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Nashville school shooter IDed as 28-year-old woman, former student: Here's what we know

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:45 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The shooter who opened fire at a Nashville private school has been identified as a 28-year-old white woman, Police Chief John Drake confirmed Monday afternoon. Drake said the woman, whose name was not immediately released, was a Nashville resident. Police also believe she was once a student at The Covenant School, the small Christian school where officers say she killed six people. The shooter was shot and killed by police minutes after they arrived on scene, Drake said. FBI data shows why female suspect makes Covenant School shooting unusual When police entered the school's first story, they heard gunshots coming from the second floor, police spokesperson Don Aaron said. They immediately "went to the gunfire," he said, where they found the woman armed with two assault rifles and a handgun who was firing. The responding officers on the second floor were part of a five-member team, according to Aaron. Two of those officers opened fire on the shooter."By 1...

'It's very tragic': Woman recounts what she heard during Nashville school shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:45 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Kathy Thoreson had just returned home from a breakfast meal when she said she heard multiple shots ring out Monday morning.Thoreson lives in the Burton Hills area where The Covenant School is located. According to Nashville authorities, a 28-year-old woman reportedly opened fire inside the school around 10:13 a.m. Monday, killing three students and three adult staff members. According to Metro Nashville Police Spokesman Don Aaron, the identity of the shooter is not yet known, but she was killed by Metro Police who responded to the scene.Thoreson said some of the shots were louder than others and, at first, she thought the sound may have been roofers. Police: Covenant School shooter 28-year-old woman "The first about eight or 10 shots were very loud," she said. Then there were more that followed that were quieter than the initial round of gunfire.It was at that point she realized the sound was not roofers but rather gunfire. It rattled her, she indicated t...

FBI data shows why female suspect makes Nashville school shooting unusual

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:45 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Metro police have confirmed that the suspect in a shooting at Covenant School in Green Hills, Tennessee, on Monday morning was a woman — making the incident extremely rare, according to FBI data. In a press conference following the shooting, police said a woman armed with two rifles and a handgun entered the private Christian school just after 10 a.m. through a side entrance. She then reportedly went to the second floor and fired multiple shots, according to Nashville police spokesperson Don Aaron. REALTED: Covenant School shooter was 28-year-old woman, police say Three children and three adults were shot and killed, police confirmed in a press conference. The three adult victims were staff members.The shooter, who police said was identified as a 28-year-old woman, was also shot and killed by officers at the scene. Authorities have not yet given a motive for the shooting and have released only a few details about the suspect, who they describe as a white ...

63 new affordable rent apartments: West Side redevelopment plan announced

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:45 GMT

CHICAGO — A swath of vacant city land at Lake St. and Kedzie Ave. will see new, affordable residential development.Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Planning and Development announced a winning proposal at a Monday event selected from three finalists. The submission by Michaels/KMW/TruDelta will become a reality with construction slated to begin later this year. $13M settlement for family of woman killed in PACE bus crash The winning team's proposal consists of "a seven-story, 78,000-square-foot mixed-use building with 63 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments that [will] be affordable for households earning up to 60% of the area’s median income. The building [will] include 5,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space for three tenants, potentially including a food-based businesses, restaurant or local start-up. A plaza to be designed with neighborhood input [will] provide space for outdoor dining and community gathering. The building [will] also include 16 par...

Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) Launches Traditional Healers Program

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:45 GMT

The Witt Group And Vital Options International Partner To Assist Patients Battling Chronic Disease

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:45 GMT

LIVE: Austin leaders, DPS to announce new plan to address safety concerns in city

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:45 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- City leaders, in conjunction with the Texas Department of Public Safety, will announce Monday that DPS resources will be deployed to Austin as part of a violent crime task force in the city, a law enforcement source told KXAN. Austin street takeovers highlight persistent problem: Staffing shortages Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, interim City Manager Jesús Garza, Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw will hold a press conference Monday afternoon to announce a new plan to "address safety concerns," according to a city release.The release states leaders will discuss a "new plan to keep Austin safe as staffing shortages continue to create challenges for public safety departments."Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed DPS resources to Dallas in a similar initiative in 2020, according to a previous release from Abbott's office.The 2020 release from the governor's office said multiple DPS resources were sent to DFW as pa...

NASA: Satellite data shows global mean sea level is rising at a faster rate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:45 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — New satellite data from NASA has found that the average global sea level rose by 0.11 inches from 2021 to 2022. That’s the equivalent of adding water from a million Olympic-size swimming pools to the ocean every day for a year. Satellite Record of Sea Level Rise, courtesy of NASAThe 2022 increase was actually less than what scientists expected the annual rate to be due to the mild La Niña we experienced. Years with a La Niña usually lead to weather pattern shifts that bring more rainfall over land instead of the ocean. During years with an especially strong La Niña climate pattern, the rate of sea level rise can even temporarily decrease, according to NASA.Sea Surface Height Change, courtesy of NASAWith 30 years of observational data to analyze, researchers have found that the rate of sea level rise is increasing. Since the first satellite mission that began in 1993, the global sea level has increased by 3.6 inches. Back in 1993, scientists predicted the sea level to...

7 free 'CMT Music Awards Week' events in Austin ft. Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:45 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The CMT Music Awards will soon be live from the live music capital of the world.For the first time, the icon award ceremony will air from Austin, Texas' Moody Center on Sunday, April 2. It's not just the show and the big names tied to it that's drawing in the big crowds — now, there's an entire week devoted to it.Here's how to attend the "CMT Music Awards Week" events:CMT Hot 20 Countdown: Live in Austin Wednesday, March 29CMT’s Cody Alan, Carissa Culiner and Marley Sherwood will record a special tapingof “CMT Hot 20 Countdown: Live in Austin” with appearances by CMT Music Awards co-hosts Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown, Russell Dickerson and Lonestar.Registration is required to be in the audience. Attendees must be ages 18 and older. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Traffic: How to get around CMT Awards in Austin CMT Music Awards Outdoor Stage Wednesday, March 29Carrie Underwood, Kane Brown + Katelyn Brown, Keith Urban and Tyler Hubbard will each ta...

Justin Sutherland’s Big E egg sandwich spot to move into Grand Pizzeria space

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:45 GMT

We now know what will take the place of Grand Pizzeria, next to Grand Ole Creamery on Grand Avenue.Chef Justin Sutherland’s egg sandwich shop, Big E, is set to open April 24. The first location of the shop is in Portland, Ore., but the intention was always to expand. Sutherland lives in St. Paul and his first restaurant, Handsome Hog, is located in the Cathedral Hill neighborhood.“The intention is to open next in Minneapolis, and then into surrounding suburbs, and infinity and beyond,” Sutherland said.The chef, who is doing well after a summer boating accident and multiple subsequent surgeries, said the restaurant will be open for all three daily meals.“It’s not a breakfast place,” Sutherland said. “We don’t want to be pigeonholed into breakfast. It’s a celebration of the egg, but not a breakfast place per se.”Sutherland is a travel junkie who jets around the globe for work and pleasure and the menu reflects that.Big E sandwiches have musical names — this one comes from a Flam...