Health Care Industry Grows Its Share of Nashville Economy

Nashville has continued to see more and more health care jobs, even through the economic downturn. A new study from MTSU’s Business and Economic Research Center puts the industry’s total impact at $30 billion. That’s an increase of 60 percent since 2004.

Before their careers begin, science teachers spend hours in college and university laboratories, learning the ins and outs of how the world works.

A Vanderbilt political scientist says the Republican primary race for governor could get messy when candidates take their attacks on each other to the airwaves. Early voting for the August primary starts July 16.

Stepped-up enforcement across the state resulted in 28 arrests of boaters over the July 4th weekend for driving drunk. Nearly a third came on Old Hickory Lake.

A Fort Campbell soldier was killed Friday by an explosion in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Retiring Democratic Congressman John Tanner has offered a less-than full-throated endorsement of state Senator Roy Herron, the Democrat vying to replace Tanner in the U.S. House.

History shows Nashville’s recovery after a recession tends to be quicker than other cities. And even with a longer-than normal down period, the current business cycle is shaping up to be the same way.

About 30 former residents of the homeless encampment, known as Tent City, just relocated to a church and motels. But, another move will likely happen in the next few months or weeks.

The glow of a cell phone has pretty well replaced the cigarette lighter for concert-goers trying to set the mood during a favorite slow song. Now the people on stage are trying to collect those phone numbers by allowing fans to send text messages to giant screens in front of the crowd. As WPLN’s Blake Farmer reports, country music acts are some of the early adopters.

Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital says it has seen a dramatic increase in the number of swimming pool accidents this year. In just one month, eight children have drowned in an area swimming pool; 11 have been treated for near drowning.