Dan Kennedy, NewsChannel 5

Dan Kennedy

NewsChannel 5

Chattanooga, TN, United States

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Past articles by Dan:

Nashville International Airport Expecting Record Day

Nashville International Airport officials said they expect to see a record travel day because of Bonnaroo and CMA Fest. An estimated 26,500 people will be flying out of Nashville on Monday alone. → Read More

Crews Patch Potholes, Prepare For Major Roadwork

Crews with the Tennessee Department of Transportation have been out patching up potholes on Interstate 440. Due to the roadwork, some temporary overnight lane closures will be put in place. → Read More

Nashville Housekeeper Suspected Of Stealing From Clients

A Middle Tennessee housekeeper has been accused of stealing items from her client's homes, and now investigators want to know if there are any more victims. → Read More

Nashville Crime Trends: Shootings, Auto Thefts Up

The year 2017 was one of the most violent in Metro Nashville. Now, three months into 2018, NewsChannel 5 wanted to see if safety is improving in the city. We crunched the numbers for the first quarter of the year, and compared them to the same time period in 2017. → Read More

1 Year Later: No Arrests In Murder Of Young Surgical Technician

It's been one year since a young Nashville woman was murdered in Midtown and left in a dumpster. Ashley Brown was beaten and strangled after walking out of an apartment near Vanderbilt last December. Her body was found four days later at a trash disposal site on Freightliner Drive. → Read More

Nashville Man Tried To Save Las Vegas Shooting Victim

One of the 58 people killed on the Las Vegas strip Sunday night died in the arms of a Nashville man. Derrell Vaughn flew to Las Vegas for the three-night, Route 91 Harvest music festival and was leaving the concert when the shooting began. → Read More

3rd, Final Bedford County Escaped Inmate Captured

The last inmate has been captured in the recent Bedford County jail escape. Thursday night, authorities captured the third and final escapee after three men made a run for it earlier this week from the Bedford County Jail. → Read More

Tree falls onto Boynton Beach family's truck

Boynton Beach residents are busy cleaning up a day after Hurricane Irma slammed Palm Beach County. → Read More

Shootings Up 55 Percent In Nashville Since Last Year

The number of shootings has risen significantly in Nashville since this time last year. → Read More

Cummins left note for wife on day of disappearance

New details have emerged in the Amber Alert involving a 15-year-old Tennessee teenager. → Read More

Cummins left note for wife on day of disappearance

New details have emerged in the Amber Alert involving a 15-year-old Tennessee teenager. → Read More

Cummins left note for wife on day of disappearance

New details have emerged in the Amber Alert involving a 15-year-old Tennessee teenager. → Read More

Cummins Left Note For Wife On Day Of Disappearance

New details have emerged in the Amber Alert involving a 15-year-old Maury County teenager. → Read More

Cummins Left Note For Wife On Day Of Disappearance

New details have emerged in the Amber Alert involving a 15-year-old Maury County teenager. → Read More

Large Amounts Of Drugs Seized In Middle Tenn.

Thousands of dollars’ worth of drugs and cash were seized Thursday as part of a multi-agency investigation across the mid-state. → Read More

Lawmaker Says State "Dragging Its Feet" In Exonerating Wilson County Man

After serving 31 years for a crime he didn't commit, Lawrence McKinney from Wilson County was still waiting on the state to decide if he'll be exonerated. → Read More

Permitted gun owners can carry at Riverbend

Handgun carry permit owners will be allowed to pack heat at Riverbend this year, according to new state legislation passed last year. A bill passed in 2015 allows permitted gun owners to bring gu... → Read More

Chatsworth dog to be euthanized after discovery of previous biti

The dog responsible for severely injuring a Murray County man is now set to be euthanized after officials discovered an earlier biting incident. Police say Mojo attacked 77-year-old Rex Peek on Ma... → Read More

UPDATE: Officers identify body found near Wilcox Tunnel

That body identified as 33-year-old Justin Trimble who was reported missing more than a week ago. → Read More

Jury selected in 35-year-old cold case murder trial

Jury selection began Tuesday morning in a 35-year-old cold case murder in Hamilton County. Billy Hawk was charged last year in the 1981 murder of Johnny Mack Salyer, whose body was found in a barr... → Read More