Anna's News

More than 30 people are homeless following a fire at a condominium in Hermitage on Easter morning. It happened at the Jackson Meadows condos. Everyone escaped the fire uninjured. The Red Cross is assisting the displaced families. Those wishing to donate $10 to the families can give through the Red Cross by texting "REDCROSS" to 90999.

One person was killed in an officer involved shooting in Springfield late yesterday. There was a domestic dispute involving a man with a knife and that man, whose name is not yet being released, was shot and killed. The name of the officer involved has also not yet been released.

First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Nashville this month to raise money for her husband’s re-election campaign. The First Lady will attend a fund-raising luncheon at 11 a.m. on April 17 at The Pinnacle at Symphony Place, with tickets starting at $500.

A new report from the TBI shows that after years of steady declines overall crime numbers on Tennessee's college campuses are going up again. Sex offenses, assaults and drug violations are up while D-U-I's and car thefts are down.

A man in Gallatin has been attempting to lure small children to his van and police want your help in catching him. It’s happened twice in the past week near the Stoneridge Apartments. The suspect is described as a young or middle aged Hispanic male driving a white full-size van. He has short hair, is about 5 foot 7 and about 160 pounds. If you have any info that could help, call the Gallatin Police Department at 615-452-1313

Taylor Swift won her second consecutive entertainer of the year award at the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday night. Miranda Lambert won for Album of the year while Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson won Single Of The Year for “Don’t You Wanna Stay”.  See the full list of winners: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20120402/D9TSHQL80.html

Metro police on Thursday arrested a Brentwood man found earlier this month at 2:30 in the morning hiding in the closet of a CHILDS bedroom of a home in the Bradford Hills subdivision of south Nashville. James Towry is accused of aggravated burglary in the incident....http://www.wkrn.com/story/17289092/nashville-police-arrest-man-found-in-kids-closet

OPRY MILLS IS BACK IN BUSINESS TODAY! AFTER 2 YEARS, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AND LOT OF HARD WORK, A RIBBON CUTTING WILL TAKE PLACE AT 9:30, RE-OPENING THE MALL. . .  http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120312/NEWS01/303120058/Opry-Mills-a...

GUITAR LEGEND AND COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME MEMBER EARL SCRUGGS HAS PASSED AWAY AT AGE 88. SCRUGGS WAS NOT ONLY BELOVED HERE IN NASHVILLE – HE HAS HIS OWN STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

WE HAVE A LAW IN TENNESSEE THAT REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE A PHOTO ID TO VOTE. MANY DON’T LIKE IT AND WERE WORKING TO REPEAL IT. BUT THAT PROPOSAL WAS KILLED BY A SENATE COMMITTEE YESTERDAY, STALLING ITS PROGRESS http://www.wsmv.com/story/17266946/effort-to-repeal-voter-id-law-fails-in-senate

It’s a great week in Music City -- OPRY MILLS IS COMING BACK.  2 YEARS AFTER THE FLOODS AND 200 MILLION DOLLARS LATER, IT OPENS AT 10AM THURSDAY ... http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120326/BUSINESS01/303260022/Shoppers-count-days-Opry-Mills-return?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

WHITNEY HOUSTON DEATH
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/whitney-houston-death-cocaine-contributed-heart-disease/story?id=15984196
The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office has finished the autopsy report on the body of singer Whitney Houston. The report says she died from an "accidental drowning" due to cocaine use, and heart disease (which long-term cocaine use causes). The cocaine use indicated an acute use, which means a current use just before she died.