Nashville Seniors To Start Getting COVID Vaccines This Weekend

January 7, 2021

Davidson County will begin vaccinating seniors over 75 this weekend, with plans for 1,200 vaccinations each weekend for the rest of the month.

Tennessee Hits Highest Week Of New Unemployment Filings Since July

Alexis Marshall

January 7, 2021

The number of people newly asking for unemployment in Tennessee jumped dramatically last week, with more than 16,000 filings. That’s the highest number of people putting in an initial claim since late July.

With New Pell Grant Rules, Thousands Of Tennessee Prisoners Could Access College Courses

Samantha Max

January 7, 2021

Jameel Spann was a junior year at Fisk University when he got arrested. Facing a 15-year prison sentence, he didn’t know if he’d ever graduate.

When Did Police First Recall Their 2019 Visit To The Nashville Bomber’s House?

Tony Gonzalez

January 6, 2021

A new detail has emerged about when a Nashville police officer first realized he’d previously handled a case involving the Christmas morning bomber. The department now says that a member of its bomb squad went with the FBI to the Antioch home of Anthony Warner on Christmas night.

Following Chaos, Tennessee Senators Backtrack To Certify Electoral College Vote

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

January 6, 2021

For weeks, Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty pledged to vote to overturn the election results. But late Wednesday night, they both flipped and voted to not block the results of the electoral college in Arizona.

Interview: Police Chief John Drake Says He’s ‘Committed To Transparency’ After Christmas Bombing, But Inconsistencies Remain

Samantha Max

January 6, 2021

Nashville Police Chief John Drake is navigating a crisis just weeks after officially taking the helm of the department. His team faces criticism for how it handled a 2019 report that warned a local man was building a bomb in his RV — the same man who caused the massive blast on Christmas morning.

WPLN News Announces New Arts Reporter

WPLN Staff

January 6, 2021

WPLN News has hired Paige Pfleger as the newsroom’s first Arts, Culture & Music Reporter, five weeks after parent company Nashville Public Radio launched its new music discovery station 91.ONE, WNXP.