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When a car flipped on its side in a Thursday morning crash, Murfreesboro firefighters safely freed the trapped driver with only minor injuries. Their quick response and careful work turned a scary situation into a story with a grateful ending.
At a senior living community in Tennessee, residents spent a summer afternoon laughing and splashing down a giant slip 'n slide with help from firefighters and college football players. The annual event proves you're never too old to embrace your inner child.
Lakeway Christian Academy's baseball team is heading to the state semifinals for the first time in school history after a dominant 12-1 victory. Just six years ago, the program had only six players with any baseball experience.
Middle Tennessee State University's soccer program is bringing their community together for a World Cup Final watch party that gives back. The July 19 event will donate 15% of food sales directly to the women's soccer program.
Country duo Dan + Shay secretly crashed superfan Emily Hood Weiss' Tennessee wedding, performing their unreleased single "Marry You Again" and making her dream come true. The surprise was especially meaningful because Emily's mom, also a huge fan, couldn't attend while hospitalized in the ICU.
Four Middle Tennessee State University women's tennis players just proved you can dominate on the court and in the classroom. Their achievement puts them among the nation's top student-athletes.
The Tipton-Rosemark Academy softball team claimed their first state championship title with a 3-1 victory over Boyd Buchanan High School. Pitcher Lanie Howe led her team to victory in an emotional finale that had players and coaches in tears of joy.
A 20-year-old college athlete just became the fastest 110m hurdler in history, shattering a world record that stood for 14 years. Ja'Kobe Tharp ran 12.75 seconds at the NCAA championships, leaving even himself speechless.
After a winter storm left Middle Tennessee buried in fallen branches, volunteers are stepping up to help clear roads and neighborhoods. Communities in Robertson and Rutherford counties are organizing cleanup efforts while power crews work to restore the last outages.
Auburn sophomore Ja'Kobe Tharp just ran the fastest 110-meter hurdles in human history, clocking 12.75 seconds at the NCAA Championships. The kid who got cut from his middle school basketball team just shattered a world record that stood for 14 years.
A Fort Wayne girls soccer team just made history by winning their first-ever national championship. Even better? A field player stepped up as goalkeeper and earned the tournament's top honor.
Lois Mayo packed her SUV with two cats and drove 2,000 miles from California to Tennessee with no map and nowhere to stay. A Walmart employee became her lifeline, reconnecting her with family and raising nearly $10,000 to help her start over.
A new VA clinic in Chattanooga is saving veterans thousands of miles in travel by offering cancer treatment close to home. In just three months, over 60 veterans received care without the grueling three-hour drives to Nashville.
Austin Peay student Tahmar Upshaw just broke a 12-year-old Paralympic world record in the 800-meter race, beating the mark by three full seconds. Born with a nerve condition that limits his right arm, he's now setting his sights on the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics.
Auburn junior Ja'Kobe Tharp didn't plan to break a world record, but that's exactly what happened when he blazed through the 110-meter hurdles in 12.75 seconds. The Tennessee native became the first NCAA athlete since 1976 to set a world record at the championships, and he says he's got even more speed in his legs.
College students at Middle Tennessee State University have invested over $7.6 million of their own money into sustainability projects since 2006. They voluntarily pay $8 each semester to fund everything from solar tables to LED upgrades across campus.