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Daily Record
27-05-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Record
'I'm a Brit in the US and there's little-known parking rule I had no idea about'
Stef Smith and her husband Darren were holidaying in Nashville, Tennessee, and hired a car. But they noticed one strange thing about the way car parks work in the US and have issued a warning to other travellers A British couple were left astounded when they received a parking warning during their recent trip to America. Northern native Stef and her partner Darren encountered an unexpected snag while on a break in Nashville, Tennessee, having rented a vehicle for their travels. The pair discovered a peculiarity regarding the local car parking arrangements. Stef, who dispenses travel advice and chronicles her adventures on social media, took to TikTok – where she has amassed over 80,000 followers – to relay the incident. They had found a multi-storey car park in Franklin, Nashville, thinking nothing more of it until they returned to see a cautionary note affixed to their hire car's windscreen. On her TikTok account @stef_smith_af, Stef recounted: "Right, one thing you need to be aware of if you come to Nashville. I am not sure if it is all over Nashville or just where we are in Franklin, but we've parked in a multi-storey car park - and I literally just said to Darren that all the cars had driven into the spaces and nobody had reserved." Stef, bemused, revealed she had received a ticket: "You're not allowed. You're not allowed to reverse into a car park space here. Didn't get a fine, we just got a warning." For those visiting Nashville and finding themselves with a 'warning note', it is important to check its authenticity; a genuine notice will read Parking Violation Notice at the top. This advice comes in the wake of Metro Police cautioning against sham parking fines last year, as reported by Nashville's WSMV television station. Is reversing into a space illegal in Nashville? Backing into a parking space, or reverse parking is generally not illegal in Nashville - and Tennessee law does not explicitly ban it - but often there may be local regulations or signs in specific locations that prohibit it. These rules are typically sign posted. Number plates n the comments of Stef's video, some suggested it may be because in some American states, drivers only require one number plate - on the back. Tennessee law mandates that only one license plate, a rear plate, be displayed for most passenger vehicles. One commenter suggested: "It's so the number plates can be checked by patrol without anyone having to get out their vehicle because so many US cars only have a plate on the rear of the car." "I would think it's because of the number plate," added another. One other said: "It's probably because 99% of American cars don't have a front licence plate - but that in itself drives me mad, like why remove front licence plates? It's so weird!" Facing the wrong way Sharing personal experience from across the pond, someone commented: "When I was in San Francisco I saw a space on the other side of the road. I parked in it and my friend told me you aren't allowed to park facing against the flow of traffic." It is typically against the law in the US to park going against traffic, as it poses potential dangers and can block drivers' sightlines. Rules dictate all parallel parking should align with the direction of traffic. In Nashville, for example, the protocol is to parallel park with your car's right-hand wheels within 18 inches of the right kerb. However, local rules such as those in Nashville may allow for left-side parking on one-way streets or angled parking, pending approval from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for state and federal roads.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Kansas wheat farmers facing worst Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus outbreak since 2017
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wheat farmers in Kansas are facing one of the worst Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus (WSMV) outbreaks in years. The wheat curl mite is a small but mighty adversary of Kansas wheat producers as the vector for WSMV, Triticum mosaic virus (TriMV) and High Plains Mosaic Virus. Federal court gives Missouri 60 days to remedy SNAP program violations Experts with Kansas Wheat said producers across the state appear to be losing the battle against these tiny critters and the diseases they carry in what could be the worst WSMV outbreak since 2017. 'We have some fields that are close to total losses,' said Kelsey Andersen Onofre, K-State assistant professor of plant pathology, who has been across the state scouting fields. 'It's hard to walk in a wheat field in Kansas right now and not find at least low-level, trace-level symptoms of WSMV—and that's pretty unusual.' Andersen Onofre explained that symptoms of WSMV – symptomatic leaves with dark green coloring and light-yellow discolorations or stunted plants with a distinct yellow discoloration – are showing up more clearly over the past few weeks as temperatures warm up. Experts suspect that a high population of mites from this past summer managed to survive the mild winter and disperse over long distances up to one or two miles away. There are now concerning levels of the diseases they carry across the state, Kansas Wheat said in a news release. 'If we have an extended, warm fall, like we did in 2024, it's a perfect storm for mite populations to stay at high levels and increase later in the season,' Andersen Onofre said. 'The more populations increase, the higher the chance they will be blown by wind into neighboring fields. If the weather stays warm, we can see this spread continue over long distances.' The group said this is certainly the case in Saline County, where more diverse cropping systems are making it an emerging issue where it hasn't traditionally been found. 'This is by far the worst year I've seen for impact of wheat streak mosaic virus in our area,' said Gypsum farmer Justin Knopf. 'Many fields have been affected with a high level of presence of the virus. Some fields…right next to a field where the source was have significant impact.' Producers with infected fields should expect yield loss, especially in fields where the flag leaf has already turned yellow, experts warned. 