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General Motors and the United Auto Workers union have reportedly reached a tentative contract agreement that could end a six-week-old strike against Detroit automakers. The deal follows the pattern set with Ford last week and Jeep maker Stellantis over the weekend. The deals will last four years and eight months and include 25% general pay raises and cost of living adjustments. Combined they bring the wage increase to over 30% over the life of the contract.
Officers with the Mt. Juliet Police Department said heavily armed suspects are at large after evading police in Mt. Juliet Monday night. And they say the suspects have rifles and body armor after three police vehicles were burglarized Sunday at an officer’s residence. . Officers began pursuing the suspects’ car until they lost them near the Hobson Pike area of Antioch, according to MJPD. Metro Nashville Police were alerted of the situation after the pursuit ended. The Smyrna Police Department said it’s begun investigating the incident as well after the incident with the tree police vehicles.
The Spring Hill Police Department is searching for a vehicle involved in the hit-and-run of two other vehicles. Investigators say a vehicle came through the homeowner’s yard and struck two of their vehicles, causing damage. The suspect vehicle is described as a white full-size pickup truck, possibly a Ford F-250. After striking the vehicles, the suspect vehicle was seen on Kedron Rd. headed towards Saturn Pkwy.
A recent study conducted by Forbes Home analyzed the top 25 U.S. cities with the worst commutes and determined the commute for most Nashvillians is one of the the worst in the country. In Nashville, residents have an average commute time of 28.6 minutes to work each day, which is similar to other cities in the top 10 like Charlotte, North Carolina, Dallas, Texas, and even Los Angeles, California, where the average commute is 32.30 minutes. Residents in other notoriously traffic congested cities like New York City have an average commute time of 43 minutes, and in Washington D.C., it can take residents up to 37.20 minutes to get to work, according to the study.