Former employee charged with stealing embalming machine from Nashville funeral home
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A former employee is accused of stealing an embalming machine from a Nashville funeral home, police say. Officers responded to a theft report at Smith Funeral Home Monday where Melvin Smith, the funeral home director, reported that Christopher Jefferson had taken an embalming machine and...
Triple homicide suspect arrested in Tennessee after multi-agency chase
Law enforcement agencies arrested a Georgia triple homicide suspect after tracking his vehicle across Middle Tennessee and conducting a high-risk traffic stop.
Drugs, gun, cash seized during fugitive’s arrest in Donelson
A man with prior felony convictions could be prosecuted federally after drugs, cash and a gun were seized from his Donelson home Thursday afternoon, officials said.
Silver Alert canceled after missing man found safe in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Silver Alert has been canceled for a 66-year-old man who was reported missing from Nashville. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Charles Mader, who has a medical condition, was last seen in the Chickering Circle area of the Forest Hills neighborhood on Wednesday. On...
Increased patrolling needed to keep Bell Road intersection clean
An eye sore in the Antioch community is finally clean, but how does the community plan to keep it that way?
Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records’ Booker T and the M.G.’s, has...
Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classic songs, including “(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a member of Booker T. and the M.G.'s, the...
Man hospitalized after shooting in front of Nashville hotel
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Officers with the Metro Nashville Police Department are investigating a shooting near downtown Nashville. MNPD said a man was shot in the leg near 1 Music Square West, which is near multiple hotels and Broadway, just before 2 p.m. Friday. Witnesses on scene said the victim...
Nashville’s free bus ride program off to strong start
A new program providing free bus rides for economically disadvantaged people has signed up 6,200 Nashville residents about a month after launching. Why it matters: The Journey Pass program is one of the first projects under Choose How You Move, Mayor Freddie O'Connell's transportation improvement plan funded by a...
Man calls 911 from car trunk after being kidnapped at gunpoint outside Citgo in...
A man in Nashville, Tennessee, held two victims at gunpoint and forced them into the trunk of a car behind a gas station so he could rob them, authorities say. The post Man calls 911 from car trunk after being kidnapped at gunpoint outside Citgo in broad daylight: Police first appeared on Law & Crime .
Advocates outraged man accused of church rape’s slew of previous charges were dismissed
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A man who is accused of raping a woman outside a Nashville church, who later died, has a long list of offenses that have been largely dismissed. FOX 17 News has found he has a long list of offenses, and spoke with victim advocates who said enough is enough. They are demanding change in the...

















