A Rutherford County jury convicted 44‑year‑old Johnny Franklin King of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery after a week‑long trial.

A Nashville mother was arrested after police say she used her long‑missing daughter’s identity to collect SNAP benefits, reopening questions in a 2017 cold case.

Johnny Hill, 44, was arrested after investigators say he repeatedly exposed himself and returned to a woman’s window on multiple nights in mid‑May. He faces seven charges including indecent exposure and stalking.

A pre-dawn fire at Columbia Farm Supply on Bear Creek Pike drew a multi-agency response; no injuries were reported while the Columbia Fire Marshal investigates.

A 2-year-old is in stable condition after being shot in a North Nashville apartment; police say the child found an unsecured pistol. Metro Youth Services detectives are investigating.

A 26-year-old Nashville woman faces aggravated child neglect charges after her 6‑year‑old fell from a two‑story window and was hospitalized.

An early-morning house fire on Old Russellville Pike in Hamblen County killed one person on Friday. Sheriff's investigators are on scene and the cause remains under review.

A former Hendersonville substitute was booked into Sumner County Jail after a grand-jury indictment alleges sexual contact with a student and marijuana-related counts. Bond was set at $50,000.

A driver who fled officers in La Vergne was arrested after a stop; police say a handgun and illegal narcotics were found and the suspect faces multiple charges.

Clinton County deputies say a Tennessee man wanted in a Pickett County shooting is at large after his pickup was found locally; authorities warn he’s armed and dangerous.

Two men were indicted after investigators say they sold 94 cattle without permission, costing a Franklin County ranch more than $114,000.

New data show Tennessee seniors lost about $108M to scams in 2025, with Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville hardest hit.

A traffic stop for an illegal tint turned into a 100+ mph chase that ended with drugs, a gun and a felony arrest in Nashville, police said.