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Country Singer Hit, Killed Woman in Crosswalk: Cops

Police say Conner Smith failed to yield; investigation remains ongoing

(Newser) - Country singer Conner Smith, 24, was involved in a fatal car accident in Nashville on Sunday, according to local police. Authorities say Smith was driving a Chevrolet Silverado and struck Dorothy Dobbins, 77, as she walked in a marked crosswalk around 7:30pm. Dobbins, a resident of the area,...

Final Report: Nashville Shooter Planned Attack for Years

No manifesto was found, but shooter documented plans in notebooks

(Newser) - Metro Nashville Police on Wednesday announced they have closed their investigation into the March 2023 shooting at Covenant School in Nashville and released a 48-page report that outlined their findings. Per the report, police found shooter Audrey Hale meticulously planned the attack for years and hoped the violence would gain...

'Work From Anywhere' Works Best in These US Cities
Digital Nomads,
Get Thee to Miami
Feb 16, 2025 2:30 PM CST

Digital Nomads, Get Thee to Miami

It's the best US city if you're a remote worker, according to a Hostinger analysis

(Newser) - If you're a freelancer, consultant, or full-fledged employee whose company allows you to work remotely, you can potentially punch the clock from anywhere in the world—a perk that many such "digital nomads" take advantage of. In fact, nearly 40% of millennials work untethered to a physical office...

Girl, 16, Killed in Shooting at Nashville High School

The 17-year-old gunman is also dead, police say

(Newser) - Nashville police say a female student was killed in a shooting Wednesday at Antioch High School; a second student suffered what Metro Nashville Police Department rep Don Aaron described as a grazing wound, reports the Tennessean . Police identified the slain student as 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante, CBS News reports. Her...

Morgan Wallen Sentenced in Chair-Tossing Case

Country star, 31, gets week at DUI education center, 2 years' probation for April incident in Nashville

(Newser) - Morgan Wallen is facing the music this week for a brouhaha last spring at a Tennessee bar. The AP reports that the 31-year-old country star pleaded "conditionally guilty" on Thursday to two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment after hurling a chair in April from the rooftop of the 6-story...

Feds Foil Alleged Plot to Blow Up Nashville Energy Facility

Authorities say man was motivated by 'racial hatred'

(Newser) - FBI agents posing as co-conspirators foiled a man's alleged plot to blow up a Nashville energy facility using a weapon of mass destruction, court records show. Authorities say Skyler Philippi, 24, of Columbia, Tenn., had penned a manifesto and was motivated by "racial hatred," the Tennessean reports....

Not a Baaaad Idea for Cities Looking to Clean Up Land

Sheep increasingly are put to work grazing in urban communities to handle invasive species and more

(Newser) - Along the Cumberland River just north of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, tourists on party pontoons see something a little expected: hundreds of sheep nibbling on grass along the riverbank. The urban sheepherder who manages this flock, Zach Richardson, says sometimes tourist boats will go out of their way to let their...

This Is Not a Takeoff Experience Anyone Wants

Alaska Airlines plane slams on brakes at last minute to avoid hitting Southwest plane in Nashville

(Newser) - Passengers on an Alaska Airlines flight out of Nashville on Thursday morning had quite the takeoff—a takeoff brought to a screeching halt to avoid hitting another plane. Per CBS News , the airline notes that Flight 369 was cleared at the Tennessee airport to head into the skies toward Seattle,...

Uber, Lyft Drivers Strike Nashville Airport
Rideshare Drivers Strike Airport
Aug 31, 2024 12:10 PM CDT

Rideshare Drivers Strike Airport

Union says cut taken by Uber and Lyft is too big, conditions need to be improved

(Newser) - More than 100 rideshare drivers went on strike at Nashville International Airport in time for the holiday weekend, refusing to pick up passengers there. The newly formed Tennessee Drivers Union says Uber and Lyft take as much as 80% of the fares, WSMV reports, calling for higher pay, better working...

Missing Woman Safe After 'Emerging' From Nashville River

Some feared the worst after tourist went missing in same area where Riley Strain died

(Newser) - Authorities are calling it a "miracle" in Nashville, where a New Jersey woman who was visiting the city was found safe after what WSMV describes as an "urgent, hourslong search." Allie Chmiel, 33, was downtown with a friend Wednesday night and by the wee hours of Thursday,...

