Daniel Smithson
Content Producer
Nashville, TN
Daniel Smithson is a graduate of the University of Florida. He has worked previously as a digital reporter at WKRG in Pensacola, Fla., and a reporter at The Gainesville Sun newspaper in Gainesville, Fla. He now works as a Content Producer for WSMV in Nashville.
Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 2:57 PM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson
Joshua Caleb Gore, 25, was among nine killed in the March 29 Black Hawk helicopter crash.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 10:47 AM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson
A Fort Campbell spokesman confirmed the suspect is a Fort Campbell soldier and said staff is monitoring the situation.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 9:31 AM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson and Amanda Alvarado
One suspect is in custody.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 8:01 AM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson
The victim’s debit card was used several times, including a $12 charge at Waffle House.
Updated: May. 6, 2023 at 10:38 AM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson and Jordan Gartner
A hotel guest claims they were sexually assaulted by an employee who snuck into their room overnight.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 9:12 AM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson
Roughly 180,000 people will attend the Taylor Swift Eras Tour concerts at Nissan Stadium, according to BNA.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2023 at 2:06 AM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson
Historic buildings in downtown Hopkinsville were damaged Friday night, according WKDZ Radio.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 1:03 PM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson and Tony Garcia
Metro Police confirm six people have died, including three children, after a shooting at Covenant School in Nashville. The shooter has been shot.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 11:53 AM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson
“These officers did what they failed to do in Uvalde."
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 8:11 PM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson, Gray News staff and Tony Garcia
Police said the suspect was a former student of the school.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 8:07 PM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson and Jordan Gartner
Police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a pet owner who was walking their dog.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2023 at 1:48 PM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson and Jordan Gartner
A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper has been fired for department violations.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 3:33 PM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson
Guests can try unlimited samples of more than 30 alcoholic beverages.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 4:54 PM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson
The boy’s mother say her friend, who allegedly left the boy unattended, is cooperating with police.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 5:03 PM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson and Andrew McMunn
Billy Johnson, 48, also known as Billy Jackson, was charged with aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 6:04 PM CST
|By Daniel Smithson and Holly Thompson
WSMV’s Holly Thompson sat down with Dolly on Friday.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 2:28 PM CST
|By Daniel Smithson and Emily Van de Riet
A man who was driving his car during storms in Tennessee on Friday afternoon was impaled by a tree in a freak accident, officials said.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 3:57 PM CST
|By Daniel Smithson and Andrew McMunn
The owners of a dog who was stolen out of Illinois said she was found safe in Alabama.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 5:26 PM CST
|By Daniel Smithson and Brendan Tierney
Deputy Chief Brent Hatcher has been named interim chief of police.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 9:02 PM CST
|By Brendan Tierney and Daniel Smithson
WSMV4 obtained more than a dozen hours of investigative interview recordings.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 7:37 AM CST
|By Daniel Smithson and Brendan Tierney
The shocking interviews were obtained first by WSMV4.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 2:12 PM CST
|By Daniel Smithson
Rashaun Erick Adams, 32, was charged with a felony drug offense.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 1:21 PM CST
|By Daniel Smithson, Carmyn Gutierrez, Courtney Allen and Gray News staff
Jamie Lepore, 46, was a prime suspect in the death of his wife Jennifer, according to authorities in Madison County, Alabama.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 6:35 AM CST
|By Daniel Smithson and Gray News staff
All of the officers listed in the report admitted having sexual relations with a fellow officer, sometimes while on duty, the report said.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 3:59 PM CST
|By Daniel Smithson and Emily Van de Riet
A 14-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday after police say he took a child out of a car and placed him on a sidewalk before stealing the vehicle.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 1:51 PM CST
|By Daniel Smithson and Andrew McMunn
The group of students gave her 94 roses to celebrate her birthday.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 6:46 PM CST
|By Daniel Smithson and Jordan Gartner
Police say a group of thieves is responsible for stealing thousands of gallons of fuel from a gas station.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 9:55 AM CST
|By Daniel Smithson and Emily Van de Riet
A school secretary in Tennessee was arrested last month after detectives say she stole two elementary students’ pandemic food benefit cards to buy groceries.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 2:45 PM CST
|By Daniel Smithson and Andrew McMunn
The woman’s daughter reviewed the recording and confirmed it was her in the shower, police said.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 9:40 PM CST
|By Daniel Smithson, Terry Bulger and Jordan Gartner
A 10-year-old boy battling terminal brain cancer is fulfilling a lifelong dream by traveling around the country and being sworn in as an honorary police officer.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 12:44 PM CST
|By Daniel Smithson, Marissa Sulek and Andrew McMunn
Caitlyn Kaufman was a nurse who was shot and killed on an interstate highway on her way to work two years before.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 9:40 AM CST
|By Daniel Smithson
It’s unclear what will happen to the venue after Exit/In closes its doors.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 4:27 PM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson, Brendan Tierney and Emily Van de Riet
Three members of a Tennessee family are behind bars after officers found a man’s body stuffed inside a basement freezer, police said.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 10:19 AM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson
Attention Titans fans: This is your first look at what could be the Tennessee Titans' new home in Nashville.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 2:00 PM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson and Tosin Fakile
The Tennessee Titans are set to get a new, enclosed stadium, if approved by city leaders.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2022 at 11:10 AM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson and Gray News staff
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued an Amber Alert for Aubrea Branham on behalf of the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 11:08 AM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson and Sharon Danquah
Two popular Nashville restaurants have closed their doors for good.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 1:18 PM CDT
|By Daniel Smithson
There were no signs of impairment on scene, according to police.
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