Emily West

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Digital Producer at WTVF-TV (Nashville,TN)

Digital Producer at Talk of the Town

@NC5 now. @Tennessean alum. Award-winning journalist: 2X Emmy-nominated, Associated Press, TPA, TBA. I wear combat boots with my pearls.

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Fort Campbell helicopter crash still under investigation, soldier who died identified

2 weeks ago | newschannel5.com | Emily West

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (WTVF) - Fort Campbell officials have identified the soldier who died after a helicopter training incident earlier this week. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dustin K. Wright died in the training exercise that wounded another pilot, who sustained only minor injuries. Wright, age 40, was a pilot assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Wright joined the U.S. Army in 2010 and arrived at Fort Campbell in May 2022.
Where protests are lining up in Tennessee ahead of Trump's military parade

2 weeks ago | newschannel5.com | Emily West

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) - Several protests are shaping up in Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky on Saturday, the same day as President Donald's Trump birthday and his military parade. The No Kings movement is in several locations across the NewsChannel 5 viewing area. They've defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, and slashed our services. The corruption has gone too. far," the No Kings website said. "No thrones. No crowns.
Fort Campbell soldier charged in infant son's death

2 weeks ago | newschannel5.com | Emily West

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) - A grand jury indicted a Fort Campbell soldier for the death of his infant son in 2024. Gabriel Anthony Estrellado is charged with first-degree murder in perpetration and aggravated child abuse. The indictment said his son's death happened on Aug. 9, 2024. "We will cooperate with civilian law enforcement as appropriate," Fort Campbell officials said in a statement. Happy Birthday to the YMCA of Middle TN.
Number of homeless people in Nashville increases in 2025, report shows

2 weeks ago | newschannel5.com | Emily West

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) - Nashville's homeless population has risen in the last year, according to a point-in-time count performed in the city this year. The homeless population increased by 86 people since 2024, with the total now being 2,180 people. Counters went out on Jan. 23 with more than 100 volunteers and 32 organizations participated in this critical effort. That night, Nashville's emergency shelters operated their shelter programs and counted people staying with them during that night.
Co-founder of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival dies

2 weeks ago | newschannel5.com | Emily West

MANCHESTER, Tenn. (WTVF) - One of co-founders of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has died. Organizers reported on Tuesday that Jonathan Mayers died this week, and the festival planned to plant a tree on the grounds to honor his life. "For more than a decade, Jonathan was a creative force behind this festival that so many of us have held near and dear to our hearts now for more than 20 years," the festival said in a statement.
Rep. Mark Green to resign from Congress, take private sector job

2 weeks ago | newschannel5.com | Emily West

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) - Rep. Mark Green (R-Tennessee) said he will resign from Congress and take a job in the private sector after the House votes again on the reconciliation package. Green won his seat again back in November to serve another two years. In 2024, he went back and forth on the decision to run again for office. "It is with a heavy heart that I announce my retirement from Congress," Green said.
‘Lives will be impacted’: TSU proposes staffing, scholarship cuts to stay open

2 weeks ago | tntribune.com | Emily West

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee State University is proposing up to $13 million in staff cuts and capping scholarships for each new freshman class moving forward during the next five years. Gov. Bill Lee’s state budget provided very little about how to help TSU’s financial situation, which could come in the form of a financial amendment in the legislature. The school was veering toward a financial crisis and nearing its ability to pay its bills.
Appeals court says Metro Council has to shrink its size

3 weeks ago | newschannel5.com | Emily West

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) - The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that Metro Council will have to shrink its size. This comes from a law two years ago, when the state legislature made a law that no city government bodies could have more than 20 members. However, that specifically targeted Nashville, because it's the only Tennessee city with more than 20 members. However, other county governments, which the bill didn't affect, does have more members than 20.
Columbia man tells his neighbor he's a 'demon' before double homicide

3 weeks ago | newschannel5.com | Emily West

COLUMBIA, Tenn. (WTVF) - Authorities have released the details behind the deaths of two people after their neighbor shot them in a Columbia neighborhood. John Biddle and Stacie Wright died on Somerset Lane. Byron Dean Childers is charged with two counts of first degree murder, attempted first degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault resulting in death, aggravated assault, carjacking, possession of a firearm during a dangerous felony and simple assault.
Police identify suspect in hit-and-run on Church Street crosswalk

3 weeks ago | newschannel5.com | Emily West

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) - Police have issued arrest warrants for a suspected driver for hitting a man in the Church Street crosswalk, where a pedestrian suffered multiple injuries. Zach Carach is now back home in Florida, focusing on rehabilitation after suffering injuries that may leave him with permanent nerve damage. The Metro Nashville Police Department has now pinpointed Tony Lopez-Infante, 32, for the incident that happened on Carach's 21st birthday on May 18.