Emma Moore felt cornered. At a community health clinic in Portland, Oregon, the 29-year-old nurse practitioner said she felt overwhelmed and undertrained. Coronavirus patients flooded the clinic for two years, and Moore struggled to keep up.
Why nurses are raging and quitting after the RaDonda Vaught verdict
Voters backing a Trump-endorsed congressional candidate are suing Tennessee over a new residency requirement
A trio of voters are suing the state because a proposed residency requirement would disqualify a Trump-backed candidate running in one of Nashville’s newly drawn districts.
Many states have made it illegal to shackle incarcerated people while they give birth. Could Tennessee be next?
After years of fits and starts, a statewide ban on restraining pregnant people has garnered the support of criminal justice reform advocates, medical professionals and even members of law enforcement.
To create housing for more Nashville residents, Metro Council is dangling carrots in front of developers
Most Nashville residents pay too much for housing. And it’s expensive for developers to build new apartments that have lower rents. So, the Metro Council is taking another swing at inclusionary zoning — a program that is one piece of solving both problems.
Bass Street was home to Nashville’s first post-Emancipation Black neighborhood. Descendants want to keep its memory alive
The Bass Street neighborhood was first settled by some of the formerly enslaved people who had helped build Fort Negley and defend it against the Confederacy. Today, Bass Street is barely a street at all, a stretch of just a thousand feet or so.
The story behind the story: How WPLN’s Paige Pfleger reported on the ‘worldwide tube panic’
In March, the United States imposed economic sanctions on Russian companies and oligarchs to punish the country for invading Ukraine. As the war between Russian and Ukraine continues, the sanctions have had an unintended outcome for musicians.
Residents in Riverchase Apartments are confused and frustrated with only weeks to move out
A Texas developer wants to transform the L-shaped entry to McFerrin Park into a mixed-use development with more than a thousand apartment rentals, retail and open space.
Russian sanctions cause a ‘worldwide tube panic’ as amp makers scramble to find the key component to quality sound
Russian sanctions against the United States are having an impact on a niche corner of the music industry in Nashville.
Federal court says Nashville police sergeant can sue over supervisors’ alleged mistreatment
A female Nashville police sergeant has sued the department in federal court for violating her constitutional rights.
With rural hospitals in financial straits, some Tennessee communities are selling theirs for $1
A Florida-based company called Braden Health is snapping up closed and distressed hospitals in West Tennessee that few others seem to want.
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