm death toll in Davidson County has once again risen. The latest death, confirmed by Metro Nashville Police, was a 92-year-old man who was found in his home on Blank Street on Wednesday. A police spokesperson said that the man had a generator...
Investigation underway into drive-by shootout at Nashville intersection after historic ice storm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Metro Nashville Police Department is investigating a drive-by shootout on Nolensville Pike on Wednesday night. MNPD reports that officers responded to the area after witnesses reported the shooting between two vehicles. Officers did not find a victim as they arrived at the scene of the...
Owner of Nashville’s Plaza Mariachi sentenced to prison for fraud
The owner of a beloved Hispanic cultural center in South Nashville was sentenced Jan. 29 to 3.5 years in prison, far below the 15 years prosecutors sought for his fraud convictions. Mark Janbakhsh, the founder and owner of Plaza Mariachi on Nolensville Pike, was convicted in August on 15 felony charges for...
