Listen The big hospital chains based in Nashville are accepting some of the blame for the country’s opioid crisis, which grows more deadly by the year. They admit they were going overboard with opioids to make people as pain-free as possible. So in an effort to be part of the cure, they’re issuing an uncomfortable […]
Opioid Crisis Causes Nashville-Based Hospital Chains To Warn Patients, ‘You Will Feel Pain’
Judge Postpones Sentencing For Nashville Man Facing Another Decade In Prison
A Nashville man facing another decade in prison, a year and a half after his release, may be able to continue his life on the outside. Late Friday, hours after WPLN reported on Matthew Charles’ upcoming hearing that would overturn his previously reduced sentence, U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger filed an order making a rare […]
A Nashville Man Spent Two Decades Behind Bars. Now The Government Wants Him To Go Back.
Listen Editor’s note: On Friday night, a judge postponed Matthew Charles’s hearing. See the update here. Last year, a Nashville man got an unlikely chance at redemption. Matthew Charles walked out of a federal prison a decade before the end of his term, after the Obama administration reduced the minimum sentence guidelines for dealing crack. […]
Listen: A 93-Year-Old’s Nashville Accent Lives On, Even As Dialects Fade
Listen Nashville — like most locales — is losing its accents. Distinctive voices are diffusing in a modern world with mass media and transient lifestyles. But one 93-year-old is keeping the sound of old Nashville alive.
Listen: A 93-Year-Old’s Nashville Accent Lives On, Even As Dialects Fade
Nashville — like most locales — is losing its accents. Distinctive voices are diffusing in a modern world with mass media and transient lifestyles. But…
Wrongfully Convicted Wilson County Man Asks State For $1M In Compensation
A Wilson County man wrongfully convicted of rape and robbery nearly 40 years ago is officially asking the state for $1 million in damages. The move comes just days after Lawrence McKinney was exonerated by Gov. Bill Haslam.
Concerns About Schoolchildren’s Safety, Campus Speech Spur New Tennessee Laws For 2018
Listen Worries about the safety of children as they travel to and from school has led to two new laws that go into effect Jan. 1 in Tennessee. But state leaders also fear college students have been overly protected, a situation they’ve also decided to address with a new law. They’re among the measures that take […]
A Nashville Neighborhood’s Spike In Violence Proves Hard To Calm
Listen Nashville saw a rise in homicides across the city this year — but some neighborhoods were worse than others. In and around the James Cayce Homes in East Nashville, there were seven murders, the most in 26 years.
Music Critics Answer The Question: What Did Nashville Sound Like in 2017?
Listen It’s the end of the year and time for critics’ picks, best of lists and top 10s — but we’re going to take a slightly different approach and ask a question: What did Nashville sound like in 2017?
Congressman Black Leaving Post As House Budget Chair
Gallatin Congressman Diane Black announced Wednesday morning she’s stepping down as the chairman of the House budget committee.
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