House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, released a statement saying the subpoena was not unexpected, and he’s been fully cooperating with investigators.
House Speaker Cameron Sexton subpoenaed along with other lawmakers
Nashville is about to invest about $2M in a community-based public safety program. But some anti-violence groups say that’s not enough.
The city has set aside nearly $2 million for a program that treats community conflict like an infectious disease. But as Nashville gets ready to fund this different approach, some residents wonder whether officials are investing enough to set it up for success.
Metro leaders seek to renovate Antioch’s neglected mall into a health care facility and hub for residents
The development would come with an upfront price tag of $44 million.
Hidden history of Nashville’s segregated pools gets permanent reminder with new Centennial Park marker
For 50 years, Centennial Park’s Art Center has served as a community hub for exhibits and teaching workshops. But there was a time when the arts center was a bathhouse for one of the city’s segregated pools during Jim Crow. Now, this hidden history will have a permanent reminder.
Elections 2022: What questions do you have about voting?
Tennessee’s next voter registration deadline is quickly approaching — the cutoff is April 4 for anyone wanting to cast a ballot in the May primaries — and that means a busy 2022 for elections is shifting into a higher gear.
COVID funerals can be covered by federal funds, but less than half of eligible Tennessee families have applied
A year into its reimbursement program, the federal government has paid out more than $2 billion to cover funeral costs for COVID victims. But a WPLN News analysis finds fewer than half of COVID deaths in Tennessee have resulted in an application for the money.
Tennessee’s proposed education funding formula passes the first of many tests
Tennessee Republicans moved the education funding formula, called TISA, past its first subcommittee stop in the House. It’s expected to fund students starting at a little under $7,000 per pupil.
First Ukrainian child cancer patients fly to St. Jude in Memphis as part of mass evacuation
Four Ukrainian children being treated for cancer have been flown to Memphis for care. They’re the first to take medical transports to the U.S. as part of a war evacuation coordinated by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Trains are back in service after a freight derailment in Mt. Juliet
The WeGo Star train is operating on a normal schedule after a freight derailment paused service Monday.
As a former Vanderbilt nurse faces prison for a deadly error, her colleagues worry: Could I be next?
Four years ago, inside the most prestigious hospital in Tennessee, nurse RaDonda Vaught withdrew a vial from an electronic medication cabinet, administered the drug to a patient, and somehow overlooked signs of a terrible and deadly mistake.
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