Nashville, TN

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - An East Nashville woman admits she’s the person behind defacing a mural on Gallatin Avenue. The mural is an ad featuring a drag queen. Deborah Jones said she’s a part of Velvet Army, a charity organization that she founded to protect and help widows, children, and homeless women. She said this crime isn’t about hatred, but others disagree.

East Nashville woman admits to vandalizing drag mural

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - While country music is all the rage this weekend, the Nashville Zoo is celebrating the birth and habitat debut of Otis, the four-week-old eland calf. The zoo says Otis was born on May 9 to third-time mom Indigo and dad, Ochre. The zoo’s hoofstock team reports the birth was extremely successful and Otis was standing and nursing within an hour of being born.

WATCH: Nashville Zoo celebrates birth of new eland Calf

Brentwood, TN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Three Middle Tennessee suburbs found themselves ranked among the safest suburbs in America for 2023, according to a new study. SmartAsset recently released their America’s Safest Suburbs study and Middle Tennessee has three suburbs in the top 50 as well as one of them in the top five most affordable safe suburbs.

3 Middle Tennessee suburbs rank among top-50 safest in the country, study says

Florida State

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - People in Nashville may have noticed some hazy skies in the middle of the week ahead of CMA Fest. Doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center said they aren’t sure if this is from the wildfires in Canada or something else. While the haze in Tennessee...

What doctors want CMA Fest goers to know about air quality this weekend in Nashville

Georgia State

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A warning for people choosing to dispute their soaring gas bills as one East Nashville man recently learned why your high bills doesn’t always result in a lower bill. In April, WSMV4 Investigates reported how Andy Jones had been going back and forth with Piedmont...

Shoddy repair work causes Nashville man’s gas bill to triple

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A woman has died following a fire at Liberty Collegiate Academy in Nashville on Friday, according to Nashville Fire. Nashville Fire says a four-person construction crew was reportedly doing some type of work on the school when a fire started on the second floor. One...

Woman killed, 2 injured in fire at Liberty Collegiate Academy, Nashville Fire says

Smyrna, TN

The MQ-9 landed at the Smyrna Airport at about 7:30 a.m. Several artists performed at The Concert for Love and Acceptance at the Wildhorse Saloon. Hopkinsville Police and Crime Stoppers are searching for a person who started fires and damaged multiple vehicles at an auto shop in Hopkinsville. Funeral set...

CMA Fest funds music education

Hopkinsville, KY

From Fan Fair to CMA Fest

Taliyah Frazier’s death is one of more than 50 homicides reported in Nashville in 2023. Travis Tritt credited the festival with helping launch his career. A portion of proceeds from the event fund the CMA Foundation, which focuses on funding music education programs nationwide, including the Music Teachers of Excellence Award.

Safety improvements planned for Dickerson Pike

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Drivers going downtown for CMA Fest this weekend might want to find a garage to park in instead of a metered spot. NDOT has rolled out new parking rules that limit where and when someone can park on the street in the downtown core to increase parking turnover, but businesses said their employees are being hurt by these changes.

New Nashville street parking limits frustrating residents, employees

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Nashville Office of Emergency Management conducted a full test sounding on its tornado warning siren at Ruby Major Elementary School on Friday. The test on the siren, located at 5141 John Hagar Road, occurred between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m., according to OEM. The test was successful.

Tornado warning siren successfully tested at elementary school

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Nashville Fire crews responded to a house fire early Friday morning near Fisk University. According to fire personnel at the scene, the call came in around 2:30 a.m. from Marathon Music Works on Clinton Street but quickly realized the fire was coming from a house up the road on Ireland Street. The house was believed to be vacant at the time of the fire.

House destroyed by fire in Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – One person was hospitalized in critical condition after a fire at Liberty Collegiate Academy in Nashville on Friday morning. According to NFD, a company was doing work inside the school when a fire started on the second floor. One staff member was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in critical condition following the fire.

