Nashville police are struggling to find anyone who knew Vincente David Montano, the 29-year-old man killed by officers after attacking theater-goers in Antioch on Wednesday. Other than buying his movie ticket and asking for a cup of water, Montano didn’t talk to anyone during the attack, and police have shared nothing about a possible motive. […]
Antioch Theater Attacker Called ‘Transient’ With A Motive That’s Still Unknown
Vanderbilt Apologizes For Tweet Misinterpreted To Reference Rape Scandal
Vanderbilt University acted swiftly to delete a tweet from the official football team account after it was widely seen as insensitive in light of the program’s history with sexual assault.
Now Under Close Watch, Tennessee Task Force To Deliver New Sentencing Recommendations
Listen A commission that’s been reviewing Tennessee’s sentencing laws will release its final recommendations Thursday morning. The group has drawn scrutiny because working documents have shown it might recommend longer sentences for some crimes.
41 Minutes From Emergency Call To Attacker’s Death At Antioch Movie Theater
Last updated 1:36 p.m., August 6 What looked to be an attempt at a movie theater shooting was thwarted by Nashville police Wednesday afternoon. Law enforcement officials say a man wearing a surgical mask, carried two backpacks and wielded a gun and an ax. The assailant — identified as Vincente David Montano — was killed […]
What We Know About The Nashville Movie Theater Attack
A 29-year-old Nashville man armed with an Airsoft gun injured three people with pepper spray and a hatchet inside the Carmike Hickory 8 movie theater in Antioch on Wednesday. He was shot and killed by Nashville police outside a rear door of the theater. Scroll below for more detailed information as it rolls in. Update 8:00 a.m. […]
Neighborhoods Resource Center Could Sell Historic Germantown Fire Hall
This post contains a correction.* Nashville’s nonprofit Neighborhoods Resource Center — which helps local leaders work with city government to improve neighborhoods — could sell the historic fire hall that has served as its office in Germantown. The center has fallen on hard times in recent years. The nonprofit missed out on large grants, fired […]
Council Blocks Joelton Pipeline Compressor, But What Will The Feds Do?
Listen The Metro Council voted Tuesday to block a gas pipeline compressor station from being built in a rural area in northern Davidson County — but the council doesn’t have the final say. The possibility of large turbine engines used to push gas through old pipelines caused the fight in the first place. On one side, Joelton […]
Remembering ‘Stand By Your Man’ Record Producer Billy Sherrill
One of the most sought-after producers in country music died Tuesday. Billy Sherrill was 78 years old. He discovered Tammy Wynette, turned George Jones into a superstar and became a Nashville taste-maker for decades.
Southern Baptist Leader: Don’t Settle Your Political Scores On Facebook
Listen Tuesday’s political forum at the Southern Baptist Convention’s Send conference in downtown Nashville drew Republican presidential contenders Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio. At least two others, Scott Walker and Ben Carson, regretfully turned invitations down. But organizer Russell Moore, the leader of the SBC’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, says it was another presidential hopeful […]
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