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Nashville Among 4 Finalists For MLS Expansion
Considered a front-runner for months, the MLS made it official and put Nashville in its final four for expansion.

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Considered a front-runner for months, the MLS made it official and put Nashville in its final four for expansion.

Tennessee's drug-free school zone law is under the microscope as a first-time, non-violent offender fights his 15 year sentence.
Metro Police said Jovari Shaw - who raps under the name Young Millo - admitted to five package thefts.
Four juveniles were arrested following a 100-mph chase across two counties and police said they found a gun stolen from a gun shop.
A TVA biologist discovered a new fish in the Duck River tributaries and the utility says it's a sign of cleaner water.
Franklin will flip the switch on its 40-foot tree with more than 2,000 lights with the help of a surprise musical guest.
The Williamson County school board shot down a proposal for a week-long fall break; school will begin Aug. 10, 2018.
Antonio Jones is charged with murder following the fatal shooting of a fellow 18-year-old on an MTA bus midday Monday.
Though the suspected killer is still at-large, Metro Police arrested a man accused of moving a Cayce Homes murder victim's body.
Nashville SC is taking on big competition in its first preseason game.
University of Tennessee Athletics Director John Currie assured Vol fans that he had vetted Greg Schiano during the football coaching search.
A North Nashville man shot and killed his son Sunday, claiming self-defense.
A 39-year-old Nashville man faces second-degree murder charges after allegedly selling heroin that led to a fatal overdose.
Presale tickets for Shania Twain's July 21 show at Bridgestone Arena go on sale December 1.
A Dallas company will develop 130 acres across from Opryland once planned as a water park.
After 56 years in Nashville's premier park, the F-86 Sabre is returning to the Air National Guard's Berry Field.
Rumors swirled Sunday that Tennessee would hire Greg Schiano, a coach linked to Penn State's Sandusky abuse scandal, as Vols football coach.
It will be clear with highs in the 60s until rain rolls in Wednesday night bringing a slight cool down to the Midstate.
A man who went missing after Thanksgiving dinner was found in Franklin Sunday/
Metro Police are looking for the person who shot a 17-year-old in Bordeaux, but they don't have much to go on.