Friday, January 22, 2016

Metro Nashville's emergency operations in effect and other top stories.

  • Metro Nashville's emergency operations in effect

    Metro Nashville's emergency operations in effect
    I-40 west closed at Fesslers Lane due to crashes and slick roads.(Photo: TDOT)A combination of slick roads and heavy snow in Davidson County Friday morning closed several directions of major interstates, forced Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority buses to start operating on snow routes and Nashville International Airport officials to cancel dozens of flights.Heavy snow started falling in the greater Nashville area about 6 a.m., National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Reagan said, after ..
    >> view original

  • Nashville Farmers' Market sheds may be torn down for state museum

    Nashville Farmers' Market sheds may be torn down for state museum
    Buy PhotoThe Nashville Farmers' Market was built in 1995.(Photo: Larry McCormack / File / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoTwo sheds where craft merchants set up shop at the city-operated Nashville Farmers’ Market might be torn down to make room for a new parking lot that would accommodate a new Tennessee State Museum coming next door.The state owns the entire stretch of property on Rosa Parks Boulevard that is home to Metro’s farmers market as well as land at the corner of Jefferson Street where a long-..
    >> view original

  • Nashville transit options unveiled: Go big or small?

    Nashville transit options unveiled: Go big or small?
    Among the possibilities under the boldest of three scenarios put forth by transit officials are light rail systems on major Nashville corridors. Above is a rendering of a bus stop on a light rail line on Charlotte Pike.(Photo: Submitted)Is Nashville ready for an expensive regional transit system that would include commuter rail and cost billions over decades to build?Or is there greater public appetite for only modest improvements to Metro's bus system?A question of scale is at the heart of a ne..
    >> view original

  • Morning snow causing delays throughout Nashville

    Morning snow causing delays throughout Nashville
    MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A $2 million award has been tossed out in the case of a man who sued following a fender-bender in central New Jersey…
    >> view original

  • Your photos: Nashville wakes up to a winter wonderland

    Your photos: Nashville wakes up to a winter wonderland
    The Tennessean 9:31 a.m. CST January 22, 2016Buy PhotoVanderbilt first year students with their snowman Friday morning on the Ingram Commons and Stambaugh House at Vanderbilt.(Photo: David Ewing / For the Tennessean)Buy PhotoFour to six inches of snow are expected from a winter storm Friday in Nashville. Overnight rain turned into morning snow, and residents took to social media to share photos and videos of the winter wonderland.Have photos and videos of the snow to share? Post the..
    >> view original

  • What's open, closed in Middle Tennessee

    What's open, closed in Middle Tennessee
    The Tennessean 11 a.m. CST January 22, 2016With up to six inches of snow predicted for Middle Tennessee, many area businesses and events were closing early. Here's a list of openings and closings throughout the region.BusinessesButchertown Hall is closed today.The Centennial bar will open at 11 a.m.Country Music Hall of Fame, closed FridayYMCA locations in Donelson-Hermitage, Maryland Farms and Sumner County are closing at 8 a.m. Friday. Christ Church YMCA is also closing at 8 a.m. ..
    >> view original

  • Behind The Scenes Look As NWS Gears Up For Snow Storm

    Behind The Scenes Look As NWS Gears Up For Snow Storm
    Winter Storm Warning issued January 21 at 2:49PM CST expiring January 23 at 6:00AM CST in effect for: Adair, Allen, Barren, Clinton, Cumberland, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell, Simpson, Warren Winter Storm Warning issued January 21 at 2:49PM CST expiring January 23 at 6:00AM CST in effect for: Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Casey, Clark, Edmonson, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Harrison, Hart, Jessamine..
    >> view original

  • Bernie Sanders 'Feel the Bern' rally at TSU rescheduled

    Bernie Sanders 'Feel the Bern' rally at TSU rescheduled
    Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.(Photo: Jose Luis Magana, AP)A Bernie Sanders presidential campaign rally originally scheduled for Friday night at Nashville's Tennessee State University has been canceled and rescheduled for a later date because of inclement weather.The event is part of the Democratic presidential candidate's "Feel the Bern" tour to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The TSU rally is now rescheduled for Feb. 5, according to a new invitation ..
    >> view original

  • Police: Metro Nashville doctor fatally stabbed by husband

    Police: Metro Nashville doctor fatally stabbed by husband
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Metro Nashville police say a man has turned himself in after fatally stabbing his wife, who was a doctor at the Metro Public Health Department. The Metro Nashville Police Department said in a news release that 44-year-old William Thomas-Trudo walked into a police station Thursday afternoon with a cut on his hand and said he had just killed his wife. Authorities found 53-year-old Dr. Sandra Thomas-Trudo dead in her Belle Meade apartment with multiple stab wounds. Police s..
    >> view original

  • MTA's response to transit proposals suggests bolder direction ...

    MTA's response to transit proposals suggests bolder direction ...
    The estimated cost to build the most ambitious of three draft scenarios over the next 25 years is roughly $5.4 billion. Subscribe to get the full story. Already a ...
    >> view original

Nashville prepares for more sleet, snow on Friday .Crashes cause delays, detours as snow falls on Nashville .
Woman charged in connection with frozen, dead dog in Nashville .MLK Day marchers in Nashville thank civil rights icon .

No comments:

Post a Comment