The Vanderbilt University Medical Center Medical Intensive Care Unit says the number of flu patients they’re treating has almost doubled since last week. This comes as flu cases surge across Tennessee with the CDC reporting it to be in the top 6 states for highest case number.
Complete with power steering, plow control, and a salt spreader it’s just like you’re driving a snowplow, but it’s all a simulation. It’s not too often that Nashville’s snowplows are needed out on the roads - but the drivers always have to be ready.
Not just one, but two respiratory diseases are making their way through Tennessee Whooping Cough and Walking Pneumonia. The CDC reports that Tennessee has more than three times the number of Whooping Cough cases this year than it did this time last year.
Nashville could soon be using artificial intelligence to make sure the correct items are getting recycled. It’s part of a pilot program brought by the Nashville Department of Waste Services to Metro City Council.
The Metro Nashville Police Department has launched a new cold case website in the hopes that it’ll bring new leads to hundreds of homicides dating back to the 1960′s that have no major leads. Amber Posey is one of the people who knows firsthand what it’s like to see a case turn cold.
A fight at the Nob Hill Apartment Complex on Saturday afternoon ended in one person being stabbed and two cars totaled. One witness explained to us his version of the story.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee came to an agreement this summer to allow patients stay in network. But that does not include those who use Medicare Advantage.
When Andy Kellar got a call, he was in the middle of moving. Still, he dropped everything and started heading towards the police station. A “detective” had told him there was a warrant out for his arrest. He could not figure out what he was being arrested for.
After a shooting at the Harborview community pool back in June, the neighborhood has been discussing installing license plate readers or LPRs. They wonder if they had been in place sooner, a suspect may have been caught.
Edin Delacruz-Reyes came to Nashville five years before he was killed to support his family.
A security guard claims he was shot by a “suspicious” person while on patrol at Avan Collins Creek.
66-year-old Leroy Wienke was killed when police say a drunk driver ran onto the Commerce Street sidewalk.
The murder of Alyssa Lokits on the Mill Creek Greenway has people wondering what Metro Parks can do to could restore their sense of security
Even with a suspect in custody, those who walk on the trail say they’ll be taking extra safety precautions after Alyssa Lokits was murdered on Monday. While Diane Woolfolk was out on her usual morning walk, she noticed what she thought was a pile of leaves covering part of the Mill Creek Greenway.
With cooler temperatures moving in this week, you want to make sure you house is ready to warm up. This week Brett Gephart says the number of calls Lee Company has been getting has skyrocketed.
“I didn’t even think about it. I just ran to it because I would want somebody to run towards me if I was in a fire.”
One hundred Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) lineworkers and tons of machinery took off on Thursday morning heading south to help fix what hurricane Milton broke. TVA is helping Duke Energy restore power to the millions who are in the dark.
Today, October 9, was the first PANS/PANDAS awareness day in Tennessee. There's a push to raise awareness and require Tennessee insurances to cover treatment
When Laura Ramirez-Gonzalez’s sister encouraged her and her daughter Emily Sanchez-Ramirez to leave Colombia and move to Nashville 10 months ago she never could have anticipated what would happen next.
Outlaw Offroad typically functions as specialized auto shop working on trucks, Jeeps, SUVs, anything that can go into 4 wheel drive. For the next few weeks they’re also doubling as a donation site.
The shoplifter was trying to steal almost $2,000 worth of items.
More bus routes, sidewalks and accessible bus stops are their main issues.
“The first thing I did when I got back to the bank was give them a hug and my condolences.”
Jamie Milligan has worked at Springfield Cleaners for 12 years. From there she has a perfect view of Memorial Boulevard and says every day she sees people speeding despite pedestrians.
Genesis Academy is a school for children with special needs and now a former staff member is the subject of a Metro Nashville Police investigation. Police arrested Justin Henderson, who they say was an aide at the school for five years until he was fired back in June.
One week ago four people were killed in a Georgia school shooting, now the Professional Educators of Tennessee is pushing for more security resource officers, metal detectors, and wearable alerts for teachers.
Before adopting a dog, you might want to make sure it’s a real organization before potentially losing hundreds of dollars. Russell Rescue Tennessee has been a target with people impersonating them online.
A trip to the emergency room is never a pleasant experience but its made even worse with long wait times. Hospitals recommend if it’s not an absolute emergency to try an urgent care or walk in clinic.
You used to be able to enroll for Global Entry in Nashville. Now the nearest location is more than 200 miles away in Memphis, despite the website claiming the BNA location is open.
Soon Summer County students will have new safe permanent bleachers at three of their schools. This comes after one collapsed last year during a storm and two more failed inspection.
Susan Collier was on her way home from working a night shift, driving on Hamilton Church Road close to 3 a.m. on Monday. That’s when she heard what she thought were fireworks.
It was at KIPP Academy where police say teacher Michael Ligon was walked out in handcuffs on Thursday. He was teaching there while on paid leave from another Nashville school.
The push comes after Tennessee is found to lead the country in number of guns stolen from cars.
Bullet holes mark the cars, walls, and windows around April Woods apartment on Buena Vista Pike. She lives above her friend Charmaine Goodloe and says they were sitting outside together late Monday night. Woods went upstairs just before midnight, minutes later she woke up to gunfire.
More questions are coming up about safety at the daycare for HCA employees run by Bright Horizons. This comes after the Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS) says they found evidence staff were verbally and physically abusing children and upper management was aware but did not report them.
A family is left devastated after 20-year-old Xavier Johnson was shot and killed in Donelson
Bright Horizon’s “Growing Together Learning Center” is being investigated by the Department of Human Service and the Department of Child Services.
After seeing the floods in Waverly that killed 20 people Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher Dr. Shih-Chieh Kao and his team started developing a new model to better predict flooding.
Michelle Wolfe found some seemingly abandoned kittens near her house. She says she’s lucky it was kittens and not puppies or else she wouldn’t be able to bring them here.
This weekend Belmont University is busy with families moving students into dorms for their first year of college. While most parents were excited to send their kids off, Miranda Alt was feeling some nerves too.
Concerns over a change in the rules could allow pedal carriages to operate during rush hours on certain routes.
Many children are already back or about to head back to school and we want to help you avoid any sick days. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt pediatrics doctors say the number one thing to do is simple: wash your hands.
Three intersections in Nashville account for where Metro Nashville Police have been called the most often in the past twelve weeks, not for crashes, but for violent crime in the area around it.
There is one exception to this rule called the Castle Doctrine, for protecting your house or apartment.
The shooting happened outside Sutherland House at about 4:30 p.m.
“The problem in Tennessee is there’s a difference between THC and THCA.”
Police say gang members from Texas robbed a Nashville ATM before threatening a woman in Kingston Springs.
Nashville is now one step closer to making one of our deadliest roads a little bit safer.
When Kenyatta Denton looked out the window she couldn’t believe her eyes. She ran back to grab her phone and recorded what turned into a viral TikTok video.
When we think of school security, we often focus on the school building, but Robertson County Schools are making sure students are protected from the moment they start their day. Over the summer their drivers, aides, and support personnel all did S.M.A.R.T training to prepare them for active shooter situations, bomb threats, or any other suspicious activity.