1 person in critical condition after fire at Liberty Collegiate Academy

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - CMA Fest is here, and it is sure to be a busy four days on Lower Broadway. In its 50th year, thousands are expected to descend upon Nashville for the 4-day event. Metro Nashville Police officers will be working 1,700 shifts from Thursday through Sunday. They...

CMA Fest kicks off in Nashville

50 years of CMA Fest fans

Kingston Springs, TN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Kingston Springs man was killed in a five-vehicle crash on Charlotte Pike near Nashville West Shopping Center, Metro Police said. Police said Derek Doster, 36, died in the crash that occurred around 4:30 p.m. Thursday. The investigation shows a Jeep Gladiator, driven by Jonathan Mark...

Kingston Springs man dies in multi-car crash on Charlotte Pike

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - While CMA Fest is a huge musical event, it also raises big money for music education. A portion of proceeds from the event fund the CMA Foundation, which focuses on funding music education programs nationwide, including the Music Teachers of Excellence Award. Mandy Funderburk is a...

CMA Fest raises big money for music education

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The countdown is on, and CMA Fest is within country music fans’ grasp as Nashville will be filled with all thing’s country from June 8-11 (Thursday-Sunday). To help you get in the spirit of things, WSMV4 is celebrating 50 years of CMA Fest!. We’re...

Connection & Country: The Evolution of CMA Fest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - People are calling on the city of Nashville to invest more money in schools, metro employees, and affordable housing. This is all included in Mayor John Cooper’s $3.2 billion 2024 fiscal year budget. Nashville is expected to have about $125 million dollars that can be...

Nashville neighbors call on the city to make roads safer for pedestrians

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Kingston Springs father leaves behind a wife and daughters after he was killed in a car crash Thursday on Charlotte Pike. Metro Police said Derek Doster was sitting in the passenger seat of a speeding car when the driver overcorrected and lost control. The driver, Jonathan Mark Wingate, is in critical condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, while Doster, his brother-in-law, leaves behind three little girls.

Mom says deadly Charlotte Pike crash could have been prevented

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - No matter the weather and no matter the distance, country music fans have long proved their loyalty to CMA Fest. “Sixteenth year of CMA Fest. I started coming here when I was 11 years old, and I’m obviously not anymore,” Traci Moser said in 2022.

Standing the test of time: Fans remain dedicated through 50 years of CMA Fest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Night two of the CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium had just as many people as the night before and a lot of energy. Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Tanya Tucker, Hardy and Cody Johnson were among the artists performing on Friday. Johnson talked about the significance of...

Cody Johnson talks about significance of playing at CMA Fest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Vanderbilt University Police Department is investigating suspicious activity on its campus. According to a memo sent to Vanderbilt students, the department says a person has been applying opaque colored tape to the lenses of campus security cameras to obstruct their view. Cameras located at...

Suspect accused of covering cameras at Vanderbilt sorority houses

The MQ-9 landed at the Smyrna Airport at about 7:30 a.m. Hopkinsville Police and Crime Stoppers are searching for a person who started fires and damaged multiple vehicles at an auto shop in Hopkinsville. Funeral set for former Franklin Mayor Dr. Jeff Bethurum. Updated: 5 hours ago. |. Dr. Jeff...

The concert of love & acceptance

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The streets of downtown Nashville are bustling with concertgoers on Thursday as the first day of CMA Fest kicks off. On Broadway and all throughout the biggest event in country music, fans are sporting their favorite outfits equipped with their very best cowboy and cowgirl boots. However, these can prove to be problematic.

How to avoid ‘boot blisters’ while rocking your favorite outfit at CMA Fest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – An unmanned military aircraft landed in Tennessee for the first time Wednesday. The MQ-9 landed at the Smyrna Airport at about 7:30 a.m. The aircraft, which flies without a pilot or crew, will remain on display for the public to view throughout the Great Tennessee Airshow June 10 through June 11.

Video: Unmanned military aircraft lands in Smyrna

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Nashville SC to help raise future service dog

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Nashville Soccer Club is teaming up with two organizations to help co-raise a Labrador Retriever puppy with a big future. In partnership...

Nashville SC to help raise future service dog

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