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One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Rutherford County on Friday morning.
U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-TN (WSMV file photo)Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper is joining the call to restore power to the Drug Enforcement Agency following an explosive investigation by “60 Minutes” and The Washington Post that uncovered a law currently prevents agents from cracking down on opioid abuse.
Staff Sgt. Michael Nelson was laid to rest on Thursday. (WSMV)A two-month wait comes to an end. This week, the remains of Staff Sgt. Michael Nelson finally arrived home to Nashville.
Members of the Metro School Board are making a push to make the district’s past a major influence in its future.
The mother of a six-month-old boy was indicted on a charge of felony murder, according to a news release.
The shooting happened at the Stone Brook Apartments. (WSMV)Police said the victim was coming home to the Stone Brook Apartments on Hickory Trace Drive when two men tried to rob him.
(WSMV)Police have arrested two men for allegedly breaking into a church in Inglewood early Thursday morning.
(WSMV file)If you wind up in trouble, the size of your paycheck could greatly impact how much time you spend in jail. High bonds on misdemeanor charges are forcing some people who can't afford it to stay in jail.
(WSMV file photo)Gridlocked traffic and booming population growth have led many Nashville residents to question if the city’s traffic could grow to be as congested as Atlanta.
The proposed $5.2 billion mass transit plan would include an overhaul of the Metro bus system. (WSMV)A push for several major projects could make the "It city" flashier than it's ever been before, but at what cost?
Mayor Megan Barry and city officials announced the transit plan on Tuesday morning. (WSMV)Nashville Mayor Megan Barry and other city leaders unveiled Music City's long-awaited mass transit plan on Tuesday.
Two units were destroyed in the blaze at Brentwood Downs. (Source: Nashville Fire Department)Two people were hospitalized after a massive fire broke out at the Brentwood Downs apartment complex in Nippers Corner on Wednesday morning.
The Metro Nashville Airport Authority Board fired its president and CEO during a meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
The gas station was robbed around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. (WSMV)Police are on the hunt for a suspect who robbed a gas station in Hermitage early Wednesday morning.
The remains of Staff Sgt. Michael Nelson returned home on Tuesday. (WSMV)Two months ago, a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Hawaii during a training mission, taking the lives of five soldiers. One of those soldiers was originally from Middle Tennessee.
The shootout happened early Friday morning at 8th Avenue South near Division Street. (WSMV)Three people were injured. Five people have been questioned, but so far, no one has been charged.
There have already been more than 175 house fires in Nashville this year. (WSMV)There have already been more than 175 house fires in Nashville in 2017 alone. Nashville firefighters tell News 4 that only 74 of those homes had smoke detectors.
Cherrelle Franklin (Source: Metro Nashville Police Department)According to the arrest report, 31-year-old Cherrelle Franklin sold crack cocaine for $30 to a police informant on Aug. 17.
The robbery happened around 5 a.m. Monday. (WSMV)Several employees and customers were inside the Exxon on Murfreesboro Road when the robbery happened around 5 a.m. Monday.
The trainees were welcomed by Mayor Megan Barry on Monday. (WSMV)Thirty-seven new police officer trainees are beginning a rigorous 22-week training period.
(Source: Metro Public Works)The bridge runs from 2nd Avenue South to 8th Avenue South and helps to connect Music Row, Vanderbilt, Belmont, Midtown and the Gulch.
The shots were fired at the Exxon gas station near Nissan Stadium. (WSMV)The celebration around Tennessee State University's homecoming game was interrupted by gunfire this weekend.
The suspects broke into the Walgreens on Antioch Pike. (WSMV)Police are looking for two men who burglarized a pharmacy in Antioch overnight.
The cows were rounded up on the roadway. (Source: Metro Nashville PD)A tractor-trailer hauling cows overturned on Briley Parkway North between I-40 and Elm Hill Pike.
(WSMV)One man has been shot in a car near the intersection of Celebration Way and Nolensville Pike in south Nashville.
The Southern Festival of Books runs through Sunday. (WSMV)Thousands of book lovers will be in Nashville this weekend for the Southern Festival of Books at War Memorial Plaza.
It’s been called the world’s oldest profession, but prostitution is still a crime in Nashville. Nearly 500 people were arrested in Davidson County last year for selling their bodies for sex.
Shots were fired along 8th Avenue South near Division Street. (WSMV)Police said all of the victims and suspects were inside or on the property of the Agenda nightclub on 9th Avenue South.
(WSMV)Larry Bigham, 67, was driving a 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle when he hit the back of a Ford F-150 pickup truck at the intersection of Haywood Lane and Chambers Drive.
