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Storms Cause Wrecks, Power Outages Across Nashville - Story

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Strong storms moving across Middle Tennessee have caused numerous wrecks and more than 4,000 Nashville Electric Service customers to lose power.At its peak outage, more than 4,000 people were without power in Nashville. However, those numbers have since gone down.Throughout Thursday night and early Friday morning, storms moved through the area, downing trees and causing minor damage. The line of storms even prompted a Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Wilson and Smith counties.The heavy rain also caused a few early morning crashes. One collision caused a backup on Interstate 24 East at the Shelby Street exit.NewsChannel 5's Dave Nichols has been monitoring the latest road con..
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Rolling Mill Hill's Surprising Success Impresses Urban Experts...

Hear the radio version of this story.Rolling Mill Hill — the housing development on a bluff that overlooks downtown Nashville — will soon double in size to more than 700 apartments. It was showcased this week during the League of Cities conference.Out-of-town officials learned about how its old buildings were reinvigorated and how people with drastically different incomes live side by side as neighbors.The hill’s expansive view of the Cumberland River acted like a magnet for camera phones among the visitors. The cityscape is a perk of Rolling Mill Hill, which sprouted up from nothing in recent years as an intentionally mixed-income neighborhood.Some apartments managed by the Metropolitan Dev..
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Men of ABC's 'Nashville' perform in-the-round

Buy Photo"Nashville" stars such as Chris Carmack, Charles Esten and Sam Palladio took the stage Thursday at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's CMA Theater.(Photo: File / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoConnie BrittonandHayden Panettieremight have top billing, but make no mistake: The guys on ABC's "Nashville" are a big part of the TV show's success, too. On Thursday the show's five biggest male stars took the stage at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's CMA Theater for an in-the-round concert as part of the CMA Songwriter's Series.Chris Carmack, Will Chase, Charles Esten, Jonathan JacksonandSam Palladiohave been on stage dozens of times in Music City — and in annual concert tours — ..
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Fred Thompson Remembered For Valuing Moderation Over...

Hear the radio version of this story.There's a tradition in the U.S. Congress. Senators carve their names into their desks, leaving a record of who came before.When Lamar Alexander arrived 12 years ago, he knew exactly where he wanted to etch his name — alongside Fred Thompson's."I'm proud it will remain there as long as this desk does. Baker. Thompson. Alexander."Thompson will be remembered today with a funeral service in Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium. The former senator came from a passing generation of Tennessee Republicans who valued moderation over partisanship.Alexander recalled Thompson in a eulogy he delivered earlier this week on the floor of the Senate, where Thompson served ..
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Councilman Loniel Greene Shot In West Nashville - Story

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Metro councilman Loniel Greene, Jr. was taken to an area hospital after he was shot multiple times near a west Nashville gas station.Officials with Metro police said Greene, councilman for District 1, was shot three times -- once in the elbow, shoulder, and chest.The incident happened not far from a Marathon gas station on Oceola Avenue around 10 p.m.According to police, Councilman Greene pulled up to the gas station and as surveillance cameras show, two young men were leaving.Greene walked up to them at Burgess Avenue and Oceola Avenue. Minutes later, witnesses reported hearing several gunshots.VIDEO: The latest on what Metro police happened.@NC5pic.twitter.com/mrbvlMpB5z..
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Nashville home sales flat; low inventory blamed

Inventory of Nashville area residential properties down 14.3 percentRoughly 3,030 residential properties changed hands last month, according to the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors.(Photo: AP)Story HighlightsMedian single-family home price up 12 percent over October 2014, but down from this year's September.Nashville-area home closings were flat in October versus a year ago, a showing that area real estate agents say reflects the start of a seasonal slowdown and low inventory.Roughly 3,030 residential properties changed hands last month, according to the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors. Inventory, meanwhile, was down 14.3 percent from October 2014, reflecting, in part, ava..
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Car crashes into east Nashville bar - WSMV Channel 4

Car crashes into east Nashville bar Posted: Thursday, November 5, 2015 9:54 PM EST Updated: Thursday, November 5, 2015 9:54 PM EST NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - A vehicle crashed into the front of an east Nashville business Thursday.The crash happened at the 3 Crow Bar on Woodland Street. People were inside at the time, but no injuries were reported.It is unclear at this time if the driver will be charged.Copyright 2015WSMV(Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved.
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Man arrested for shooting woman in downtown Nashville parking lot | WKRN News 2

Man arrested for shooting woman in downtown Nashville parking lotWKRN web staffPublished:November 5, 2015, 7:12 pmUpdated:November 6, 2015, 3:32 am(Photo: WKRN)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The man whoshot a woman in a downtown Nashville parking lot last weekwas taken into custody Friday.Police arrested 26-year-old Terence Whitson, a convicted felon, at his Dellway Villa Road residence.Whitson reportedly approached the 29-year-old female victim at around 10 p.m. last Thursday in a downtown parking lot at 134 Second Avenue South. and attempted to rob her.Metro police said the victim locked her doors and put her car in reverse as the suspect approached her vehicle.As she attempted to drive away, W..
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Leaders across U

Buy PhotoCity leaders from around the nation listen to a speech by Vice President Joe Biden during the National League of Cities opening general session Nov. 5, 2015, in Nashville.(Photo: Shelley Mays / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoCharles Starks spoke in a small, well-appointed meeting room Thursday morning about how the glittering 2-year-old Music City Center came into existence.As the convention center's president and CEO, he mentioned its LEED Gold certification and green roof. He talked about how former Mayor Karl Dean pushed to get it built and how it has helped downtown's makeover.Starks' audience, a couple dozen of the thousands of municipal officials from around the nation who have desce..
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Nashville jury awards man in altered pics $150K

Adam Holland in an art class in 2004. This image was altered, leading to a lawsuit, and a jury ruled in Holland's favor on Wednesday in Nashville.(Photo: Courtesy Larry Crain)A Nashville man with Down syndrome, whose photograph was posted online and years later surfaced with altered text and phrases such as "Sick Retarded Kid," was awarded $150,000 by a federal jury on Wednesday.Court papers say the image of Adam Holland was taken in 2004, when he was 17 and in an art class. In the original photo, he is smiling at the camera and holding a drawing that included the words "Go Titans."The picture surfaced online about eight years later. And instead of "Go Titans," the drawing in Holland's hand ..
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