Anna's News

NASHVILLE HOME INVASION: SUSPECTS STILL ON THE LOOSE
Please make sure your doors at the house are locked, and be aware of what's around you as you walk to the car! There are two guys on the loose right now who forced their way into a Nashville home this morning, assaulted two women, stole some items and ran.

MOTHER ACCUSED IN HEAT-RELATED DEATHS  CHARGED
That woman in Smyrna who admits she put her two and three year old kids in the car, and they died in the heat, was officially charged yesterday. 25 year-old Samantha Harper admitted she left them there, went inside and fell asleep.

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BE ON LOOKOUT FOR MAN WHO ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING IN MURFREESBORO
With the school year starting back up, make sure you have 'the talk' with your kids about safety. Murfreesboro Police are looking for a man who allegedly tried to kidnap a 16 year old Tuesday night in Murfreesboro. She says he grabbed her by the hair and pulled her into a white van, but she managed to hit him and get away.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TODAY'S AIR ALERT 
There's an ORANGE level Air Quality Alert today for a dangerous amount of ground-level ozone in the air. Ozone can irritate your lungs so you're advised to limit your strenuous activity outdoors.  Children are especially susceptible because their lungs are still developing and they breathe more for their body size compared to adults. www.itscleartome.org.

SUV REAR-ENDS SCHOOL BUS IN DONELSON
We're JUST back to school, and already we've had school-related traffic accidents, and kids hit. A Metro school bus was rear-ended in Donelson Monday morning. There were kids on board, but there's no word of any injuries except the driver who smashed into them.

AMAZON HIRING
If you're looking for a job, Amazon is hiring. They're filling jobs at the new Order fulfillment centers in Lebanon and Murfreesboro. You can apply at your nearest Career Center.

MOTHER CHARGED AFTER 2 KIDS FOUND DEAD IN HEAT
The mother of two children found dead from heat-related symptoms yesterday in Smyrna has been charged with especially aggravated child abuse. 25 year-old Samantha Harper's two children, a boy and girl, 2 and 3 years old, were found just before 4 yesterday afternoon, near the car in a driveway on Old Nashville Highway.

STORMS MOVE THROUGH, LEAVING DEBRIS
Be careful on your ride in today. Not only will you have school zones to think about... you may find debris on the road after the strong storms that moved through last night.

PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Voters go to the polls today for state primary elections and some local races. There are new identification requirements and some voting districts are changing... so there's potential for confusion. The election commission has set up a hotline to deal with questions.

ROBIN ROBERTS LEAVES GMA DURING SHOW
Robin Roberts has taken time off from "Good Morning America" earlier than she'd planned. She's undergoing treatment for an illness, and left in the middle of yesterday's broadcast, saying, "Well, a full disclosure here, I'm not feeling too well." She's getting ready for a bone marrow transplant to treat myelo-dysplastic syndrome (MDS), which was a complication from her treatment for breast cancer.

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METRO SCHOOL STARTS TOMORROW
www.mnps.org
Metro Schools start back tomorrow (Wed, August 1st). You can see the official Metro Back-to-school guide online to make sure you've done all you need to do. That includes a new round of vaccinations for kids going into 7th grade.