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“They left him there like he was a dog”; Family mourns murdered son and looks for answers


“They left him there like he was a dog”; Family mourns murdered son and looks for answers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Xavier Johnson’s family has been watching videos of the 20-year-old preaching, something he’s enjoyed doing since he was a child. They say he’s always been very involved in church. These are the last videos they have of him. “It’s hard to process. I don’t know how to deal with it. This […]

New flights, including two international nonstop destinations to BNA


New flights, including two international nonstop destinations to BNA

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Have you ever wanted to take off from Nashville International Airport to Indianapolis, Cabo San Lucas and Punta Cana? Well, now you can. BNA announced that Southwest Airlines has expanded its flight service with three new nonstop routes. The airport said this was a step forward in its efforts to offer […]

Victim lured and murdered behind short-term rental apartment in Donelson identified as 20-year-old from Clarksville


Victim lured and murdered behind short-term rental apartment in Donelson identified as 20-year-old from Clarksville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Metro Nashville Police have identified the victim who was lured behind a short-term rental property in Donelson and murdered as a 20-year-old Clarksville man. According to police, Xavier J. Johnson was murdered on Maplecrest Drive on Monday morning. The MNPD Homicide Unit is pursuing current leads in this case. Maryland police […]

Public meeting planned on sidewalk project near GEODIS Park


Public meeting planned on sidewalk project near GEODIS Park

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Nashville Department of Transportation (NDOT) is hosting a town hall meeting Monday evening about a sidewalk project for a street near GEODIS Park. Residents of Allison Place, where there is no sidewalk, are welcome. The street is often used as a shortcut by Nashville SC fans on game days. The […]

Man shot dead after being lured behind short-term rental property in Donelson


Man shot dead after being lured behind short-term rental property in Donelson

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Metro Nashville Police are searching for a man and woman following a homicide in a Donelson neighborhood early Monday morning. Officials said the couple lured a man into a house they were temporarily renting and then ambushed and killed him. Barbara Johnson had just crawled into bed after returning home from […]

Opening a dog park bar and restaurant in Nashville


Opening a dog park bar and restaurant in Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Get ready to play fetch and have drinks with friends. Nashville’s first dog park, bar and restaurant is coming to the Nations this fall. The Urban Dog Bar restaurant will open on October 4 and will feature a 1,490 square meter outdoor parking lot and a 460 square meter indoor area […]

Man allegedly stabbed security guard at Nashville airport


Man allegedly stabbed security guard at Nashville airport

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A man is accused of stabbing a security guard at Nashville International Airport this week Police said officers responded to reports of an altercation between a man and a security guard on the second arrivals level of the BNA in the early hours of Tuesday morning. When officers arrived, several security […]

Tennessee law does not allow the use of deadly force to protect personal property


Tennessee law does not allow the use of deadly force to protect personal property

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A man is now charged with first-degree murder for shooting a 16-year-old girl. Gallatin police said the teenager was observed breaking into a car in the parking lot of The Residences of Gallatin on Sunday evening. Neighbors said they heard dozens of gunshots and the teen was found lying in the […]

TBI: Gallatin woman charged in June house explosion


TBI: Gallatin woman charged in June house explosion

GALLATIN, Tenn. (WSMV) – A Gallatin woman was arrested after being charged with arson and vandalism in connection with the explosion of the duplex where she lived, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). The explosion occurred on June 14. The TBI said its investigation found that 48-year-old Jessica Renee Stadelbauer, who lived in […]

If a new domestic violence law were in place, Lauren Johansen could still be alive, lawmakers and advocates believe


If a new domestic violence law were in place, Lauren Johansen could still be alive, lawmakers and advocates believe

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Politicians and domestic violence advocates say a young woman could be alive today if a domestic violence law had been in place a week before she was killed. Police believe 22-year-old Lauren Johansen was killed by her ex-boyfriend, 23-year-old Bricen Rivers, who was released from a Davidson County jail shortly before […]