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Angie Boyd-Chambers Promoted At St. Thomas

Apr 28, 2017 at 07:45 am by Bryan Barrett

Angie Boyd-Chambers has been promoted to Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for Saint Thomas Health. The former Senior Director of Corporate Marketing and Communicatio.... Read More

Incident at home on Fall Creek Drive - Squalid Living Conditions and Drugs

Apr 27, 2017 at 06:57 pm by Bryan Barrett

Deputies and detectives responding to a possible heroin overdose call discovered illegal drugs and six people living in squalid conditions Tuesday at 103 Fall Creek Drive, a s.... Read More

Oakland High School teacher / coach suspended after start of criminal investigation

Apr 27, 2017 at 04:37 pm by Bryan Barrett

A teacher at Oakland High School has been suspended without pay, according to Rutherford County Schools spokesperson James Evans. Social Studies teacher Tyler Soffiantino st.... Read More

House fire on Double Springs Road Thursday

Apr 27, 2017 at 02:53 pm by Bryan Barrett

A home at 911 Double Springs Rd. in Murfreesboro caught fire on Thursday afternoon (4/27/17). Reports indicate that all persons inside the house got out unharmed. The structur.... Read More

Information on Uncle Dave Macon Days lineup released on Thursday

Apr 27, 2017 at 02:44 pm by Bryan Barrett

The press conference announcing the dates and entertainers at the July Uncle Dave Macon Days event was held on Thursday (4/27/17) morning. Ben Wilson who helps to organize the.... Read More

Attorney General's Office says it would Defend an Amended Abortion Bill

Apr 27, 2017 at 02:28 pm by Bryan Barrett

The Tennessee attorney general's office says it would defend an amended abortion bill in court if it becomes law, despite previously calling its key requirements "constitution.... Read More

Suspect arrested for stealing lawnmowers, trailers and more

Apr 27, 2017 at 02:17 pm by Bryan Barrett

A Smyrna man has been arrested for stealing two zero turn radius lawnmowers that were valued at more than $10,000. Jamie Vaughn allegedly stole the mowers from the Tractor Su.... Read More

Local Tractor Supply Stores helping out area schools and 4-H

Apr 27, 2017 at 01:48 pm by Bryan Barrett

Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retail store chain in the United States, will partner with National 4-H Council for a nationwide in-store fundraiser to sen.... Read More

Warning about Fentanyl issued for State of Tennessee

Apr 27, 2017 at 01:27 pm by Bryan Barrett

Fentanyl, an exceptionally powerful drug used legally to treat extreme pain, has found its way to the illegal drug market, and it is killing people. According to three departm.... Read More

Fake IRS Calls in Rutherford County

Apr 27, 2017 at 01:07 pm by Bryan Barrett

Beware of calls from the IRS. WGNS' own Bryan Barrett received a call Thursday from the IRS. The voicemail message, from a number from Chicago Heights, Illinois, said the Inte.... Read More

Murfreesboro man charged with Attempted Homicide

Apr 27, 2017 at 12:58 pm by Bryan Barrett

An attempted murder unfolded in Murfreesboro at 6:36 Wednesday evening. Police officers responded to 1011 Riviera St. in reference to a shots fired call. The complainant stat.... Read More

Home shot, two arrests made

Apr 27, 2017 at 12:50 pm by Bryan Barrett

At 9:56 Wednesday night, Murfreesboro officers heard numerous shots fired in quick succession around Greenland Dr. and Harrison Ave. As Officers responded, reports came in th.... Read More

School placed on lock down after suspect flee from police in Murfreesboro

Apr 27, 2017 at 12:34 pm by Bryan Barrett

Barfield Elementary School had to be placed on a Code Yellow lock down Thursday after four home burglary suspects fled the long arm of the law. Needless to say, the break-in e.... Read More

Man shot five times in Murfreesboro apartment parking lot

Apr 27, 2017 at 12:02 pm by Bryan Barrett

Around 7:30 Wednesday night (4/26/17), a shots fired call was reported at Student Quarters Apartments on Greenland Drive. Once on the scene, it was realized that a man named C.... Read More

Fatal motorcycle accident blamed on speed

Apr 27, 2017 at 08:54 am by Bryan Barrett

A LaVergne man died after wrecking his motorcycle on I-24 this past Tuesday night. The motorcyclist killed on I-24 west near Blue Hole Road in Davidson County was identified a.... Read More

One woman show displays her struggles with Autism in Murfreesboro

Apr 27, 2017 at 08:40 am by Bryan Barrett

Catherine Burford, an MTSU drama student and who is autistic, performed her one woman show "The Fool" at Murfreesboro Parks and Rec.'s Bradley Academy Historical and Cultural.... Read More

Security Guard at Apartment Complex Assaulted

Apr 26, 2017 at 02:33 pm by Bryan Barrett

A security guard at an apartment complex on South Rutherford Boulevard in Murfreesboro was assaulted this past Monday. According to a police report, the guard witnessed a man.... Read More

Commuter rail lines between Murfreesboro and Nashville still an idea in the air

Apr 26, 2017 at 02:00 pm by Bryan Barrett

While Davidson County is looking into a $6-billion transportation plan, Rutherford County may benefit from that too. While little has been released, talks of a commuter rail l.... Read More

UPDATE: Gun found outside apartment that caught fire in Murfreesboro previous night of blaze

Apr 26, 2017 at 01:33 pm by Bryan Barrett

We have more news on a recent fire at an apartment complex behind Kohl's Department Store in Murfreesboro. The fire in building "K" at Carrington Park Apartments displaced sev.... Read More

Two women believed to be drugged while at local nightclub

Apr 26, 2017 at 10:51 am by Bryan Barrett

Murfreesboro Police were called to investigate a case where two females were said to have overdosed. Evidently, the two women were at Whiskey Dix Nightclub on West Main Street.... Read More