One man suffered serious eye damage when a rock hit his car. (WSMV)A windy, 3-mile stretch of Bell Road is the focus of the police investigation where large rocks have been thrown into cars on nine separate occasions.
(WSMV file photo)Mayor Megan Barry's team says they're making a move toward drastically boosting the city's recycling rate. In order to do it, they say they need the help of bartenders.
A missing woman with dementia has been found safe and has been taken to a nearby hospital for medical evaluation.
Police have arrested a man in connection with a rape reported this week that occurred last month on the campus of Tennessee State University.
An 18-year-old man was stabbed in the face with a box cutter after an argument at a Simpkins Street home, according to police.
A security guard working next door opened fire on two suspects fleeing from the Cartronics automobile electronics store in Madison on Thursday morning.
Driving over the hoses can severely damage them. (WSMV)The Nashville Fire Department says its water hoses are being damaged because drivers are running over them.
(WSMV file photo)News 4 obtained a copy of invitations sent out to supporters saying the launch of the “Let’s Move Nashville” transit plan will be held next Tuesday at the Music City Center.
The burglary happened at the location on Donelson Pike. (WSMV)A burglar stole jewelry from the K-Mart on Donelson Pike overnight. Police are unsure about how the intruder got into the store and if there were multiple suspects.
(WSMV)A pedestrian was struck by a car in west Nashville on Wednesday morning. The incident happened on Edmondson Pike near Whitfield Park.
(WSMV file photo)If one more murder occurs in Davidson County, the county will match the number of homicides for all of 2016.
(WSMV)After more than a year of construction, a bridge extension project is finally set to open for traffic on Division Street in Nashville. But the project has caused headaches for businesses, even costing some of them customers.
Gates opened at 11 a.m. for Tootsie's free birthday bash. (WSMV)An iconic Nashville business is taking over part of Lower Broadway on Tuesday to celebrate a big anniversary.
Keno Deandre Lane, 25, pleaded guilty earlier this year to lying to a grand jury, obstructing justice and being an unlawful drug user in possession of a firearm.
The incident happened at Cold Storage of Nashville on Hackworth Street. (WSMV)A firefighter is in the hospital after an ammonia leak at a south Nashville business.
Police released this photo of the suspected gunman. (Source: Metro Nashville PD)According to the Vanderbilt University Police Department, the suspect demanded money from the clerk just after 4 a.m. The gunman then shot the security guard before leaving the store.
A Metro Police officer was decommissioned on Monday after being arrested in Smyrna early Sunday morning.
The man charged with shooting a former Metro Councilman has been arrested again, according to court records.
The shooting happened at the James Cayce Homes in East Nashville on Sunday night. (WSMV)Witnesses said the victim was sitting on her porch when two groups of men started shooting at each other around 8:20 p.m. Sunday.
Hunter Hackney (L), Laterrio Woods (center) and Ezekio Fields escaped on Sunday night. (Source: Metro Nashville Police Department)According to Metro police, Ezekio Fields, 17; Hunter Hackney, 17; and Laterrio Woods, 16, escaped from the Gateway to Independence facility on Stewarts Lane on Sunday night.
Donald Lawman (Source: Metro Nashville Police Department)A former Belle Meade police officer has been fired after allegedly stealing prescription medications from a relative.
Metro Police identified the suspects in a terrifying armed robbery in Madison after they were involved in an unrelated crash later that same day.
Police released this photo of the suspects. (Source: Metro Nashville PD)According to police, one of the men tapped the driver's side window of the victim's car with a handgun and told her to get out of the car. The woman said she reached for her purse, which is when another teen said, "You're not taking that."
The Adventure Science Center put out this sign to let visitors know the glasses were sold out. (WSMV)After days of long lines, the Adventure Science Center has sold out of glasses for the solar eclipse. Stay with News 4 for updates on this story.
A former Tennessee Titans player appeared in court today after a fateful Uber ride where he allegedly drunkenly assaulted the driver in a gas station parking lot.
The rain came down hard and heavy on Sunday, with nearly 5 inches of rain falling in just a few hours. There are several residents who are still working to pump water out of their basements.
Trip Phinney received a visit from Predators players Mike Fisher and Roman Josi. (Source: Team Trip / Facebook)Monday, Trip passed away following a battle with cancer that lasted most of his life. For both those who did and didn't know him, Trip left quite an impression.
Artist's rendering of the planned micro home community. (WSMV)Some residents in a Nashville neighborhood are not happy about a local church's plan. The "Tiny Village" of micro homes for the homeless will be behind Glencliff Church in south Nashville.