Riley Strain Autopsy Released
Riley Strain Autopsy Released
Jun 18, 2024 5:56 PM CDT

Riley Strain Autopsy Released

Medical examiner says student died from drowning, intoxication

(Newser) - University of Missouri student Riley Strain's death is officially being classed as accidental, police in Nashville said after the release of an autopsy report from the medical examiner Tuesday. The report found that the 22-year-old died from drowning and intoxication, CNN reports. It said his blood alcohol level was...

Department Fires, Arrests Officer in OnlyFans Video

Sean Herman now faces felony misconduct charges

(Newser) - A cameo in an adult video has cost a Nashville police officer his job, and possibly more. Sean Herman was fired from the Metro Nashville Police Department on May 9 after detectives identified him in an OnlyFans skit centering on a mock traffic stop, NBC News reports. Herman, 33, was...

Love Driving? You'll Feel Right at Home in These US Cities

Folks in Raleigh, North Carolina, drive nearly 40 miles daily per capita

(Newser) - Whether you walk, take public transit, or take a seat behind the wheel to get to school, work, or other activities may depend on where you live—but among the 50 most populated metropolitan areas in the US, people are driving the most every day in Raleigh, North Carolina, with...

Chiefs Kicker to Female Grads: Best Job Title Is 'Homemaker'
Butker Doubles Down:
I Only Answer to Jesus
UPDATED
May 25, 2024 7:00 AM CDT

Butker Doubles Down: I Only Answer to Jesus

Kansas City Chiefs kicker doesn't back down from controversial remarks from commencement speech

(Newser) - Harrison Butker showed up Friday in public for the first time since his controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College earlier this month, with "zero regret" on those previous remarks, per Fox News . "I lean on those closest to me for guidance, but I can never forget that it...

Family: Riley Strain Was 'Helped' Into River
Family:
Riley Strain
Was 'Helped'
Into River
in case you missed it
Apr 21, 2024 1:00 PM CDT

Family: Riley Strain Was 'Helped' Into River

Mom Michelle Whiteid says text message raises possibility that his drink was drugged

(Newser) - Having had nearly a month to process Riley Strain's death in Nashville, mother Michelle Whiteid says she's bothered by text messages the 22-year-old sent her before he was asked to leave a downtown bar on March 8. Strain, whose body was discovered less than two weeks later in...

American Idol Alum Found Dead in Nashville

No word on cause of death for 47-year-old Grammy winner Mandisa Hundley, on show's Season 5

(Newser) - A singer who performed on the fifth season of American Idol nearly 20 years ago died Thursday in Tennessee's capital. "We can confirm that yesterday Mandisa was found in her home deceased," a rep for the singer says in a statement, per People . "At this time...

Country Star Morgan Wallen Ends Weekend in the Pokey

Star arrested in Nashville after cops say he hurled a chair off a bar rooftop

(Newser) - Morgan Wallen had quite the weekend in Nashville, ending his Sunday night out in Tennessee's capital with an arrest. WKRN reports that the 30-year-old country star was detained after allegedly throwing a chair from the rooftop of the six-story Chief's bar, owned by fellow country performer (and Field ...

Riley Strain Found Dead in Nashville
Riley Strain Found
Dead in Nashville
Mar 22, 2024 10:18 AM CDT

Riley Strain Found Dead in Nashville

Body of missing 22-year-old University of Missouri student found in Cumberland River

(Newser) - Some sad news regarding missing University of Missouri student Riley Strain, who disappeared earlier this month while on a fraternity trip to Tennessee: Authorities in Nashville say they've found the 22-year-old's body, reports the AP . An update from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says that Strain's body...

Newly Released Footage Shows Riley Strain Talking to Cop

The college student disappeared shortly thereafter

(Newser) - Riley Strain, the University of Missouri student who vanished on a fraternity trip to Nashville on March 8, is seen in newly released police bodycam footage interacting with an officer shortly before he disappeared that night. Strain is seen walking past an officer on a Gay Street sidewalk adjacent to...

Student Who Disappeared Had One Drink: Bar

Owners don't say why they kicked out Riley Strain, who was visiting Nashville

(Newser) - The owners of a Nashville bar said a college student was served only one alcoholic drink before his disappearance on a University of Missouri fraternity trip. The downtown bar, which is owned by country star Luke Bryan, also gave Riley Strain two glasses of water, they said, NBC News reports....

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