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  • Records show dozens of Nashville firetrucks not running properly

    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 ...

  • Shelbyville high-speed chase comes to deadly end

    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 ...

  • Waldens Puddle overrun with injured abandoned animals

    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 - ...

  • Watertown yearbook honors those who faced death with courage

    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 ...

  • Lebanon police arrest man suspected in 1997 Nashville death

    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 ...


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The Simpsons Movie

The Simpsons Movie

After 18 years on the small screen, confined within the parameters of the squarish 4:3 aspect ratio and restricted to 22 minutes of narrative development, there is something just slightly wrong about seeing The Simpsons on the big screen (in the 'Scope aspect ratio, no less). There is ... ...

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  • Mondays recipe - Aimee Fortneys healthy roasted chocolate bananas

    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 ...

  • TN college tuition set to increase again this fall

    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 ...

  • $585M Music City Center celebrates grand opening in Nashville

    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, ...

  • Mayor Dean emphasizes need for transit system welcomes immigrants

    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 ...

  • Meharry Medical College names interim president

    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 ...

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