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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A couple says a suspected burglar took a shower and ate some food before stealing about $400 worth of items from their home in Memphis, Tennessee, last month.
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Tara Carter and Lucas Healy said the suspect got in through an unlocked door late at night and stayed in the house for nearly an hour.
On Tuesday, the Memphis Police Department released surveillance video, seen below, of the suspect walking around the duplex on April 27.
"They kind of made themselves at home," Carter told Nexstar's WREG.
Carter said when t ..read more
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SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WKRN) — Some students at a Tennessee high school will have to pay up after a senior prank got out of hand, officials say.
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Spring Hill High School was forced to close last Friday after school property was damaged and vandalized, Nexstar's WKRN previously reported. Spring Hill is about 35 miles south of Nashville.
The night before, roughly 100 students had been given permission to do a senior prank, according to Maury County Sheriff Bucky Rowland. School officials were on hand to let those students into the building.
The ..read more
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee castle where Taylor Swift filmed the music video for her 2008 hit song "Love Story" will soon open as a wedding and honeymoon destination, according to its owner.
Mike Freeman, the owner and creator of Castle Gwynn said the structure was built on a true love story, and it's an experience he wants to share with others.
"It's a dream come true, and I've had so many people share in the dream," he said.
Freeman first began thinking about building a castle in 1970, as a high school student with a love for architecture. Ten years later, he acquired a ..read more
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A beloved mentor, friend, and rapper is dead after a shooting in Midtown over the weekend.
Police identified the victim as Christopher Cheeks. His stage name is Chris King.
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According to an Instagram post from Chris King, he said he was in Nashville to perform at the Cannafestival.
Maynor told News 2 he was supposed to be traveling to Nashville with Chris King this weekend but said he couldn't make the trip.
So, waking up Saturday morning, the last thing Maynor expe ..read more
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Eight people were shot including two men who were killed at an unsanctioned public party in a Memphis city park Saturday night, police said.
Officers responded at 7:19 p.m. to a reported shooting, Memphis Police Department Chief Cerelyn Davis said during a news conference at the scene ..read more
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Gospel singer Mandisa, who rose to national fame on the competition show "American Idol," died at her home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday. She was 47.
Mandisa Hundley, who used just her first name throughout her singing career, began as a member of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, a prominent African American choir at Fisk University in Tennessee ..read more
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(NewsNation) — The family of 22-year-old Riley Strain believes someone helped the University of Missouri student into the river where his body was discovered weeks after he went missing in Nashville, Tennessee.
Strain’s family spoke with NewsNation senior national correspondent Brian Entin, claiming they haven’t seen convincing evidence Strain fell in by accident.
“If he truly fell in the water, and you can prove that to me, show me,” his stepfather, Chris Whiteid, said. “I’ll accept it. But I can tell you from all the stuff that we’ve done as far as searching, looking, taking pictures — I don ..read more
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Country music star Morgan Wallen was arrested on felony charges after he was accused of throwing a chair from the roof of a bar in downtown Nashville, Tennessee.
Country music singer Morgan Wallen (Courtesy: Metro Nashville Police Department)
According to arrest documents, officers were standing in front of Chiefs Bar around 10:53 p.m. on Sunday when they witnessed a chair come from above and hit the street.
Authorities said the chair landed about 3 feet away from two officers. When officers approached security to investigate the incident, staff members at the bar all ..read more
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WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Police in Tennessee are investigating after a trailer full of Bibles was found burning near a church on Easter.
Mt. Juliet police officers and firefighters responded to the fire on a street outside of the Global Vision Bible Church around 6 a.m. Sunday, March 31.
After the flames were extinguished, deputies with the Wilson County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) took over the investigation. The department said the trailer had been dropped off in the middle of the intersection and then "intentionally set on fire."
‘Justice for Curtis’: Family of murdered 3-year-old frustrat ..read more
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Dearria Radley was just 13 years old when she took her last breath. The teenager died Saturday after she was shot in what police called an accidental shooting.
"It hurts so much. Oh God, Jesus."
In a sit-down interview with FOX 8 sister station News 2 in Nashville, DeAnn Radley made it clear how hard it was to hold back her tears ..read more