A three-vehicle crash on Highway 70 at Beverly Hills Drive left one person dead and closed the highway Sunday evening while Metro Nashville police investigate.

Rural Metro and state forestry crews battled a roughly 10–15-acre brush fire off Mynatt Road in Halls; crews dug lines and the state temporarily paused burn permits.

One year after Robert Jones was killed on West Trinity Lane, his family renews a public plea as lawmakers advance bills to toughen penalties for drivers who flee crash scenes.

A 24-year-old Hamilton County deputy, Landon Faulkner, died after a collision on Highway 111; state troopers say he was not wearing a seatbelt and are investigating.

A temporary-plate check in Mt. Juliet led officers to arrest a Nashville man wanted on a felony criminal homicide charge, police say. The stop happened around 3 a.m. on Lebanon Road.

Smyrna police say a less‑lethal round was deployed during a domestic disturbance; the suspect was taken to a local hospital and no other injuries were reported.

An 18-year-old was detained after a 27-year-old was found fatally shot in the Hickory Lake Apartments parking lot in Antioch. MNPD says the case involves two men connected to the same woman.

Metro police identified the rider killed on Bell Road as 59-year-old Randall Abernathy Sr.; authorities say the crash on April 10 is under investigation.

White Pine sent a tanker, a chief officer and three personnel to assist Cocke County crews at a large industrial fire at a Limitless Solutions site.

A bystander who helped restrain Dallas "DJ" Barrett pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and will serve two years of probation under a judicial diversion deal.

Crossville police arrested two people after a proactive operation that yielded roughly seven ounces of suspected meth and about $2,300 in cash. Detectives say the investigation is ongoing.

Metro Nashville police warn shoppers after reports that groups posing as fundraisers use payment apps and card readers to steal donations.

Two men were indicted in the December 2024 I‑24 shooting that killed 20‑year‑old De'Angelo Black; one suspect is jailed and the other was already serving time. The indictments follow an MNPD homicide probe.