Sierra Rains
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Nashville, TN, United States
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Nashville’s ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ fugitives: Week of March 8
Three people were added to Nashville’s “Top 10 Most Wanted” list this week, including a suspect in an April 2022 murder at a soon to open gas station. → Read More
Murfreesboro detective explains rise in teens committing ‘shootings, homicides’
Since 2017, Lt. James Abbott said there has been an average of one to two homicides involving juvenile suspects in Murfreesboro each year, with two reported in 2021 and one reported last year. → Read More
Search warrant allegedly turns up guns, 89 grams of fentanyl at Antioch apartment
Three bags of a “white powdery substance” were found inside several drawers in the kitchen, and a fourth bag of the powder was located in the spare bedroom, which had children’s toys and clothing, police reported. → Read More
Nashville woman among 23 charged in alleged attack on Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’
A Nashville woman is among 23 people who were arrested Sunday in what police are calling a “coordinated attack” on the proposed Atlanta Public Safety Training Center activists have dubbed “Cop City.” → Read More
Man with 7 convictions arrested during alleged drug bust in Dollar Tree parking lot
A man with seven previous drug convictions was arrested Sunday during an alleged drug bust in a Dollar Tree parking lot. → Read More
Car chase ends with seizure of multiple bricks of cocaine, Metro police say
A man is facing several charges following a car chase in which authorities said they found multiple bricks of cocaine and other drugs. → Read More
Third suspect sought in deadly Nashville shooting from April 2022
The Metro Nashville Police Department is searching for the third and final suspect in the April 2022 murder of 39-year-old Tywane Miller. → Read More
Nashville’s ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ fugitives: Week of March 1
Three people were added to Nashville’s “Top 10 Most Wanted” list this week, including two people who are wanted for their alleged roles in separate deadly crashes. → Read More
Felon arrested at Nashville hotel after allegedly ‘refusing to leave,’ taking out gun
A call regarding a man with a gun “refusing to leave” a hotel turned into a drug bust Tuesday after police said they found several grams of Xanax, cocaine and marijuana in his possession. → Read More
Former THP trooper charged with DUI 5 years after receiving DUI enforcement award
Former THP Trooper Samuel Outlaw was honored for enforcing DUI laws only a few years before being accused of drinking and driving. → Read More
Humphreys County wildfire burns 5 acres, destroys two homes
Multiple agencies are working to investigate a wildfire that destroyed two homes and damaged a few smaller structures Wednesday afternoon. → Read More
‘They saved me’: How a Nashville woman went from homeless to selling her art in galleries
After 12 years sleeping in her car and crashing at motels, recalling the past now brings tears of joy to Gwen Johnson’s eyes as she thinks about the ways in which art changed her life. → Read More
Nashville’s ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ fugitives: Week of Feb. 22
Two people with over a dozen outstanding warrants were added to Nashville’s “Top 10 Most Wanted” list this week. → Read More
Suspect on the run after pursuit ends near Montgomery Co. elementary school
Multiple law enforcement agencies are searching for a man who authorities said ran off after a pursuit ended near an elementary school. → Read More
Metro police: Woman shot, killed during ‘heated’ argument in parking lot
Homicide detectives are pursuing leads after a 28-year-old woman was shot and killed in the parking lot of an auto care business Monday afternoon. → Read More
Unsolved cases: 18 missing people who disappeared from Nashville
Several decades have passed since some people have disappeared from Nashville, leaving many families with more questions than answers. → Read More
Nashville woman accused of trying to stab roommate to death during argument
A woman was arrested Monday after police said she tried to stab her roommate to death over an argument about her going into her room. → Read More
Woman on Nashville’s ‘Most Wanted’ list found hiding in hotel bathtub with gun nearby
Staff at the Gaylord Opryland Resort requested the Metro Nashville Police Department’s assistance after an off-duty police officer and security recognized a guest as a wanted Davidson County fugitive. → Read More
Have you seen her? Murfreesboro woman missing several days
Emily Carlson, 25, was last seen leaving her home on Monday, Feb. 13 after making “suicidal statements” to a former employer, according to the MPD. → Read More
Tennessee officials address concerns over toxic gases from Ohio train derailment
Despite several concerns, officials say Tennesseans can “rest assured” toxic chemicals from a train derailment in Ohio will not make their way into the state. → Read More