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NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - If you're in North Nashville on Friday and still need to get your vaccine, Meharry Medical College is offering walk-up appointments.

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - Several people were forced out of their homes after a fire broke out at an apartment building on 41st Avenue North Thursday night.

NASHVILLE (WSMV) - A true hidden gem is tucked away on Bell Road where bicycle motocross riders gear up and show off their BMX skills this time of year.

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - Mayor John Cooper will visit the future site of the new Oracle investment in Nashville.

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - Thursday was three years since Nashville was marked by a mass shooting. On April 22, 2018, a man carrying an AR-15 walked in the Antioch Waffle House and opened fire, killing four people.

A Memphis man was arrested after a child was rushed to the hospital in critical condition following a shooting.

Former Tennessee senator Thelma Harper, who became the first African-American woman elected to the state Senate, has died. She was 80.

Four days a week, the 82 year old works in the Trauma Center and in her 57 years on the job, she’s never been late.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, Governor Tate Reeves signed a criminal justice reform bill. Senate Bill 2795 will expand parole eligibility and opportunities for reentry programs. Currently, 6,000 individuals are serving sentences that are not eligible for a parole hearing. The governor released the following statement on social media: Criminal Justice reform. It means […]

The suspect in the stabbing, a 15-year-old male freshman is being charged with attempted criminal homicide for inflicting a stab wound to the neck of a fellow 14-year-old freshman in the school’s gym.

Health experts are meeting Friday and could make a recommendation soon after on whether and how to resume use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

Two film writers predict “Nomadland" will take best picture and its maker, Chloe Zhao, will win best director.

The festival will run from April 23 through June 7 with more than half a million blooming flowers.

The end of the climate change summit will feature Bill Gates and Mike Bloomberg, steelworker and electrical union leaders and executives for solar and others.

The Orange & White Game is set to return to Neyland Stadium on April 24. Tickets are not required and gates will open at 2:30 p.m.

Monteagle residents have been asked to shelter-in-place after a hazmat situation behind a restaurant Friday morning.

A man out on bond on a statutory rape charge has been arrested again in Nashville after police said he was seen on social media with a runaway juvenile.

A teenager has been arrested after a man riding a bicycle was shot during an apparent robbery near downtown Nashville Thursday afternoon.

The second round will come with a cold front and could bring a few strong storms to the counties south of Interstate 40. For that reason, Middle Tennessee is under a Marginal Risk (1/5) for counties south of I-40 with the main threats being wind and hail.

An investigation is underway after at least two vehicles were torched at a Hermitage apartment complex early Friday morning.

The restaurant justifies its name with a list of fanciful “Signature Grit Bowls” that make use of the excellent stoneground grits from Oxford, Mississippi’s Original Grit Girl.

K.J. Lawson never lost faith that his younger brothers would have the opportunity to star in Memphis, even when he was booed.

Timely hits help Mustangs improve to 25-3.

Former Memphis lawyer George Skouteris Jr. faces a maximum sentence of 30 years and a fine of $1 million and five years supervised release. 

A former Tiger reportedly has a new home. 

Douglas Hammond, an avid golfer and optimist who had a knack for forming friendships, was killed by flash flooding in Nashville in March 2021.       

Multiple building plans submitted in Lebanon add up to about 1,300 new homes to potentially begin construction in the area.       

An ongoing lawsuit accuses the Department of Correction of allowing "indisputable public corruption" and then trying to cover it up.       

An autopsy shows Boyd died as a result of excited delirium syndrome with contributory factors of "cocaine intoxication" and brain hemorrhaging.       

Nashville-Davidson County property values are expected to see a median increase of 34% in the 2021 property reappraisal.       

Tech giant Oracle has plans to bring thousands of high-paying jobs to Nashville, but some recently passed laws in the state are not sitting well with the company.

This week, Metro Council Members approved an application for a federal grant that would help fund an effort to better connect North Nashville by creating a "cap" over Interstate 40.

The Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival is set for May 7and 8. The city has only canceled it twice in its long history, once during World War II and then last year for COVID.

An 18-year-old died in a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in Hermitage.

Metro Nashville Police officers arrested a woman for the murder of 32-year-old Patrick Jamal Washington, whose body was found in a ditch on I-65 in Kentucky.

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - A low speed chase has ended with one person in police custody in Hermitage.

With their rent profits being delayed each time the CDC extends its eviction moratorium; the Legal Aid Society tells News4 Investigates it is repeatedly being told of cases where landlords are using illegal tactics to get financially strapped renters out.

Long-time Tennessee state Senator Thelma Harper has died. She was 80.

A 15-year-old Overton High School freshman is being charged with attempted criminal homicide at Juvenile Court for stabbing a classmate in the school's gymnasium on Thursday afternoon.

Metro Police arrested a 14-year-old Hillsboro High School freshman for emailing two staff members under a false name Monday threatening to “shoot up” the school.