'Unless we have a significant weather event such as hail or excessive heat during grain fill, wheat streak mosaic virus is likely to be the number one cause of yield loss in this area,' Knopf said. Unfortunately, there is no effective treatment for WSMV once the infection has occurred. Kansas Wheat said in its news release that producers must balance estimated yield loss, requirements for crop insurance and the economics behind terminating the most severely infected fields in favor of planting a summer crop. FOX4 Newsletters: Sign up for daily forecasts and Joe's Weather Blog in your inbox 'Unfortunately, there is not much to do at this point in the season if you have a field that has severe WSMV infection,' Andersen Onofre said. 'These fields are likely not good candidates for a fungicide application. Fungicides will have no effect on wheat streak, and it will be difficult to recover yield losses from foliar diseases if yield potential is already reduced by wheat streak. 'We do not recommend spraying insecticides or miticides. There is no immediate action you can take to slow down the spread of WSMV or preserve yield in affected fields.' Knopf attributed the widespread infection this year to three really dry falls and winters in a row, more hail in the area in 2024 (areas with hail are virus hot spots) and more diverse cropping systems, including warm season cover crops and double cropping. For more advice on how to deal with WSMV, click here. You can read more about the virus at Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Yahoo
A son's death, an undercover agent: What to know about an alleged murder-for-hire plot
Angelia Solomon faced forward as she spoke to two men in the back seat of vehicle April 11. She thought she was hiring a hitman to kill her ex-husband Aaron Solomon, a former TV news anchor at WSMV in Nashville, court documents and recordings show. But she was wrong. Angelia Solomon was arrested after exiting the vehicle. The man she believed she was hiring for the hit was an undercover agent with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The alleged murder-for-hire plot came after the couple's messy divorce in 2013, the death of their son Grant Solomon in 2020 and allegations of abuse against Aaron Solomon that Williamson County courts ruled as unfounded, documents show. Angelia Solomon, 55, is charged with felony first-degree murder solicitation. The charges stem from a 45-minute conversation, all recorded, she had with the undercover agent on April 11. The Tennessean later obtained the recording through a records request. A concerned citizen tipped off police to Angelia Solomon's plan to have her ex-husband killed, according to an affidavit. The purported hitman, Sean Atkins, was actually an undercover Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officer. He was joined by a confidential informant named "Steve" for the meeting with Angelia Solomon. The men sat in the back seat of a vehicle parked at Macy's at Cool Springs Galleria while Angelia Solomon discussed the killing from the front seat, court files show. Angelia Solomon told Atkins about allegations of abuse against family members, including her ex-husband's alleged involvement in their son Grant Solomon's death, court documents show. The Franklin mom also said her daughter, now 18, stood to gain access to a trust fund in the event of Aaron Solomon's death, the investigation revealed. Grant Solomon, 18, was a rising senior at Grace Christian Academy in Franklin with a promising baseball career ahead of him. Perfect Score, a baseball scouting agency, ranked Grant Solomon, a right-handed pitcher with an 88 mph fastball, as the 90th ranked prospect in Tennessee and gave him a 7 out of 10, or a "college prospect and possible future draft pick with further development." He was the son of Angelia and Aaron Solomon. On July 20, 2020, Grant Solomon was found, still alive, by his father trapped under the teen's white Toyota truck outside a baseball training center in Gallatin, according to the investigative files. He later died on the way to a local hospital. An investigation into Grant Solomon's death was conducted by the Gallatin Police Department. The agency told The Tennessean in an emailed statement that the investigation was considered closed and determined not to be a criminal matter. To date, no other information has been released by Gallatin police about what happened or how the teen ended up under the truck, despite repeated requests. "This was not a crime. It was a tragic accident," Sumner County District Attorney Ray Whitley wrote in an emailed statement to The Tennessean. Despite the assertion, many family, friends, news organizations and true crime aficionados across the country aren't convinced the case is so clear cut, with many seeking additional answers about the teen's death, to no avail. Yes. Angelia Solomon remains jailed despite a Williamson County judge reducing her bond from $500,000 to $250,000. If Angelia Solomon posts bond, she would be under house arrest through the duration of her trail. She's next due in court on July 30. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Angelia Solomon: What to know in alleged Franklin murder-for-hire plot
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Yahoo
Messy Life of Former Nashville Anchor Gets Messier after Ex-Wife Accused of Hiring Someone to Kill Him
There's more drama in the case of former Nashville anchor Aaron Solomon. Aaron Solomon has been caught up in all sorts of accusations about his behavior towards his wife, daughter and son since leaving WSMV in 2011. Now, Franklin, Tennessee Police Department has arrested Angelia Solomon, Aaron's ex-wife, for allegedly hiring someone to kill him. Angelia has been charged with solicitation to commit first-degree murder and is being held at the Williamson County Jail on a $500,000 bond A video posted to YouTube showed his daughter Gracie claiming Aaron is a 'monster' and alleging her brother died protecting her from him. He denies the accusations and no charges have been filed against Aaron Solomon. The couple's son, Grant Solomon, was a senior in high school when he died in a car accident in July 2020 shortly after he turned 18.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Local running legend found dead in lake in Tennessee
A local Hall of Fame marathon runner died on a kayaking trip. Don Slusser, 73, died Thursday night while kayaking on Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, NBC affiliate WSMV reports. His body was found by search teams near the campground where he was staying with his wife Friday morning. GCX Racing Pittsburgh shared a photo of Slusser on Facebook from the 2024 Mad Dash 10 Miler, calling him an amazing runner, race director and community organizer. Slusser was the Indiana University of Pennsylvania's All-American Marathon Runner and was inducted into the IUP Hall of Fame in 1996. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
