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Nashville Bomber’s Girlfriend Warned Police About Him And His Bomb Making In 2019

By NPR News December 30, 2020

The RV in the Nashville bombing caught on a security camera

More than a year before the explosion that rocked Nashville last week, Anthony Warner's girlfriend told police that he "was building bombs in the RV trailer at his residence," according to a police report filed in August 2019. Yet the report indicates Nashville police never made contact with Warner.Read More

Investigators Identify Nashville Blast Suspect, Say He Died In Explosion

By NPR News December 27, 2020

Nashville, Tenn., police officers Brenna Hosey and James Wells embrace after speaking at a news conference on Sunday. Hosey and Wells are part of a group of officers credited with evacuating people before the explosion that occurred in downtown Nashville early Christmas morning. CREDIT: Mark Humphrey/AP

The violent explosion that rocked downtown Nashville, Tenn., on Christmas morning is believed to be a suicide bombing by Anthony Q. Warner, 63, U.S. Attorney Don Cochran said Sunday.Read More

Explosion In Downtown Nashville, Believed To Be ‘Intentional,’ Injures At Least 3

By NPR News December 25, 2020

Emergency personnel work near the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn., on Dec. 25. CREDIT: Mark Humphrey/AP

Police responded to reports of shots fired in the area at about 5:30 a.m. CT, when they encountered a recreational vehicle parked in front of the downtown AT&T building. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says a recording believed to be coming from the RV warned that a potential bomb would be detonated within 15 minutes and that those in the area should evacuate. Read More

RIP John Prine: A Man Whose Songs Saw The Whole Of Us

By NPR News April 7, 2020

John Prine, performing during Coachella on April 27, 2014. CREDIT: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

The music of this quintessential Nashville songwriter and lifelong independent spirit makes room for the wide range of emotions that careen through people as they stumble and dance through life.Read More

‘Will The Circle Be Unbroken’ Connects Musicians, Generation After Generation

By NPR News November 1, 2018

PHOTO: "Mother" Maybelle Carter (left) performs with her daughter Helen in 1977 at the A.P. Carter Memorial Festival in Virginia.

From family memorials to jam sessions to every show at the Grand Ole Opry, the familiar singalong helps people feel connected to those who have died — whether legendary musicians or loved ones.Read More