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Nashville taking steps to lessen storm burdens; more FEMA aid approved

By Cynthia AbramsandTony Gonzalez

February 6, 2026

Nearly all Nashvillians have regained power as of Friday — and both Metro and federal leaders are escalating the next stages of the recovery. Here’s the latest as of 10:45 p.m. Friday.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: disaster recovery, Jamekia Bies, Metro Action, Restore Nashville, severe weather

As storm response emotions run high, some Nashvillians find relief at warming shelters

By Cynthia Abrams

February 6, 2026

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When hundreds of thousands of Nashvillians lost power late last month, Metro — in a rare move — opened warming stations across the city.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Emergency shelter, metro, Nashville Fairgrounds, Winter Storm Fern

NES scrutiny mounts as electric utility promises better outage information

By Cynthia AbramsandLaTonya Turner

January 30, 2026

With Nashvillians still without power, NES is facing intense scrutiny from the public and Nashville’s mayor, who says he “expects them to do better.”

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, Nashville Electric Service, power outages, Teresa Broyles-Aplin

Families with newborns ride out Nashville’s ice storm

By Tasha A.F. Lemley

January 28, 2026

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Zach Small is a first-time dad and he already knows he’s not having a typical experience.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, severe weather, Winter Storm Fern

Nashville mayor tells NPR how the city is coping after storm

By Leila Fadel

January 26, 2026

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NPR’s Leila Fadel asks Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell how his city is coping after the massive winter storm that swept across much of the country this weekend.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, power outages, severe weather, Winter Storm Fern

Where to find warming locations in Nashville

By Justin Barney, Rose GilbertandCatherine Sweeney

January 25, 2026

In a rare move signaling the major impact of the winter storm, Metro has opened cold weather warming locations across Nashville. Here are the details as of 4 p.m. Friday.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, Extreme weather, Nashville Electric Service

Racing or housing? Fairgrounds debate reaches Metro’s charter commission

By Cynthia Abrams

January 21, 2026

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The proposal to remove auto racing at the Fairgrounds and instead build affordable housing at the site has cleared its first hurdle. The Metro Charter Revision Commission approved the proposal Thursday on its second consideration. This does not mean the change will occur. Only voters can change the Metro Charter, which currently protects racing as […]

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bristol Motor Speedway, Freddie O'Connell, John Cooper, John Ingram, LiUNA, Metro Charter Amendments, Nashville Fairgrounds

Metro Councilmember Joy Styles announces 2027 bid for mayor

By Cynthia Abrams

January 20, 2026

Nashville’s next mayoral election isn’t until 2027, but a field is beginning to form.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, global mall, Joy Styles, Mayor 2027, Nashville mayoral race

Nashville surveillance cameras spark more pushback as Metro Council considers expanded technology

By Cynthia Abrams

January 20, 2026

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Surveillance cameras are — yet again — stirring up debate in Nashville. This time, the controversy centers on a $15 million grant, which would be used, in part, to buy new video cameras for the police department.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, Jacob Kupin, MNPD, Nashville Downtown Partnership, Nashville Metro Council, Nashville Organized for Action and Hope, Rev. Alisha Haddock, surveillance, surveillance cameras

As Nashville mulls ‘Tesla tunnel,’ here’s what we learned on a ride in the Vegas Loop

By Cynthia Abrams

January 13, 2026

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While questions persist around the Music City Loop project’s feasibility and permits, the project isn’t a complete unknown — the Boring Company has one tunnel in operation: the Vegas Loop.

Filed Under: Business, Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elon Musk, karst, Las Vegas, mayor freddie o'connell, Metro Government, Music City Loop, Nevada, OHSA, Steve Davis, Tesla, The Boring Company, tunnel, Vegas Loop

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