Listen More than 300 Nashville teens gathered this week at the Mayor’s Youth Summit to brainstorm improvements for the city. And while they identified a broad range of challenges in their schools and communities, the most dire topic on many minds was teen violence — especially with so many in attendance whose classmates have been […]
There’s No Avoiding Talk Of Teen Shootings At Nashville Mayor’s Youth Summit
Haslam’s Opioid Battle Plan Targets The Next Generation Of Doctors
Listen Governor Bill Haslam’s 10-point plan to attack the opioid epidemic announced this week puts some new focus on Tennessee’s medical schools. On Wednesday, he named a 19-member commission to develop a list of related skills for the next generation of doctors.
Season 1, Part 1: A Change Is Gonna Come
At 61 years old, Vernell McHenry is like the grandmother of her corner of James Cayce. Where she’s lived for more than 17 years, greeting the neighborhood from a metal folding beach chair on her stoop. But Cayce is about the be transformed, torn down and rebuilt as mixed income apartments. And now, Vernell has a decision to make.
Nashville To Phase Out Some Short-Term Rentals, Decisively Ending Its Yearlong Battle
Listen Given several options, Nashville’s council on Tuesday chose a more aggressive approach to reducing — but not completely banning — short-term home rentals.
Broad Support For Pre-K, Raising Teacher Pay As Gubernatorial Candidates Talk Education
Preschool programs and raising the pay for teachers both got votes of confidence, as five of the major candidates for governor lined up at Belmont University Tuesday night to discuss education.
Vanderbilt Trauma Center Treats 5 From Kentucky School Shooting
Listen Updated 10:00 p.m. The most critically injured students from Marshall County High School were all life-flighted from Kentucky to Vanderbilt Medical Center. The school shooting, which killed two and injured 17, was a first for the hospital in 30 years as a Level I trauma center.
The Promise, Season 1 Photo Gallery
Photos from the early days of Cayce Homes (built in 1941), some of the people you meet in season one, as well as the redevelopment efforts in recent years.
#MeToo Prompts Female Songwriters To Grapple With Their Own Experiences Of Harassment
Listen The allegations of sexual misconduct that have ricocheted through Hollywood and other industries have largely missed the Nashville music scene. But in private conversations and online forums, many female songwriters say they’ve had moments with collaborators that border on harassment and even assault.
Nashville’s Police Oversight Board May Collapse In Metro Council
The proposal to create a police community oversight board in Nashville is teetering on the edge of failure. The legislation has been in the works for months, but recently it’s been mired in legal concerns. And Tuesday’s Metro Council meeting will decide its fate.
As Opioid Deaths Rise, Tennessee Governor Proposes More Money For Treatment, Tighter Prescriptions
Listen Creating a 500-bed treatment facility for addicted inmates, limiting the duration of new opioid prescriptions to just a few days, and putting more drug enforcement officers on the streets. Those are some of the ideas Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is pitching to combat the opioid crisis — which despite past efforts, has continued to […]
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