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A tractor-trailer on I‑640 East near Gap Road leaked fuel Tuesday evening, prompting a HazMat response and closing multiple lanes. Drivers were told to seek alternate routes while crews contain the spill.
The FAA paused inbound flights to Nashville International Airport Tuesday evening as severe storms moved through Middle Tennessee. Departures were not affected, but travelers were urged to check flight status.
TITAN data show 1,515 daytime work‑zone crashes in 2025 versus 746 at night; nighttime crashes were likelier to be fatal or serious.
A 67-year-old motorcyclist died Monday after a collision at Clinton Highway and Tillery Drive in Knoxville; KPD says the rider allegedly ran a red light.
Two Southwest jets triggered collision‑avoidance alerts north of BNA after an ATC turn put one plane into the other's path; pilots followed RAs and averted disaster.
Body‑cam shows an MNPD officer take control of a Waymo that stalled on Broadway, underscoring early complaints since Waymo’s April rollout.
Neighbors and city leaders gathered at Hartman Park to map dangerous crossings as Nashville contends with a surge in traffic and pedestrian deaths early in 2026.
Next weekend’s St. Jude Rock ’n’ Roll races will close large swaths of downtown and push traffic onto alternate routes. Here’s where and when to avoid driving.
The FAA issued a ground delay at Nashville International Airport after an air-traffic controller shortage, limiting arrivals from late afternoon into the evening. Departures were not affected.
Franklin secured a nearly $17.6M state loan (with $5.8M in forgiveness) to fund a South Clean Water Facility at the Pearlene Bransford Complex, with operations eyed by 2034.
Permit filings show Southwest is planning a roughly $53 million lounge in BNA’s central mezzanine as the carrier expands into airport clubs.
A pickup struck and went beneath a semi on I-24 westbound in Smyrna early Thursday, killing two people and forcing a HAZMAT cleanup.
NDOT will roll out marked downtown rideshare pickup zones, expanding a TPAC pilot aimed at easing event-time congestion and clearing curb lanes.
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