A state report and audit say children in DCS custody were sex-trafficked and used meth while housed in offices and transitional homes.

A Waverly mother and Turney Center correctional officer died in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 13. Her parents are now raising her toddler as the community rallies.

A Buchanan man was arrested after a multi‑agency ICAC probe; warrants allege nine counts of sexual exploitation and bond was set at $200,000.

Cookeville troopers stopped a speeding car on I‑40 in Cumberland County and found meth, crack and marijuana. The driver, described as a convicted violent felon, was arrested on trafficking charges.

A 56‑year‑old was arrested after police say he fired at passing cars on Murfreesboro Pike; investigators recovered nine shell casings and charged him with multiple felonies.

A weapons-detection unit at Riverdale High flagged a 9mm handgun and the student was detained; charges are pending and the school says expulsion will follow.

A woman was charged with arson after a Wedgewood‑Houston fire in Nashville. Authorities have released few details as the investigation continues.

A West Nashville man was arrested after crashing a stolen Ford and trying to break into multiple homes in Sylvan Park. He’s jailed on $150,000 bond.

A vehicle drove through the front of a Belle Meade gun shop on Tuesday; Metro Nashville Police are investigating while businesses review storefront security.

Nashville police say a 34-year-old was arrested after an alleged gunpoint robbery at a Charlotte Pike Shell; authorities link him to multiple convenience-store holdups this month.

TBI and local partners seized eight pounds of meth in mid-February and arrested a suspected large-scale distributor, authorities say.

Lewisburg police named Kel T. Greer as wanted for aggravated assault and a firearms charge; authorities warn he may be armed.

A retired Chapel Hill teacher was arrested and indicted after authorities say he brandished a gun at a band rehearsal; he was booked on a $1,000 bond.