Posted: Dec 25, 2020 / 06:50 PM CSTUpdated: Dec 25, 2020 / 06:50 PM CSTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — AT&T has announced that they are going “full-force” on disaster recovery efforts following the explosion in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning.“Power is essential to restoring wireless and wireline communications and we are working with law enforcement to get access to our equipment and make needed repairs. Given the damage to our facility it will take time to restore service,” said AT&T in a statement.Recovery efforts including bringing in resources and additional teams, as well as...…Posted: Dec 25, 2020 / 06:50 PM CSTUpdated: Dec 25, 2020 / 06:50 PM CSTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — AT&T has announced that they are going “full-force” on disaster recovery efforts following the explosion in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning.“Power is essential to restoring wireless and wireline communications and we are working with law enforcement to get access to our equipment and make needed repairs. Given the damage to our facility it will take time to restore service,” said AT&T in a statement.Recovery efforts including bringing in resources and additional teams, as well as...WW…

Posted: Dec 26, 2020 / 08:42 AM CSTUpdated: Dec 26, 2020 / 05:22 PM CSTUPDATE: As of 4:50 p.m. CT, AT&T announced it is making progress in restoring services following the explosion in downtown Nashville Friday morning.AT&T issued the following update regarding the progress being made:“We continue to make progress in our restoration following this devastating explosion. We are completing our work as quickly and as safely as possible. We are beginning to restore power to the facilities in the building after connecting generators through the walls. We are hopeful this equipment maybe...…Posted: Dec 26, 2020 / 08:42 AM CSTUpdated: Dec 26, 2020 / 05:22 PM CSTUPDATE: As of 4:50 p.m. CT, AT&T announced it is making progress in restoring services following the explosion in downtown Nashville Friday morning.AT&T issued the following update regarding the progress being made:“We continue to make progress in our restoration following this devastating explosion. We are completing our work as quickly and as safely as possible. We are beginning to restore power to the facilities in the building after connecting generators through the walls. We are hopeful this equipment maybe...WW…

Posted: Dec 27, 2020 / 12:44 PM CSTUpdated: Dec 27, 2020 / 10:17 PM CSTLEBANON, Tenn. (WKRN) – No explosives were found in a suspicious vehicle on Hwy 231 South in Wilson County and now the driver of the vehicle has been identified and charged.The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office and Wilson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were investigating reports of a box truck parked at the Crossroads Market convenience store in Walter Hill in Rutherford County, and it was playing audio similar to what was heard before the Christmas Day explosion in Nashville.The driver then drove the truck from...…Posted: Dec 27, 2020 / 12:44 PM CSTUpdated: Dec 27, 2020 / 10:17 PM CSTLEBANON, Tenn. (WKRN) – No explosives were found in a suspicious vehicle on Hwy 231 South in Wilson County and now the driver of the vehicle has been identified and charged.The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office and Wilson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were investigating reports of a box truck parked at the Crossroads Market convenience store in Walter Hill in Rutherford County, and it was playing audio similar to what was heard before the Christmas Day explosion in Nashville.The driver then drove the truck from...WW…

Posted: Sep 29, 2020 / 10:37 AM CDTUpdated: Sep 30, 2020 / 04:41 AM CDTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Former Tennessee Titan and Tennessee Volunteer Albert Haynesworth was arrested in Cleveland, Tennessee Monday, according to the Cleveland Police Department.Haynesworth was charged with disorderly conduct and domestic assault.According to an arrest report, Haynesworth drove to Cleveland from Franklin, Tennessee after making threats to physically harm his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend.Officers reportedly found Haynesworth at a home in Cleveland “yelling” at his ex-girlfriend and new...…Posted: Sep 29, 2020 / 10:37 AM CDTUpdated: Sep 30, 2020 / 04:41 AM CDTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Former Tennessee Titan and Tennessee Volunteer Albert Haynesworth was arrested in Cleveland, Tennessee Monday, according to the Cleveland Police Department.Haynesworth was charged with disorderly conduct and domestic assault.According to an arrest report, Haynesworth drove to Cleveland from Franklin, Tennessee after making threats to physically harm his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend.Officers reportedly found Haynesworth at a home in Cleveland “yelling” at his ex-girlfriend and new...WW…

Posted: Sep 8, 2020 / 05:52 PM CDTUpdated: Sep 8, 2020 / 06:18 PM CDTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKNR) — With so many students learning from home, doctors across Middle Tennessee are seeing fewer children getting their back-to-school immunizations.   “Clearly a trend that we’re seeing is families are missing their appointments. And when we have been in touch with some of these families, they’re just afraid,” said Dr. Joseph Gigante, professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. “One of the unintended consequences of that has been this marked decrease in...…Posted: Sep 8, 2020 / 05:52 PM CDTUpdated: Sep 8, 2020 / 06:18 PM CDTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKNR) — With so many students learning from home, doctors across Middle Tennessee are seeing fewer children getting their back-to-school immunizations.   “Clearly a trend that we’re seeing is families are missing their appointments. And when we have been in touch with some of these families, they’re just afraid,” said Dr. Joseph Gigante, professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. “One of the unintended consequences of that has been this marked decrease in...WW…

