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.

After parents flagged funding-split Pre-K rooms at Inglewood Elementary, MNPS says it will braid Pre-K funds to mix students and end classroom separation. The change affects multiple schools and early learning centers.

Councilmember Rollin Horton filed a zoning rewrite to define data‑center types and bar campus‑scale facilities over 500,000 square feet, adding rules on cooling, noise and generators.

Thunderbird Social Club will take over the former Germantown Barista Parlor, converting the coffee shop into a full-service restaurant and bar, the Nashville Business Journal reports.

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

HCA announced it will acquire The College of Health Care Professions, a Houston allied‑health college serving 8,000+ students. The companies say the move bolsters HCA’s talent pipeline.

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.

A 3-year-old girl was shot at a Fox Meadows apartment complex and taken to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital; police say her injuries are non-life-threatening.

A Climate Central analysis finds hourly rainfall intensity has risen in most U.S. cities; Nashville's hourly rates are about 12% higher than in 1970, raising flash-flood risk.

White House High School band director Dalton Hawkins was arrested May 27 and charged with statutory rape by an authority figure. The district says it is cooperating with investigators.