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Samantha Max

Tennessee Reports Nearly 8,000 New Coronavirus Cases In A Single Day, Breaking Past Record High

Samantha Max

November 16, 2020

Tennessee set a new record for daily coronavirus cases Monday, with nearly 8,000 positive tests reported in the past 24 hours. The previous one-day high was just under 6,000 new infections.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Coronavirus In Tennessee

Nashville Police Sergeant Accuses MNPD Of Bias, Unfair Punishment In Federal Lawsuit

Samantha Max

November 16, 2020

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A Metro Nashville Police sergeant has filed a federal lawsuit against several high-ranking members of the department. Michelle Hammond-Beville says leaders of MNPD’s Office of Professional Accountability violated her civil rights and punished her unnecessarily.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Cheatham County, Metro Nashville Police Department

Nashville Leaders Say ‘The Time For Debate Is Over’ On Mask-Wearing

Samantha Max

November 12, 2020

Dr. Alex Jahangir gestures while wearing a mask.

COVID-19 is so widespread in Nashville that Mayor John Cooper says government alone can’t fix the problem. Rather, he and other local officials are urging — even pleading with — residents to use the one tool that’s been proven to work: wearing a mask.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Alex Jahangir, Coronavirus In Tennessee, James Hildreth, John Cooper, masks

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Postpones December Execution Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

Samantha Max

November 6, 2020

The state of Tennessee will not execute Pervis Payne next month, as planned.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, death penalty

Report Urges Nashville To Cut Back On Criminal Justice Fines And Fees

Samantha Max

November 5, 2020

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Mayor John Cooper’s office has released a report outlining the role of fines and fees in Nashville’s criminal justice system. It also lays out recommendations to reduce, and eventually eliminate, the city’s reliance on such costs.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: courts, David Briley, Davidson County jail, Jim Cooper, money bail

Proposed Bill Would Prevent Executions Of The Intellectually Disabled In Tennessee, But Not Before The Next Scheduled Death

Samantha Max

November 4, 2020

Pervis Payne is set to be executed on Dec. 3, weeks before Tennessee’s next legislative session begins. His attorneys hope Gov. Bill Lee will postpone his execution while the bill makes it way through the legislative process.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: death penalty

A Diverse Group Of Voters Casts Their Ballots In South Nashville

Samantha Max

November 3, 2020

Voters of all ages and backgrounds donned their masks and and filed into Glencliff High School Tuesday morning to vote. Poll workers in blue protective gowns greeted people with a giant bottle of hand sanitizer and a list of COVID-19 screening questions. But many voters say it wasn’t just the pandemic that made this election […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Election 2020, Immigration, South Nashville, voting

Hundreds of Cars Ride Through Downtown Nashville For Trump Parade

Samantha Max

November 1, 2020

Flags billowed from car windows and beeping horns blended with a few chants of “four more years,” as hundreds of cars drove past the Tennessee State Capitol for a parade in support of President Donald Trump on Sunday.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, Election 2020

Nashville Police Chief Finalists Show Many Similarities In Public Interviews

Samantha Max

October 30, 2020

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All of the candidates said there’s a broken relationship between the community and police.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, John Drake, Metro Nashville Police Department, Steve Anderson

Community Oversight Board Says It Is ‘Dotting I’s, Crossing T’s’ On New Agreement With Nashville Police

Samantha Max

October 29, 2020

The Community Oversight Board says it hopes to finalize a new agreement with the Metro Nashville Police Department by the end of this week.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, Metro Nashville Police Department

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