The ballot is back open for a Tennessee Senate seat to represent parts of Nashville.
Nashville will spend $600K on more support services for mental health court
Nashville is investing in a program that aims to prevent people with mental illness or cognitive delays from cycling through the criminal justice system.
Davidson County DA candidate accuses incumbent of breaking campaign rules
Early voting is underway for Nashville’s spring primary, and the race for top prosecutor is heating up. One candidate accused the incumbent district attorney of violating state campaign law on This Is Nashville Wednesday.
Hundreds of Tennesseans who received lengthy prison sentences for selling drugs near schools could go home early
Decades ago, Tennessee created drug-free school zone laws to deter people from selling drugs in places where children are likely to be. But now, the state is making adjustments for cases that don’t involve kids.
A man on Tennessee’s death row tells the courts he would rather face a firing squad than lethal injection
Oscar Smith’s attorneys think lethal injection is cruel and unusual. But he doesn’t want to choose the electric chair, either. Instead, they’re asking for an alternative: firing squad.
Nashville firefighter who moonlights as comedian Josh Black sues the city and fire department for disciplining him over a tweet about racism
A Nashville comedian is suing the city’s fire department for violating his right to free speech. Joshua Lipscomb, better known online as comedian Josh Black, was suspended over tweets he made under his stage name.
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