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Nashville Mayoral Election: Briley Drives To Comfortable Win
Incumbent Mayor David Briley cruised to a comfortable victory in Thursday’s special election, avoiding a runoff.

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Incumbent Mayor David Briley cruised to a comfortable victory in Thursday’s special election, avoiding a runoff.

Though two people have been charged with the August murder of a pizza delivery driver, police expect "additional arrests."
Tennessee lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are mooting ideas to bring sports betting to the Volunteer State.
An Antioch man with 14 stolen tires was caught in the act in Franklin Monday, police say.
La Vergne Police are searching for carjackers who stole a Dodge Challenger early Wednesday.
No one was injured early Wednesday when shots were fired into an Antioch home, but a bullet lodged in a baby seat, police say.
Music Row, the beating heart of the country music industry, will lose its soul to development, long-time residents argue.
It's official: Nashville will host the 2019 NFL Draft.
The father and mother of a six-week-old boy are charged with abuse that stopped his breathing and caused "extensive injuries."
Metro Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who hit a woman on the side of I-65 on Mother's Day, seriously injuring her.
Police arrested 21 people during a march for the Poor People's Campaign Monday as they blocked a road while marching to the Birch Building.
Mayor David Briley has added the thrice-failed $125 million flood wall and protection plan back to Metro's capital improvement budget.
A Siegel High School Spanish teacher is suspended while the school district investigates allegations she was selling alcohol to students.
Metro Police say a man climbed into the backseat of an unlocked car and forced a woman to drive at gunpoint.
Exactly one month after the fatal shooting at a Nashville Waffle House, hero James Shaw Jr. released a mini-documentary
Former Liverpool CEO Ian Ayre will be the first CEO of Nashville's expansion Major League Soccer franchise, the team announced Monday.
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This week's East Nashville Wow House has lots of decks and some great views.