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Emily Siner

Tennessee Winter Storm Updates: Cold Temperatures Expected All Week

Emily SinerandTony Gonzalez

February 16, 2021

A cardinal sits in a tree during a winter storm on Feb. 15, 2021.

The National Weather Service says another round of wintry weather is expected to hit Middle Tennessee on Wednesday night.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: bus service, February 2021 Winter Storm, National Weather Service, severe weather, snow, Tennessee Highway Patrol, transportation, Williamson County

Writing: Meribah Knight

Emily Siner

February 12, 2021

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TBI Is Investigating A Shooting By A Police Officer On Brick Church Pike

Emily SinerandSamantha Max

January 27, 2021

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Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are looking into a shooting by a police officer Wednesday afternoon. Metro Nashville Police confirmed the incident along Brick Church Pike, which they say happened in the parking lot of an Exxon gas station at the intersection with Trinity Lane.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, Metro Nashville Police Department, officer involved shooting, TBI

Rep. David Byrd Still On Ventilator With ‘A Long And Tough Road,’ Says Family Member

Emily Siner

January 7, 2021

Rep. David Byrd is unable to talk and receiving physical therapy after being on a ventilator for nearly a month, according to a family member who posted on Facebook on Wednesday.

Filed Under: Politics

The Latest: Nashville Bombing Impacts 400 Downtown Residents; FBI Investigates Anthony Warner’s Writing

Chas SiskandEmily Siner

January 1, 2021

Nashville bombing damage

A census of the blast zone finds that seven buildings are too unsafe to be occupied, and two are in danger of collapsing.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, John Drake, Metro Codes, Nashville Christmas blast

The Year In News: 2020’s Most Memorable Moments

Emily SinerandWPLN Staff

December 30, 2020

These stories will show it’s more important than ever to reflect on 2020. What you’ve learned from WPLN News reports and investigations will help you go into 2021 more aware of the world around you.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Nashville Bomber’s Girlfriend Warned Police About Him In 2019

Emily Siner

December 29, 2020

Anthony Warner’s girlfriend told police that he “was building bombs in the RV trailer at his residence,” according to a police report filed in August 2019. Yet Nashville police did not make contact with Warner after the incident.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Anthony Warner, Metro Nashville Police Department, Nashville Christmas blast

AT&T Restores Most Of Its Consumer Service, Waives Overage Fees

Chas SiskandEmily Siner

December 28, 2020

Nashville cell site

AT&T says it’s made “significant progress” to restore service, but the downtown data center damaged in the Christmas morning explosion has lost its connection to the commercial power grid and suffered structural damage.

Tagged With: AT&T, Nashville Christmas blast

Here’s What We Still Don’t Know About Nashville’s Christmas Day Bombing

Samantha MaxandEmily Siner

December 27, 2020

Nashville Police Chief John Drake

Law enforcement agents have confirmed that Anthony Warner is believed to have set off a bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning. The blast damaged dozens of buildings and disrupted internet and cell service for hundreds of miles.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Anthony Warner, AT&T, Bill Lee, FBI, John Cooper, John Drake, Nashville Christmas blast

Nashville Explosion: FBI Working In Antioch, Sifting Through More Than 500 Leads

Emily Siner, Blake FarmerandAlexis Marshall

December 26, 2020

Antioch search

The latest information about the Nashville explosion, as of Saturday.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Don Cochran, John Drake, Nashville Christmas blast, William Swann

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