Old Hickory
CRIME & SAFETY
Goodlettsville Man’s Body Found at Old Hickory Lake
A man has died after drowning at Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville. On May 15, 2024, at approximately 11:15 a.m., the Hendersonville Police Department was dispatched to a possible drowning at Saundersville Boat Ramp on Caudill Drive. The Hendersonville Police Department, Hendersonville Fire Department, Sumner EMA, Sumner County EMS, and...
Convicted felon arrested for shooting at WeGo building
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A convicted felon is in custody after a shooting at the WeGo building in downtown Nashville. Metro police said the shooting happened at around 5:50 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at the WeGo bus station located in the 400 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Louisiana doctor's plane 'out of control' before Middle Tennessee crash, officials say
The single-engine, fixed wing plane that crashed south of Nashville in Williamson County was "violently out of control" before the crash, officials said. "The wreckage is over a half-mile radius," National Transportation Safety Board investigator Aaron McCarter said during a 3 p.m. news conference Thursday. "It was widely dispersed, indicative of an in-flight break up." ...
Wilson County man sentenced to 60 years for raping children
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Wilson County man was sentenced after being convicted of raping children in Mt. Juliet. On Friday, 50-year-old Pedro Barrera was sentenced to 60 years in prison to be served at 100% with no early release eligibility. The sentencing also required Barrera to be placed...
Teens arrested, charged with carjacking victim outside Dollar General
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Metro Nashville Police said five teens were arrested Wednesday after allegedly carjacking a woman outside the Dollar General Store on Lafayette Street. Police said the teens, ranging in age from 18 to 13, carjacked a 34-year-old woman by placing a gun to her head outside the...
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