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LOCAL NEWS:

"Road Crews Prepare For Old Man Winter"

*NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Metro Public Works and Tennessee Department of Transportation continued applying saltwater brine Wednesday over 300 miles of roadways in preparation for the snowfall.…

*NASHVILLE, Tenn. - After ten seasons at the Sommet Center, the Nashville Predators could be forced to find a new place to call home.

Owner David Freeman has been dealing with some financial woes, and the team could be in default on its arena lease with Metro.

City lawyers were scheduled to meet with the Predators sometime this week to talk about how to resolve the…

Local Buzz:

"Police Release Steve McNair Case Information"

*NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Metro police have closed the Steve McNair murder case and released more than 200 pages detailing their investigation. Police stand by their conclusion that Sahel Kazemi shot Steve McNair then killed herself.

The case file came on the same day the man who admitted selling Sahel Kazemi the…

Local Buzz:

"Nashville Prepares For NYE Guitar Drop"

*NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Final preparations were underway for Nashville's New Year's celebration, a first in five years.

Crews have been working on building an 85 foot tower to support a massive 10 foot tall guitar that will come down at midnight.

The Bash…

Local Buzz:

"$128 Million Lottery Ticket Goes Unclaimed"

*GEORGETOWN, Ky. - If you recently bought a Kentucky Lottery ticket, you could be a winner.

Lottery officials said the owner of the winning $128 million Powerball ticket from Saturday's drawing has still not come forward.

The ticket was sold at a…

Local Buzz:

"Fire That Destroyed UT Ag Lab Was Accidental"

*KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A fire that destroyed a laboratory on the University of Tennessee agricultural campus was accidental.

The Knoxville News Sentinel reported state and Knoxville city investigators found water leaked onto a light fixture, causing…

Local Buzz:

"TBI Adds Prison Escapee to 10 Most Wanted List"

*CLIFTON, Tenn.- Authorities are looking for a man who escaped a Tennessee prison Saturday night and abducted a woman.

Stephen Allen Hester, 26, is wanted by the Tennessee Department of Corrections for escape after he got away from the CCA prison…

Local Buzz:

"Thousands Of Ft. Campbell Soldiers To Deploy"

*FT. CAMPBELL, Tenn. - Next summer, 3,400 soldiers in Fort Campbell's second brigade combat team will deploy early to support Operation Enduring Freedom.

The deployment is part of the 30,000 additional troops ordered by President Barack Obama.

Three other brigades…

Local Buzz:

"Smyrna student charged with sexual assault on bus"

*A 16-year-old Smyrna West student has been charged with aggravated sexual assault for an alleged incident on a school bus last week.

The high school student is accused of touching a 12-year-old Smyrna Middle female student on her breasts and private area "on top of her clothing,” said James Evans, Rutherford County Schools spokesman.

The charge was aggravated…

Local Buzz:

"Woman Behind Bars After Killing Pedestrian"

*NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A pedestrian was struck and killed in Madison Sunday night, and Monday morning the driver was behind bars.

Metro police said the male pedestrian, who was in his 50s, died Sunday around 10:30 p.m. at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

The…

Local Buzz:

"Police Consider Felon on Loose Armed and Dangerous"

* NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Law enforcement agencies across the midstate have been on the lookout for an armed and dangerous convicted felon who took off during his attempted murder and kidnapping trial. Robert Adams, 34, was free on bond Thursday during his trial for his participation in a December 2008 drug-related…

Local Buzz:

"NES Warns Customers Of Scam"

*NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Electric Service said someone is calling their customers pretending to be them. The scammers have been trying to collect money from customers for their bills.

NES said it "never contacts a customer by telephone or in person asking for money" to…

Local Buzz:

"No WIC Clinic For Hickory Hollow Mall"

*ANTIOCH, Tenn. - The Metro Health department will have to find a new place for a planned WIC clinic.

Tuesday night, the Metro Council indefinitely deferred a proposal to put the clinic in the Hickory Hollow mall.

The health department…

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"Nashville-area teen prostitution case grows with 5 adults now charged"

*The criminal case over an alleged teenage prostitution ring in Nashville has grown to include more criminal defendants and more young girls. In all, five people now face criminal charges stemming from a prostitution business…

Local Buzz:

"Bellevue Apartments Catch Fire"

*BELLEVUE, Tenn. - Crews were still on the scene of a…

Local Buzz:

"Cold Patrol Searches For Homeless, Cold Overnight"

*NASHVILLE, Tenn. - When temperatures dip below freezing, the situation can get dangerous for Music City's homeless, and that's when the Nashville Rescue Mission's Cold Patrol comes in.

"We got a bunch of people who aren't making good decisions. Some are…

Local Buzz:

"Grinch Steals Christmas Gifts From Woman's Trunk"

*COLUMBIA, Tenn. - A Grinch of a crook tried to steal the Christmas spirit from one family in Columbia.

Last week, Angie Chansuolme's car was one of eleven broken into near Wedgewood Drive.The thief cut through the convertible top, popped the trunk and took more…

Local Buzz:

"NCAA Investigating Tennessee Football Recruiting"

*NEW YORK (AP) – The NCAA is investigating Tennessee's football recruiting practices, including the use of hostesses to attract top players, The New York Times reported Wednesday.

The NCAA has met with four prospects and is expected to talk to two more this week,…

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