Rutherford County News

An 11-year-old La Vergne boy accused of shooting a 12-year-old friend in the head faces charges of attempted second-degree murder, Angie Mayes, spokeswoman for the La Vergne Police Department, said Saturday.

A fatal accident backed up traffic on I-24 East at Hickory Hollow Parkway Saturday in Davidson County near the Rutherford County line.

With the heavy rains in recent months, including twice the normal precipitation for April, it may be easy to forget the drought conditions that plagued the state last summer.

A 34-year-old Murfreesboro man was taken in custody early Friday morning accused of setting fire to his in-law's home and two vehicles in La Vergne and attempting to shoot the family as they fled out the back ...

A Murfreesboro man was arrested after police said he burned down his in-laws' house, and began shooting when the family ran out of the building for safety.

An 11-year-old boy has been charged with aggravated assault after shooting a 12-year-old girl in the head Wednesday, Police Chief Ted Boyd said.

Authorities in Rutherford County arrested one man over the weekend after he allegedly stabbed another man to death.

A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death early Sunday morning after an argument at a party turned violent, and Monday police had the main suspect in custody.

An assistant district attorney in Coffee County was charged with DUI Saturday in Rutherford County, a Department of Safety spokesman said.

Even with the growth and change in and around the Blackman community, organizers of the annual barbecue are confident the summer tradition will continue.

Rutherford County homeowners will have to hand over a little more of their money now that county leaders have voted to raise the property tax rate 12 cents.

LEBANON - Developers of a Bible-based theme park could expect the same tax incentives in Wilson County that they'd previously been offered in Rutherford County if negotiations surrounding the controversial ...

This is going to be a tough day for Carolyn Pociask. Pociask, the director of missions for the Lascassas Church Food Bank in Rutherford County, has to tell her clients that a mobile food pantry from Nashville ...

Though a noose has been hanging on the porch of Mark Winkler's Smotherman Drive home for nearly two weeks, his actions toward a neighborhood handyman sent Julia Pinkston over the edge.

State Senator Jim Tracy announced today that nine Rutherford County arts organizations will receive a combined $51,560 in grants from the Tennessee Arts Commission.

U.S. Marshals have arrested more than 800 people in a massive warrant sweep across Middle Tennessee.

Heather Rankins was sitting outside a Rutherford County courtroom nursing her 3-month-old son, Payton, when officers asked her to move to a more discreet location.

The Uncle Dave Macon Days Committee and Board of Directors have announced that Teresa Owen, former director of arts and crafts and volunteer for the past 17 years, is the new director of Uncle Dave Macon Days.

The International Folkfest brings a week of cultural exchange to a close with two public performances in Murfreesboro.

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southern Rutherford County until 3:45 p.m. At 3:13 p.m. National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a severe ...