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WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) - Accidental pocket dials to 911 are tying up emergency dispatchers and delaying responses to real emergencies. The Williamson County Department of Emergency Communications received around 5,400 unverified 911 calls last year out of approximately 58,000 total 911 calls. “Every time a dispatcher is tied up...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A man wanted on nearly 20 outstanding warrants was arrested Tuesday at a residence on Nashboro Boulevard, according to the Nashville Police Department. MNPD said 36-year-old Darrius Cane racked up several charges after he allegedly fled from a traffic stop on March 14 and hit a...

FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAYS -- FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND MONDAY. Friday, Saturday, and Monday are First Alert Weather Days because of a storm threat in Middle Tennessee. Late Friday and Friday night (carrying into early Saturday), a few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible. Damaging wind gusts, brief heavy downpours, and hail are the primary threats. These storms will develop and/or move in during...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Nashville Fire Department responded to reports of a fire in East Nashville on Wednesday morning. Crews arrived to find smoke coming from a home on S. 6th Street at about 10:40 a.m. NFD reports that one person was taken to a local hospital due to...

One Tennessee lawmaker is urging the governor and general assembly to call for a special legislative session on medical cannabis.

Williamson County Medical Center, a not-for-profit hospital, has sued more than 3,000 Middle Tennessee patients over unpaid medical bills in the past five years, garnishing wages in many cases. Why It Matters. No other not-for-profit hospital in Middle Tennessee could be found that currently sues its patients. The hospital’s collection...

NASHVILLE, Tenn (WZTV) — Just off Gallatin Pike in Nashville's Inglewood neighborhood sits Sunnymeade Drive where neighbors are saying speed cushions on surrounding streets lead to smooth conditions for speeding on their residential road. We first brought you this story Monday. Council Member Emily Benedict says the police got...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Police found a toddler wandering alone very early Wednesday morning in Nashville. Officers found the child at about 2 a.m. along Dickerson Pike and took the toddler back to the station, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department’s East Precinct. When the toddler’s parents woke...

A man was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly firing gunshots at a vehicle, leading to a midday shootout in a crowded residential area.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - People are ending up in the emergency room for tick bites at the highest rate in nearly a decade, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). While the spike is mainly occurring in the northern part of the country, the impact is being felt across Tennessee.