Mayor Megan Barry: Nashville's trash is out of control and other top stories.

• Mayor Megan Barry: Nashville's trash is out of control

  

  Like this topic? You may also like these photo galleries:AutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideBuy PhotoResidents of East Nashville's Lockeland Springs walk the streets of their neighborhood picking up trash as part of the Citywide Spring Clean on Saturday.(Photo: Shelley Mays / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoStory HighlightsBetween 1,500 and 2,000 volunteers were expected to participate in 63 Spring Clean events around Nashville Saturday.More than 600 Comcast employees participated a..

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• Kimberly Williams-Paisley shines light on dementia in new book

  

  Buy PhotoKimberly Williams-Paisley has written a book about getting to know her mother again after her mother was diganosed with dementia.(Photo: George Walker IV / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoKimberly Williams-Paisley sat in the floor of her California home, clutching her cellphone and shaking as she listened to her father tell her mother that she had to move to a memory care facility. Paisley’s sister, Ashley, was at their parents' home in New York, positioned just outside the door with her phone...

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• Anaheim/Nashville - Game Five: What To Watch For

  

  Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports The home ice advantage has shifted back to Anaheim. The Predators finally got one puck past Frederik Andersen, but unfortunately the Ducks scored four goals on their way to tying up the series on Thursday night. Some things need to change and quickly for the Predators to take Game 5 and beyond. Change of Scenery: Going back to the West Coast with the series tied is the best scenario the Anaheim Ducks could have hoped for leaving Nashville. The P..

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• Prince's custom-made purple piano was to go on tour with him

  

  Prince's custom-made purple piano was to go on tour with him Posted: Saturday, April 23, 2016 5:16 PM EDT Updated: Saturday, April 23, 2016 5:16 PM EDT By KRISTIN M. HALLAssociated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Just days before his death, Prince tweeted a picture of a purple Yamaha piano that was custom-made for him. Now executives at Yamaha are revealing the behind-the-scenes work that went into the special instrument.The piano was set to be a centerpiece on his Piano and a Microphone..

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• Pedestrian critically injured in hit-and-run on I-440 East

  

  Pedestrian critically injured in hit-and-run on I-440 East WKRN web staff Published: April 23, 2016, 3:45 pm Updated: April 23, 2016, 3:59 pm Photo: WKRN NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Metro police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck a pedestrian on Interstate 440 East Friday night. It happened near the Richardson Avenue overpass at 8 p.m. Officials say 44-year-old Lan Luong was walking in the striped area between the travel lanes and merge lanes from West End Ave..

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• Sharks blow 3-goal lead, but rally to eliminate Kings 6-3

  

  By GREG BEACHAMAP Hockey Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Sharks had just blown a three-goal lead in a potential series-clinching playoff game. Staples Center rocked with the combined power of the Kings' rally and the looming specters of San Jose's postseason failures. Joonas Donskoi wasn't around for any of that tawdry teal history, and the tenacious rookie scored the goal that sent the Sharks roaring into the second round. Donskoi broke a tie with his second goal early in the t..

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• Community meets Chief's Challenge

  

  Maranda Faris, The Jackson Sun 2:34 p.m. CDT April 23, 2016Buy PhotoRunners go through a sheet of water from a fire truck as they take off from the starting line during the inaugural Chief's Challenge at Fairgrounds Park on Saturday, April 23, 2016.(Photo: C.B. SCHMELTER/The Jackson Sun)Buy PhotoBrent Lambert sat on the ground underneath a tree at the Jackson Fairgrounds Saturday morning and wiped the mud, water and sawdust off his prosthetic leg.Lambert and his son Blake ran the first Chief's ..

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• Bangkokville transports taste buds to Thailand

  

  Buy PhotoSpicy pompano with Thai herbal sauce at Bangkokville.(Photo: Alan Poizner/For The Tennessean)Buy PhotoWe’re fortunate to have a number of good Thai restaurants in Nashville, so when a friend recommended a place I hadn’t heard of, my interest was, at first, tepid. My friend pressed. “The chef, who is also the owner, was born and raised in Thailand,” she said. OK, I shrugged.  “My husband and I think it’s the most authentic Thai food in the city.” Indeed. “His food tastes as good as the b..

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• 3rd arrest made in Dickson double murder

  

  3rd arrest made in Dickson double murder WKRN web staff Published: April 23, 2016, 2:43 pm Updated: April 23, 2016, 5:18 pm (Courtesy: Dickson County Sheriff's Office) DICKSON, Tenn. (WKRN) – A third arrest has been made in a deadly double shooting in Dickson County. Authorities with the Dickson County Sheriff’s Detectives, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Metro police took Jonathan Hughes Jr., 27, into custody Friday afternoon in Nashville. Officials say he had a ha..

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• Nashville motorist drives car up guy-wire, flees scene

  

  One Nashville man has been a vendor selling the non-profit paper on homelessness for over five years and, during that time, has saved almost…

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