Lucent Health Solutions agreed to a $1.95M settlement after a 2023 phishing attack that implicated PHI for roughly 37,000 people; claims and opt-outs have set deadlines this fall.

Gallatin crews are expanding a detention pond along South Water Avenue to protect the American Legion Post 17 veterans residence; nearby Woods Ferry Road will close.

Regional planners programmed funding for a Smyrna‑sponsored connector that would link McEwen Drive to I‑24 through the Rocky Fork corridor; design and environmental review are next.

Neighbors flagged a man after they say he exposed himself outside a downtown Nashville window; court records list the defendant and show bond set at $10,000.

A study reported July 14 shows child‑rearing costs in Middle Tennessee rose 2.1%, adding hundreds to already strained family budgets. Child care and housing were the main drivers.

Morning fog gives way to a hot, sticky day with highs near 90°F and a slight chance of afternoon storms. Weekend rain chances increase Friday–Saturday.

HCA says a payer‑mix shift tied to the end of enhanced ACA subsidies cost the company about $400M in Q2, prompting a lowered 2026 outlook and a sharp market reaction.

Murfreesboro Fire Rescue removed an elderly man from a Leaf Avenue house fire; the Fire Marshal is investigating.

A proposed La Vergne zoning amendment would confine data centers to interchange zones and ban them within 1,000 feet of homes, schools and parks.

Green Hills led this week's list of Nashville's priciest home sales, including a $2.3M Foxwood Drive closing.

Family says 68‑year‑old Jeri Matthews was shot inside her Lebanon apartment on June 20; her husband has been arrested and charged. Relatives hope her story warns others.

Federal prosecutors say an inmate directed a meth‑trafficking network from his prison cell using smuggled phones; 11 people were indicted, including alleged coordinators in Lawrenceburg and Pulaski.

A Spring Hill mother who traveled to Cleveland to meet someone she met online was found dead; an 8-year-old linked to the case was found at a Cleveland fire station.