The University of Tennessee has announced that a faculty member will likely be fired after endorsing violence and murder. This decision follows complaints about comments made by an assistant professor regarding the death of Charlie Kirk. Although the university has not publicly identified which staff member is under investigation Representative Tim Burchett of Knoxville said…
Elmer Denzel Irwin, owner of the beloved dive bar Santa’s Pub in Nashville, has died. He was 75. Irwin opened Santa’s Pub in 2011, turning it into more than just another spot to grab a drink. The place became a fixture the sort of neighborhood dive where locals and regulars felt at home. News of…
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a Silver Alert on Monday for 51-year-old David Marshall, a man from Cumberland County who has gone missing. He was last seen on Sunday near Red Road in Crossville. According to the TBI, Marshall was wearing dark blue pants and a gray t-shirt when he was last seen. The…
Detectives with the Metro Nashville Police Department are investigating after a teen shot and killed his stepfather Sunday afternoon. Officers were called to the Southwood Park apartments and found 36-year-old Jose Danilo Rodas suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he later died. The suspect has been identified…
The Gallatin Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a man wanted for questioning in a theft. He was last seen leaving the Alliance Motor located at 409 East Broadway Street. He was driving a Chevy Silverado truck that had a black hood and a silver toolbox in the bed. No other details…
A motorcyclist died after crashing into the back of a vehicle in Nashville Sunday afternoon, Metro Nashville Police report. The crash occurred at about 12:30 p.m. in the 900 block of Gallatin Pike South. According to the preliminary investigation, a Toyota RAV4 was traveling down Gallatin Pike South when it slowed to make a right…
Three inmates have escaped from the Madison County Jail, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The breakout happened in the recreation yard early Sunday morning. Authorities are currently searching for all three fugitives. The escaped inmates are identified as Dillon Decker, age 32; Brandon Forbes, age 43; and Cameron Deshaun Campbell, age 23. Decker is facing multiple…
President Donald Trump announced he will send the National Guard to Memphis to assist in reducing crime. He made the statement during a Fox News interview on Friday morning. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said he will meet with Trump later on Friday to finalize the plan. The details about how troops will arrive in the…
Police in Murfreesboro are investigating a shooting that injured at least two people on Saturday evening. The incident occurred at Old Fort Park. According to the Murfreesboro Police Department, the scene has been secured and there is not currently a threat to the public. One of the victims was taken from the scene by ambulance….
A man was rescued from the side of a mountain in Sequatchie County after a paragliding accident, the Dunlap Fire Department said. The incident took place off Window Rock Road on Lewis Chapel Mountain early Thursday morning. Responders arrived at the scene just after 5:15 a.m. following reports of an older man in trouble. Fire…
