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KINGSTON SPRINGS, Tenn. (WSMV) - Country Music Singer Jake Owen knows what it’s’ like to have a number one hit. Recently his single “Made for You” did just that. Out in Kingston Springs, just west of Nashville, where he lives, the song means a little more, considering what his recent donation MADE for the kids there.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Memorial day weekend is upon us, and many are preparing to gather with family and friends. But as food prices continue to rise, getting together seems to be costing people more this year. Local Dotsie March tells News4 she decided not to host a Memorial Day...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A local walk-in tub company made life a little easier for a Navy veteran in Gallatin on Thursday. Through its philanthropic program, Safe Step Cares, the Nashville based company, Safe Step, honored local hero, Doug Edwards, to close out Military Appreciation Month. The company surprised Edwards by gifing him a walk-in tub he was looking to purchase, along with a bonus walk-in shower.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A popular shop in Lebanon announced its closure this week. For 44 years, the family business Charlie’s has saved Soles on Main Street in Lebanon in their unique way. It’s hard to feel first when everything you do is 2nd hand. When Leather boots...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - With just three days left for people who live at the Riverchase Apartment to leave the property, the developer has extended the move-out date by a month. On Friday, Cypress Real Estate Advisors said the deadline is now June 30 for those who still live at...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Nashville Mayor John Cooper issued an official statement Wednesday regarding the issue of entertainment transportation vehicles. Initially, in Feb. 2020, Mayor Cooper had expressed that it is essential to make sure tourists who visit the Music City have a good time, but at what cost?. “The...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Hermitage residents said the growing homeless community in a private stretch of land creates significant issues. About 30 people are living just behind these trees. It’s a growing community people say now creates more garbage along the road, causes traffic issues, and hurts businesses. “I...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - As the holiday weekend approaches, pools will open for the season. But the nationwide lifeguard shortage continues to make waves across the country, including right here in Middle Tennessee. Like last year, finding qualified lifeguards has been challenging for Williamson County Parks and Recreation. “We have...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Nashville family is forced to relive the horror they endured as they watch the latest mass shooting unfold. The last time we saw Abede DaSilva, he gave part of the gut-wrenching testimony that moved a jury to convict the Waffle House shooter. “I see it every day, how he looked,” he told the jury during a sentencing hearing. “Reliving it every day just tears me apart.”

GALLATIN, Tenn. (WSMV) - Changing schools can be stressful, and with a new school year just a few months away, several students across middle Tennessee have been rezoned to different schools. One high schooler who has cancer says he wants to stay at the school he’s at because changing schools...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Thousands of dollars worth of tools from a work vehicle was stolen last week. The tools belonged to Sign Me Up LLC employee Scottie Turner; he relies on them every single day to do his job. Turner says he’s upset that at least $3,000 of tools...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Local parents react to the deadly shooting in Uvalde, Texas. News4 was at a town hall this afternoon at the MNPS Board Room when many parents learned of the tragedy. News4 spoke with one mom who is running for a school board seat. She has a child in the third grade and can’t wrap her mind around the idea of something like this happening to her son or any of his friends.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - - Friday, the man accused in the deadly Antioch WaffleHouse shooting was found guilty on all 16 charges against him. Almost four years ago, Travis Reinking entered the Waffle House and shot and killedTaurean Sanderlin, Joe Perez, DeEbony Groves, Akilah Dasilva, and injured several others. James...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Memorial Day is just around the corner and remembered as a time to honor those fallen soldiers a part of the United States Armed Forces. Sean Patton, a local military veteran, served during the post-9/11 era in Iraq and Afghanistan. For years, he served at Fort Campbell.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Fisk University announced the return of a federally funded program that helps underserved high school students graduate and prepare for college. Among several institutions, Fisk University was one of many selected for the grant award by the Department of Education for five years. According to the news release from Fisk, the university will partner with Nashville-area high schools to stem the rates of lagging academic performance of students from low-income backgrounds.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Travis Reinking was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the first-degree murders of four people inside a WaffleHouse in April of 2018. Jurors handed down the penalty for 33-year-old Travis Reinking after hearing nearly two hours of testimony from family members of the four people killed. They sobbed and trembled as they talked about their loved ones and how losing them continues to fracture their lives more than three years later.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - As gas prices rise heading into the holiday weekend, many continue to feel the sting in their wallets. “It’s been tough keeping up,” said Adam West. West owns a landscaping company serving the Nashville area. He usually stops by the gas station multiple times...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Another undercover drug bust was conducted by Metro Nashville Police Specialized Investigations Division Wednesday evening. MNPD said three men were arrested for the sales of cocaine and cocaine laced with fentanyl. In downtown Nashville, authorities have found fentanyl combined with street drugs, including methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana.

RIDGETOP, Tenn. (WSMV) - White House Utility District warned residents to boil their water Thursday before use due to the worry of bacteria. WHUD officials said they had discovered that the City of Ridgetop Sewer Department connected a residential wastewater service line to a WHUD water line. After testing for bacteria and not having detected any, WHUD said they still urge all customers in the affected area to boil water before use until further notice.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Metro Police arrested four teenagers following a pursuit of a stolen vehicle in Hermitage on Wednesday night. According to police, Violent Crimes detectives attempted to pull over a stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee on Wednesday night when the vehicle took off. The Jeep five occupants inside and was stolen out of Mt. Juliet.