Kaiser Health News reporter Brett Kelman has been following the Vaught trial since the nurse was first arrested in 2019. Kelman joined This Is Nashville host Khalil Ekulona on Monday to talk about the verdict and what it means for the future of nursing.
Breaking down the RaDonda Vaught verdict with Kaiser Health News reporter Brett Kelman
Rutherford County schools director will be stepping down in June
Rutherford County schools director Bill Spurlock will be stepping down at the end of June, a year earlier than originally planned.
South Nashville’s flood recovery has been challenged by fewer funds and volunteers
One year since deadly and destructive flash flooding, dozens of Nashvillians are among those still recovering. The anniversary has drawn attention to their ongoing needs and an event on Saturday included a remembrance for the six deaths that occurred across three counties on March 27, 2021.
Ukrainian food pop-up unites Nashville vendors to raise funds for refugees
The Cook For Ukraine event inspired hope for locals with personal connections to the conflict and raised more than $13,000 for UNICEF’s humanitarian efforts.
Cookeville unveils a memorial park in path of deadly 2020 tornadoes
Newly opened Hope Park in Cookeville includes a playground, pavilion and lots of green space. It serves as a memorial site for the 2020 tornado.
Tennessee sets aside $230M in stimulus money for hospitals and nursing homes
Tennessee officials trying to distribute the last of the state’s federal stimulus funding have set aside $230 million for hospitals and nursing homes. They’re reopening an application process for facilities to allow them to make a case for some of the money.
At the Statehouse: House members slapped with subpoenas, pipeline bill slides through Senate, education overhaul inches forward
Spring is finally here, and the weather isn’t the only thing heating up. There’s drama at the Capitol.
Ex-Vanderbilt nurse found guilty of a lesser charge in patient death case
A jury found the former nurse on trial for the death of a patient due to a drug mix-up guilty of criminally negligent homicide. Prosecutors had charged RaDonda Vaught with reckless homicide, which carries more potential jail time.
Tech jobs are coming, but are we ready?
Reporter Damon Mitchell joins This Is Nashville to talk about the coming wave of tech jobs and discuss whose responsibility it is to get a workforce up to speed.
Cheap asphalt and a wet winter led to a pothole-palooza in Nashville
You’re not imagining it. Middle Tennessee roads had a lot more potholes this winter following numerous freeze-thaw cycles — and heavy precipitation.
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