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Contaminated gas damages at least 20 vehicles in Nashville
Nashville drivers report claims of contaminated gas after multiple vehicles were damaged after visiting Murphy Express on Eastern Avenue in Nashville. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services investigated these claims and found the cause to be contaminated gas.
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Thousands lose power in Nash County after trees knock down lines
Nashville police said power lines went down in the area around 8 p.m. Wednesday. As of Thursday morning, crews were working to restore power to hundreds.
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Raleigh curfew watch: Police chief points to drop in juvenile crime in other cities
As Raleigh considers a youth curfew, the Nashville police chief said his town’s curfew has coincided with an 11% drop in juvenile crime and is offering city leaders advice.
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16 suspected sexual predators arrested after NC law enforcement pretended to be minors online
A four-day undercover operation that took place in February involved more than 150 officers from 13 law enforcement agencies. The operation was to identify, investigate and arrest alleged sexual predators believed to be communicating with children under the age of 16.
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Two people charged after girl shot in the leg, Nashville police say
A fight outside a Nashville laundromat escalated into a shooting on Saturday night, leaving a girl hospitalized with a leg wound.
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Nash County man charged after alleged knife assault over money
Nashville police arrested 42-year-old Bobby Ray Wooten Jr. after he was accused of assaulting a person with a knife over money. He is being held on a $10,000 secured bond and is expected in court on Friday.
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Woman found dead at abandoned Nashville school; police say it's a homicide
According to the Nashville Police Department, officers were patrolling Thursday in the area of Sixth and Brake streets. They found the body of a woman at the abandoned W.L. Greene School.
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Suspicious death under investigation in Nashville, police say
According to the Nashville Police Department, officers were at the scene at W.L. Greene School on East 6th Street.
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Police: Man on the run after high-speed chase and crash in Nashville
A man is on the run Tuesday night after police officers in Nashville said he led them on a high-speed chase before crashing and escaping.
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Water slowly restored in the town of Nashville after water emergency
In a post on Facebook, officials said full pressure should resume by midnight in affected areas. A boil water advisory is in effect until further notice.
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Police: Nashville official used town-issued credit card for fraudulent purchases, altered receipts
The former head of the public works department in Nashville faces embezzlement charges after authorities found that he altered receipts and made unauthorized purchases with a town credit card.
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Driver in custody after police chase in Nashville ended in car wreck
A man is in custody after leading police on a chase that ended with a wreck in Nashville, according to police.
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Nashville police chase ends in crash, suspect in custody
A police chase in Nashville ended with a crash Monday night, as officers attempted to stop a vehicle near 64 Alternate and Corbett Road.
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Nashville finds curfew effective in reducing crime, disturbances
A curfew for teenagers that's been in place for longer than a year has had positive impact in Nashville.
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Do curfews work? Nashville sees dip in crime, disturbances from late-night restrictions
Nashville recently put a curfew in place to deal with a rash of crime and disturbances in town. Town leaders said the decision has led to an apparent drop-off in incidents.
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Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria Wednesday left a female student dead and another student wounded, nearly two years after another deadly school shooting in the city that ignited an emotional debate about gun control in Tennessee.
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Jon Bon Jovi helps woman off ledge of Nashville bridge
Video footage shows Jon Bon Jovi, accompanied by an unidentified person, appears to speak with the woman in distress and eventually helps lift her back over the ledge to safety.
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Store clerk accused of stealing winning lottery ticket from winner
A clerk in Nashville is accused of trying to steal a million-dollar scratch-off lottery ticket from a customer.
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Plane crashes on Nashville interstate, killing 5 people
A small plane crash on Nashville's Interstate 40 on Monday night left several people dead and forced the roadway to close.
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A month after suspension started, Nashville chief of police resigns
John Winstead resigned as Nashville chief of police on Oct. 30. Matt Joyner was terminated from his position as the town's director of human resources on Oct. 20.
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Nashville HR director fired, town police chief still suspended
Nashville's Human Resources director has been terminated after being suspended with pay for several weeks.
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Nashville HR director, police chief suspended during investigation
Matt Joyner, director of human resources for Nashville, N.C., told WRAL News that he and the town's police chief were both suspended from their jobs after he filed a complaint.
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Possible pipe bomb found in Nashville
The pipe bomb was removed and detonated by the North Carolina SBI. Authorities had a shelter-in-place order while they investigated.
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Pipe bomb removed, safely detonated by SBI in Nash County
Authorities said they were unsure how the bomb got in the residential area of Nashville, but said no one was injured.
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1 injured, 1 dead after series of reported shootings in Nash County
Two separate shootings are under investigation in Nash County this weekend. One of them was deadly.
