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Watch Live: Biden Speaks After U.S. Completes Afghanistan Withdrawal

Watch Live: Biden Speaks After U.S. Completes Afghanistan Withdrawal

WPLN Staff

August 31, 2021

President Biden is scheduled to address the nation at 2:45 p.m. Eastern Time (1:45 Central) — after the U.S. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war.

Filed Under: WPLN News

ECMO Life Support In Short Supply Across Tennessee And The COVID-Ravaged South

Blake Farmer

August 31, 2021

ECMO at Ascension
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Many more people could benefit from ECMO than are receiving it. That has made for a messy triaging of treatment that could escalate in the coming weeks

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care Tagged With: COVID-19, ECMO, hospital capacity

West Tennessee Family Asks Judge To Rescind Gov. Lee’s Mask Opt-Out Order

Blaise Gainey

August 30, 2021

A Shelby County family is asking a federal judge to rescind Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order on masking in schools. The order lets parents opt out of masking, with no need to give a reason. The outcome may have national ramifications.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, Education, masks

Remnants Of Ida Sweep Through Middle Tennessee

Paige PflegerandTony Gonzalez

August 30, 2021

Downed tree and power lines have been reported across Nashville as the remnants of Hurricane Ida sweep through the region Tuesday.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Flooding, metro office of emergency management, nashville fire department, National Weather Service, severe weather

As Displacement Looms At Multiple Nashville Encampments, Metro Tries A New Sheltering System

Tasha A.F. Lemley

August 30, 2021

Nashville campsite resident
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Many Tennesseans go outside to find sanctuary and recreation — and some make the outdoors their homes, often trespassing to live at campsites. But now, more than usual, several encampments across Nashville are being slated for closure.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: homeless, Housing

Vote To Remove Rebel Flag From Williamson County Seal Delayed For Sons Of Confederate Veterans

Paige Pfleger

August 30, 2021

Williamson County will have to wait until February 2022 at the earliest to get approval to remove the Confederate flag from its seal.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Confederate, Tennessee Historical Commission, Williamson County

Tennessee Hospitals On Track To Surpass Highs From Winter Surge This Week

Blake Farmer

August 29, 2021

hospital hallway
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As the number of COVID patients in Tennessee hospitals continues to climb toward surpassing the peak of the winter surge, nearly a third of the more than 3,000 hospitalized are so sick that they’re being treated in the ICU.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, COVID, COVID-19, hospitals

Deadline Looms To Save Historic Nashville Home Of Prominent Black Family

Blake Farmer

August 29, 2021

Boyd House
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The Boyd House, located on a corner of Fisk University’s campus in Nashville, was nearly torn down last year. While demolition was halted then, the fundraising effort to pay for a $1.1 million renovation now faces a deadline next month.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Boyd House, Boyd Publishing, Fisk University

Nashville Police Share Data Trends In New Public Dashboard

Samantha Max

August 27, 2021

The Metro Nashville Police Department has launched a data dashboard to share information about crime and policing.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice Tagged With: John Drake, Metro Nashville Police Department, Metro Police, open data

On One Street In Waverly, Residents Take Stock Of The Loss

Tasha A.F. Lemley

August 27, 2021

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They’re feeling the scope of the loss but also lending each other a hand in the cleanup.

Filed Under: WPLN News

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