Posted: Feb 17, 2020 / 07:04 AM CSTUpdated: Feb 17, 2020 / 07:37 AM CSTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A 33 year-old man, who admitted to using meth, has been arrested after walking onto Interstate 40 near Bellevue and attempting to punch an officer, a police report alleges.According to an arrest warrant, James Seat was found Saturday night near mile marker 197 standing beside the center concrete median trying to flag down cars.When officers approached him, police said he raised his right fist and attempted to punch an officer in the side of the head. The officer was able to protect himself from...…Posted: Feb 17, 2020 / 07:04 AM CSTUpdated: Feb 17, 2020 / 07:37 AM CSTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A 33 year-old man, who admitted to using meth, has been arrested after walking onto Interstate 40 near Bellevue and attempting to punch an officer, a police report alleges.According to an arrest warrant, James Seat was found Saturday night near mile marker 197 standing beside the center concrete median trying to flag down cars.When officers approached him, police said he raised his right fist and attempted to punch an officer in the side of the head. The officer was able to protect himself from...WW…

Posted: Mar 18, 2020 / 04:30 PM CDTUpdated: Mar 18, 2020 / 05:29 PM CDTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Bar and restaurant owners in Davidson county are calling for equality across the state.  Wednesday around 10 downtown restaurants and bar owners met with Mayor Cooper and Butch Spyridon of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. to express concern over the current call to action.  The city called on bars to close and restaurants to restrict capacity Sunday in Music City.  “You can go to Williamson County and restaurants are full. It’s fake news there, here...…Posted: Mar 18, 2020 / 04:30 PM CDTUpdated: Mar 18, 2020 / 05:29 PM CDTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Bar and restaurant owners in Davidson county are calling for equality across the state.  Wednesday around 10 downtown restaurants and bar owners met with Mayor Cooper and Butch Spyridon of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. to express concern over the current call to action.  The city called on bars to close and restaurants to restrict capacity Sunday in Music City.  “You can go to Williamson County and restaurants are full. It’s fake news there, here...WW…

Posted: Oct 3, 2020 / 04:40 PM CDTUpdated: Oct 3, 2020 / 04:40 PM CDTDALLAS (NEXSTAR) — Confirmation that President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 sparked numerous conspiracy theories that the president is lying about his diagnosis.According to Dataminr, a social media monitoring service, tweets questioning the diagnosis peaked Friday at roughly five tweets per minute.Doubters included Anand Giridharadas, editor of Time, and Jelani Cobb, a staff writer at The New Yorker, according to theThere is no evidence that Trump or the White House is lying.Other social media users were...…Posted: Oct 3, 2020 / 04:40 PM CDTUpdated: Oct 3, 2020 / 04:40 PM CDTDALLAS (NEXSTAR) — Confirmation that President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 sparked numerous conspiracy theories that the president is lying about his diagnosis.According to Dataminr, a social media monitoring service, tweets questioning the diagnosis peaked Friday at roughly five tweets per minute.Doubters included Anand Giridharadas, editor of Time, and Jelani Cobb, a staff writer at The New Yorker, according to theThere is no evidence that Trump or the White House is lying.Other social media users were...WW…

Posted: Aug 19, 2020 / 05:43 PM CDTUpdated: Aug 20, 2020 / 09:18 AM CDTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The back to school debate of in-person or online learning continues. Just weeks into school starting for many counties in Middle Tennessee, several cases have shut down school classrooms, grades and even entire schools.“We are temperature checking each student as they come in the building every single day. All of our desks are six-feet apart, and if students get closer than six-feet apart, they have to have a mask on,” Lindsey Judd, president at Ezell-Harding Christian School told News...…Posted: Aug 19, 2020 / 05:43 PM CDTUpdated: Aug 20, 2020 / 09:18 AM CDTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The back to school debate of in-person or online learning continues. Just weeks into school starting for many counties in Middle Tennessee, several cases have shut down school classrooms, grades and even entire schools.“We are temperature checking each student as they come in the building every single day. All of our desks are six-feet apart, and if students get closer than six-feet apart, they have to have a mask on,” Lindsey Judd, president at Ezell-Harding Christian School told News...WW…

Posted: Jun 10, 2020 / 09:02 PM CDTUpdated: Jun 10, 2020 / 09:02 PM CDTTENNESSEE (WATE) — Governor Bill Lee along with the Unified Command Group (UCG) have released guidance today on allowing long-term care facilities in the state to provide limited visitation options while ensuring the safety of their residents from COVID-19.The UCG guidelines, along with a forthcoming executive order will allow new forms of visitation, start June 15.“Our hope is to balance the need for social interaction at long-term care facilities with providing a safe environment for residents, staff, and visitors.We...…Posted: Jun 10, 2020 / 09:02 PM CDTUpdated: Jun 10, 2020 / 09:02 PM CDTTENNESSEE (WATE) — Governor Bill Lee along with the Unified Command Group (UCG) have released guidance today on allowing long-term care facilities in the state to provide limited visitation options while ensuring the safety of their residents from COVID-19.The UCG guidelines, along with a forthcoming executive order will allow new forms of visitation, start June 15.“Our hope is to balance the need for social interaction at long-term care facilities with providing a safe environment for residents, staff, and visitors.We...WW…