Provides the latest RSS feeds for Nashville News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Nashville Herald.com http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/cat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 16:18:31 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:18:31 -0400 30 A number of Tennesseans are on their way to Oklahoma to help with search and rescue and recovery efforts after Monday's devastating tornado. Early Tuesday, a Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle left Chattanooga with a Knoxville volunteer for the 13 hour drive to Moore. Once there, they will provide hot meals and other relief supplies to tornado victims. Louie Crowe from Knoxville and ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214668562/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:47:39 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214668562/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 KNOXVILLE -- A line of thunderstorms packing 60 mph winds with the potential for large hail is making its way across Middle Tennessee and should hit East Tennessee later this afternoon, according to the National Weather ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214668563/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:38:07 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214668563/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Rescuers worked all night at Plaza Towers Elementary, where they hope survivors can still be found alive after a deadly tornado destroyed the school. (Source: ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214668527/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:34:55 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214668527/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 There are longtime favorites here, but some new micro-breweries are popping up in taverns everywhere. It seems quite suddenly that more than a dozen worthy craft brewers have appeared on the scene in Middle Tennessee. It feels a little like the recent cupcake store craze, only wetter. A comparison of a long-time favorite brewery and one of the new kids on the block was in order. Who is in the ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214668599/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:33:11 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214668599/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tennessee became the sixth state to join the union on June 1, 1796. The day marked the first time that an area known as a territory was allowed to become a state. To commemorate the occasion, ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214668598/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:33:10 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214668598/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Conservative groups across the country, including one here in Nashville, on Tuesday will protest on the IRS controversy unfolding in Washington, D.C. The Tea Party Patriots are encouraging people to protest outside their local IRS offices. This comes after the agency admitted earlier this month to targeting several conservative groups, including many with the words tea party in their name. ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214666654/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:45:56 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214666654/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 The Nashville Zoo announced Tuesday they are welcoming the recent births of a female Eurasian lynx and two female clouded leopard cubs. The leopard cubs were born on April 30 to parents Lom Choy and Luk. On May 4, a female Eurasian lynx cub was born to the Zoo's exhibit pair, Ilvy and Udo. Eurasian lynx are the largest of the lynx species and are native to Central Asian, European and ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214666653/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:45:55 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214666653/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee-based team of emergency service workers has gone to Oklahoma to help with tornado recovery. Memphis Fire Department spokesman Wayne Cooke said that Tennessee Task Force 1 left early Tuesday from Memphis. Cooke says the 80-member team will mostly help with search and rescue efforts after powerful and deadly tornadoes struck cities in Oklahoma on Sunday and ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214664348/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:18:54 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214664348/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Home construction activity in Nashville continues to build momentum, according to a new report by research firm Metrostudy. "Builders continue to successfully sell their existing inventory and new starts. Even model homes are being sold as inventory tightens," Jason Brown, director of Metrostudy's Nashville region, said in the report. During the 12-month period that ended in March, ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214665272/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:53:34 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214665272/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A group in Murfreesboro has started a petition to end the use of red-light cameras, but police say the traffic enforcement measure has improve safety. Middle Tennessee State University student Axl David, who heads Citizens Against Photo Enforcement, said he plans to submit the petition to City Council after 1,000 people have signed it. The group complains that the city uses the cameras to ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214663578/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:34:05 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214663578/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 The artists will be taking the stage for the Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time Hyde Park events which also feature performances by Bon Jovi and The Rolling ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214662152/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:53:56 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214662152/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A father is facing charges after police said he left his young kids in a hot car Monday in the Gulch area of downtown. Police said the dad, Tranquilo Camaja-Lajon, went to orientation for a new job and brought his kids along with him. According to jail records, the car was unlocked with the kids inside at 12th Avenue and Laurel Street. Someone noticed a 2 and 4-year-old sweating in the back ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214661458/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:10:40 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214661458/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Power was knocked out to thousands of residents in Nashville overnight after a truck slammed into a pole on White Bridge Road. The crash happened at about 10:50 p.m. Monday near Corbett Lane. As of 6 a.m., some lanes of White Bridge Road are still shut down as crews work to repair the problem. Despite the truck being totaled, the driver was not hurt and taken to the Metro Jail. The driver, ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214661459/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:10:39 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214661459/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tennesseans didn't waste time assembling resources to help Oklahoma tornado victims following Monday's storms. Members of the Churches of Christ Disaster Relief, located at 410 Allied Drive, are busy Tuesday loading up a tractor-trailer will supplies like toiletries, non-perishable food and water to Moore, OK. On Wednesday at 10 a.m., hundreds of volunteers will be loading up ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214660179/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:02:32 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214660179/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A cropped photograph depicts singer Elvis Presley's bust. