Metro Nashville’s insurance company has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the Nashville Downtown Partnership over last summer’s fire in the downtown parking garage next to the main library.
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I-40 closed after radioactive waste truck catches fire
Interstate 40 between exits 201 and 204 is closed in both directions, after a semi-truck carrying radioactive waste caught fire.
Fire or active shooter? Tennessee teachers could be tasked with determining the difference when the alarm goes off
During the Covenant school shooting, 911 calls show at least one teacher stepped into the hallway after hearing alarms go off, thinking it could be a fire drill.
A new Tennessee law aims to help firefighters suffering from PTSD
Firefighters are exposed to traumatic events throughout their career, making them more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. In Tennessee, that disorder isn’t considered work-related, which means firefighters’ workers compensation is unlikely to cover it. A new law can help.
Fire at Sumner County Courthouse construction site douses hopes of 2023 opening
The roof of the Sumner County Courthouse caught fire Sunday night. The Gallatin Fire Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are on the scene investigating how it started.