Artist's rendering of the planned micro home community. (WSMV)The quiet green parcel of land in front of the Glencliff United Methodist Church will soon be home to 22 tiny houses designed for Nashville's most vulnerable homeless population.
A woman was abducted from her apartment Monday morning. (WSMV)According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, the victim said she woke up and saw a man in her bedroom holding a razor blade around 4 a.m. Monday.
Tiffany Ferguson's family shared this photo of her.Metro police are searching for the man who fatally stabbed a woman inside her Wedgewood condo on Tuesday morning.
Officer Eric Mumaw was 44 years old. (Source: Metro Nashville Police Department)Metro Officer Eric Mumaw died Thursday morning while trying to save a woman who was threatening to drive her car into the Cumberland River.
The shooting happened at the Cumberland Inn on West Trinity Lane. (WSMV)A police officer was shot in the shoulder while responding to a call at the Cumberland Inn on Tuesday morning, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.
Jordan Agnew was shot during an armed confrontation with police. (Source: Metro Nashville PD)Police said the suspect, Jordan Martel Agnew, was a disgruntled former employee of Uncle Bud's on Old Lebanon Pike.
Metro police say the driver of a pickup truck who ran off of Ellington Parkway early Tuesday morning appears to have died from a gunshot wound.
(WSMV file photo)Metro Council has passed a bill that would decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in Nashville.
(WSMV)Nashville city leaders have announced a plan to spend $1 million on equipment for police officers. The equipment, which includes ballistic plates and vests, is designed for officers who are going into tense environments.
More than 80 free events will be offered throughout Music City encompassing the theme of "Community, Country and Corps."
Two Metro police officers were decommissioned just days apart. It stems from their behavior on social media, specifically Facebook.
(WSMV)Mayor Megan Barry promised to improve traffic. The first evidence of that a plan to spend millions improving 15 intersections in Nashville.
(WSMV)Neighborhoods around Nashville are seeing new homes pop up every day, sometimes creating tension between developers and neighbors.
The signs against a possible rock quarry are everywhere around Old Hickory. The quarry's not a done deal, but crews are already at work on the land. The state's in the midst of an investigation into whether the company has the proper permits for what they're doing. More>>
Matthew McKervey allegedly shot at police when they came to his apartment on Hawkins Street to serve a drug-related search warrant last week.. More>>
With Nashville growing like never before, voters said growth and development are the top concerns in the upcoming mayoral race. More>>
Nashville has gotten a lot of praise for its greenways, but are security concerns on the trails being kept secret. More>>
The search is on for two men in connection to an attempted robbery turned fatal shooting in Antioch. More>>
Dozens of used mattresses dumped along the side of Nashville roads have become an ugly and expensive eyesore. And Metro authorities are having a tough time getting the dumping to stop. More>>
A Nashville family's truck was destroyed after colliding with a horse overnight. The family was driving down Old Hickory Boulevard when they say two horses ran across the road in front of them. More>>
Police are searching for an armed robber who caused a big mess at a south Nashville Sonic overnight. More>>
A secret word may have been all that separated underage buyers and the alcohol they were after, and undercover video tells the story. More>>
Former attorney John E. Clemmons is sentenced to 8 years for stealing from a dementia patient who was his ward. More>>
After reading about a couple who lost everything in Thursday's flood, a stranger who knows the personal anguish a flood can cause reached out with an act of kindness that is inspiring the community. More>>
Two people who live in the same area and use the same amount of water each month pay wildly different rates, and the reason could have you checking your bills more closely. More>>
A vice chancellor at Vanderbilt University says the medical center is in a tough spot and much more downsizing is on the horizon.
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A 9-year-old girl died and four other family members were injured in a crash early today on I-24 in Chattanooga. More>>
The Nashville Children's Theater - the oldest such professional theater company in the country - is some $70,000 in the red this year. More>>
At the first ever Southland Conference at the Cannery Ballroom, startup business owners had to make a grand impression to potential investors. More>>
A man died after being hit by at least two vehicles Saturday night on Interstate 40 near downtown Nashville. More>>
Piedmont Gas crews have resumed construction on the controversial pipeline project at Radnor Lake State Park after a messy problem last week. More>>
Nicholas Antonio Goodner & Quantrese Leyta Upkins A woman was arrested Friday and another person is being sought after the arrest of a 17-year-old boy accused of killing a Pearl-Cohn student. More>>
A man accused of harboring a teenage murder suspect surrendered to authorities but said he is innocent. More>>
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