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) If you could go back in time to meet Elvis Presley and ask him only one question, what would that question be? Chances are, it would be thought provoking, provocative and help you to better understand who Elvis was and what made him tick--something undiscovered that uniquely defines who The King was or ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214658458/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:20:58 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214658458/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) -- Families and friends will be meeting loved ones this week at Fort Campbell, where more soldier are returning to the post on the Kentucky-Tennessee from ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214658143/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:01:12 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214658143/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 (RNN) - At least 51 people have died after a second day of tornadoes twisted through Oklahoma, this time taking aim at the town of Moore, south of Oklahoma City. At least 20 of the dead are children, according to CNN. The death toll is expected to rise as the search continued through the night, the wreckage lit by flood lamps. The National Weather Service described the storm as large and ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214658082/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:48:17 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214658082/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A wet spring and climbing temperatures mean mosquitoes are making their comeback to East Tennessee. The Knox County Health Department is already working to stay ahead of the seasonal problem. Earlier this month, the health department started setting traps all around the county to test the bugs for West Nile Virus. So far, each of the tests have come back with only negative results. In ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214653530/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:04:03 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214653530/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A corrections officer was arrested right at the jail where he works. Vance Dunn, 24, was taken into custody Friday at the Metro-Davidson County Detention facility on Harding Place in Nashville, according to Metro Police. Dunn is charged with sexual exploitation of a minor after he was accused of having hundreds of images of child pornography. A tip led police to investigate, and Metro ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214653546/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:26:41 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214653546/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A Nashville man is accused of striking a Paris police officer with his car. Thelma Easley was arrested Sunday after the Paris Police Department said he was in his car in the parking lot outside a Paris restaurant, screaming, with a Bible taped to his chest. When officers tried to get Easley to come out of the car, he allegedly backed the vehicle into Officer Ryan French. Easley is now ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214653545/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:26:40 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214653545/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A suspect has been arrested in the death of a west Tennessee man at a north Nashville motel earlier this month. Eric Lozano, 31, of Lyford, TX, is charged with criminal homicide after the body of Mitchel Moreno, 52, was discovered inside a room at the Cumberland Inn on West Trinity Lane on May 9. A maintenance man entered the room just after 1 p.m. and found Moreno's body. The victim is ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214653547/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:26:39 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214653547/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 When a house is on fire or somebody's injured, emergency responders don't have time for delays. But there's a problem firefighters are experiencing that you've never heard before. Some of their own trucks are not starting. The Channel 4 I-Team has found dozens of cases when Nashville firetrucks simply wouldn't start, and many firefighters say the city is on the verge ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214651700/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:15:50 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214651700/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a high-speed chase that came to a deadly end over the weekend, and police say as far as they can tell it was all over a speeding ticket. Shelbyville officers say a man was speeding and nearly ran over one of them before colliding with another vehicle. The driver died, and another man was sent to the hospital. Officers say they tried to stop ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214651699/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:15:50 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214651699/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 One of the busiest hospitals in Middle Tennessee is now almost overrun with patients. In fact, it's never had more admissions than it does right now. Walden's Puddle in Joelton is the only wildlife hospital in the state and is now bursting with babies in feathers and fur. The facility took in more than 3,000 baby possums, fawns, birds and other animals from 41 counties last year - ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214651698/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:15:49 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214651698/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 As another school year comes to a close, it's once again time for thousands of Middle Tennessee students to receive their yearbooks and have their friends sign them. But at Watertown Elementary and Middle School in Wilson County, this edition of the yearbook was about more than fun and games. It was an early, poignant lesson about life and death. Two people close to the school community ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214650690/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:11:03 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214650690/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Lebanon police on Friday night arrested a suspect accused of killing a man in Nashville 16 years ago. Julian Dubois Clemmons, 37, is accused of killing Daniel Lynn Peak on Forest Ridge Way in Hermitage on March 15, 1997. Peak, who was 18 when he was killed, was involved in a drug dispute when Clemmons shot him, said police. Lebanon police arrested Clemmons at a residence on Toshiba Drive ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214650689/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:11:03 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214650689/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 An easy, healthy dessert does not have to be difficult! Roasting bananas makes them even sweeter, and a little bit of chocolate chips goes a long way, once they are melted! This is a delicious, guilt-free dessert that is easy and healthy, getting you swimsuit ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214649527/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:55:15 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214649527/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tennessee college students can expect to pay more for tuition next fall, but the increase for state universities could be less than it has been in recent years. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission recommended a 3 percent increase for community colleges and a 6 percent increase for public universities. The increase is significantly lower than in 2004 when tuition went up a whopping 18.4 ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214644403/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:52:12 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214644403/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Nashville officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday to celebrate the completion of the Music City Center. The grand opening celebration started Sunday, and includes free concerts from Sheryl Crow, Phil Vassar, Vince Gill and others. The Music City Center measures 2.6 million square feet and takes up 16 acres. The grand ballroom alone can seat up to 6,000 people. At $585 million, ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214642626/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:24:43 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214642626/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Nashville Mayor Karl Dean Mayor Karl Dean emphasized the need for mass transit options and its effect on maintaining quality of life in his State of Metro address today. "We all realize that as we continue to grow, there's only so much road widening we can do," he said to a crowd inside the new Music City Center. "We won't be able to pave our way out of increased traffic ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214643178/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:47:31 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214643178/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A former dean of the Meharry Medical College School of Medicine has once again been tapped as interim president of the Nashville institution. A. Cherrie Epps, Ph.D., steps in for Meharry President Dr. Wayne J. Riley as Riley goes on sabbatical, the school announced Monday. Epps is a professor of internal medicine and serves as a senior advisor to the president and dean emeritus. Among her ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214641975/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:44:41 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214641975/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A ceremony is scheduled next month to unveil a new stamp in honor of country music legend Johnny Cash. The U.S. Postal Service's forever stamp features the "Man in Black" as part of their Music Icon series. The event will take place June 5 at 9 a.m. at the Ryman Auditorium. Soul music singer Ray Charles and Tejano's Lydia Mendoza are among the others being honored as part ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214641974/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:44:40 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214641974/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 (RNN) - An estimated 26 tornadoes struck Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, and Illinois on Sunday, with another touching down in Missouri early Monday morning. The damage claimed the life of at least two people and injured 21. Glen Irish, 79, and Billy Hutchinson, 76, both from Shawnee, were found dead after a tornado leveled a central Oklahoma mobile home park, according to the Associated Press. Two ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214641976/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:44:39 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214641976/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A homicide suspect police had been searching for has killed himself in a Georgia motel room, according to the sheriff of Hamilton County. Terry Lee Releford of Soddy-Daisy had been sought since his wife, Tammy Releford, was found dead inside a home on Sunday. ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214640748/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:36:30 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214640748/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Police in Clarksville have identified a body that was found on West Fork Drive on Saturday morning. The body of Jimmy Dean Boyer, 53, was discovered around 6:30 a.m. Investigators said he was known to visit several establishments on Ft. Campbell Boulevard. Detectives are asking anyone that might have seen Boyer late Friday night or early Saturday morning to call them. The case is being ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214640747/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:36:30 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214640747/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Nashville Mayor Karl Dean Mayor Karl Dean announced a trust fund for affordable housing at his State of Metro address today, a program that is forecast to generate 100 new affordable housing units. The Barnes Fund for Affordable Homes, named for fund advocate Rev. Bill Barnes, will be supported by $3 million in existing grants and will receive ongoing investments. The program will also focus on ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214641434/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:35:21 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214641434/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Following the ceremony to open the new Music City Center, Mayor Karl Dean gave the 50th annual State of Metro Address, in which he pushed for improved public education, more mass transit and creating new housing for low-income residents. The mayor applauded the benefits of immigrants coming to Nashville and their entrepreneurial spirit contributing to the city's growth. He said the city ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214639356/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:23:43 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214639356/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Two people are in police custody after a robbery at a restaurant in Murfreesboro on Monday morning. The robbery occurred at Demos' on Broad Street around 7 a.m. Police said thieves entered the business and robbed employees and a delivery man of their wallets and cell phones. They ran out of business in different directions but were quickly arrested. Police said they are still looking ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214636381/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:13:26 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214636381/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - The rural site where the Bonnaroo music festival is held may play host to other events as well. The partnership that puts on the annual music and arts festival in Manchester has steadily upgraded the site, adding a dozen water wells and permanent electrical power. Festival partner Rick Farman ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214634957/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:09:48 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214634957/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms for northwest Middle Tennessee Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The biggest threat will be west of a line from Waynesboro to Springfield, TN. An upper level trough of low pressure will swing across the region Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop west of the area and spread into ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214633757/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:07:43 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214633757/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 This is a screenshot of on an animation that ran on Marissa Mayer's Tumblr about buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion, which included a promise to run the blogging service as a separate business and "not to screw it up." Click the next panel to see the rejoinder to this acknowledgment about Tumblr users' unease over the deal. Yahoo confirmed that it will pay $1.1 billion for Tumblr on ... http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214633805/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:49:00 -0400 http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/sid/214633805/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3