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Trump to host private meeting at Nashville Bitcoin Conference with $800K pricetag
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Former President Donald Trump is slated to deliver a speech at the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville on Saturday afternoon. After his speech at the conference, there’s an offer for attendees to meet with the former president. However, that meeting will cost a minimum of $800,000.
CRMC 5W Renovation Set To Open December
Work on the renovation of Cookeville Regional’s 5W wing expected to wrap up by the end of August. CEO Buffy Key said they are hoping to have patients in the new wing in December. Key said the project continues to stay on time and on budget despite recent economic challenges.
Live Camera Now Streaming Nissan Stadium Construction Progress
Fans can now view progress on the new Nissan Stadium via a live camera that overlooks the construction site. The camera is live during typical site working hours at tennesseetitans.com/newstadium. Site work has been underway since groundbreaking in February 2024, with excavation beginning shortly thereafter. Approximately 400,000 cubic yards of...
Liberty Park apartments, hotel, entertainment ‘coming to fruition’
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis City Council committee on Tuesday signed off on long-term leases for future attractions at Liberty Park, including a bowling alley, golf, and laser tag center built by a company that bills itself as “the Chick-fil-A of entertainment.” The 30-year leases with 10-year renewal options, which still need approval from full […]
Strobel House brings city's first permanent supportive housing
After about five years of planning and construction, Metro has opened 90 studio units to house people experiencing homelessness as well as mental health conditions. Strobel House, located at 110 Jo Johnston Ave., hosted a ribbon cutting on Thursday. It is named for founder of Room In The Inn and homeless advocate Father Charles Strobel, who died in August.
Deadliest strain of fentanyl found in Alabama after drug bust
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - As the fentanyl epidemic continues, law enforcement is warning that a new and even more deadly strain has made its way to Alabama. After a drug bust in Shelby County, the Drug Task Force Investigators said they found para-fluorofentanyl, which is more dangerous than pure fentanyl.
Private prison operator holds close ties with lawmakers as it sidesteps state law
Flush with donations from CoreCivic, Tennessee’s lawmakers have spent the past three years enacting tough-on-crime policy that could help the state’s private-prison operator in spite of complaints that profiting on the backs of inmates is bad business. Moves to create laws that require teenagers to be tried as adults for certain crimes and remove rewards […] The post Private prison operator holds close ties with lawmakers as it sidesteps state law appeared first on Tennessee Lookout.
2 Lowe’s delivery truck drivers robbed while pumping gas, police say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Sunday morning delivery turned into a robbery and carjacking for two Lowe’s delivery truck drivers in Nashville, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. In the 30 years of being a truck driver, Tim Sullivan said he hadn’t run into anything like this and...
Man breaks into ex-girlfriend’s home, shoots her boyfriend, says police
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A man was injured in a shooting in Orange Mound on Wednesday. It happened at the Pendleton Place Apartments near the intersection of Lamar Avenue and Pendleton Street just after 1:30 a.m. The complaint told Memphis Police she was lying down in bed with her four-month-old...
WEATHER 7-25-2024 Rains Taper Off
More pop-ups as we get into the weekend than widespread. Sunday we will see rain chances on the rise again. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
US Marshal says East TN manhunts have been higher-profile recently, while overall number of searches remains the same
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities said they have not seen an increase in the number of manhunts in East Tennessee, even if more searches have been reported recently. David Jolley, a U.S. Marshal, said more cases involving searches for suspects have been higher-profile recently. Those include the search for Juan Carlos Perez Diaz, accused of killing a young woman and leading authorities on an overnight manhunt after her body was found in the bed of a pickup truck in Oak Ridge. He was taken into custody on July 23.
Nashville grapples with lingering neo-Nazi presence in tourist-friendly city
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Among the throngs of tourists in cowboy attire who flock to Nashville’s famed downtown honky-tonks, a small but unsettling group has distracted locals and visitors from the neon lights lately with Nazi salutes and white supremacist rhetoric. For weeks, neo-Nazis have livestreamed antisemitic antics...
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