Heeding a call from President Trump to give Republicans more seats in Congress, Tennessee’s GOP-led statehouse voted Thursday to carve Memphis into three reliably red districts.
Tony Gonzalez, News Director
Tony Gonzalez is WPLN's news director. Since 2015, he has had multiple newsroom roles, including overseeing WPLN’s special projects, producing the Curious Nashville podcast, and reporting. Since arriving in Nashville in 2011, he’s covered major breaking news, tapped into data and public records for civics stories, and featured inspiring people and unusual tales. He lives in East Nashville with his wife and second grader and dabbles in hobbies like juggling, gardening, and birdwatching.
After wait, Tennessee receives more FEMA relief for ice storm
Tennessee will receive a higher level of disaster relief for Winter Storm Fern in 29 counties.
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Nashville taking steps to lessen storm burdens; more FEMA aid approved
Nearly all Nashvillians have regained power as of Friday — and both Metro and federal leaders are escalating the next stages of the recovery. Here’s the latest as of 10:45 p.m. Friday.
Winter storm week 1: Tennessee fatalities rise; outage frustrations mounting
Lengthy power outages continue to fray nerves in Tennessee after the winter storm and weather-related fatalities climb to 21 as another arctic blast brings dangerous cold this weekend. Here’s the latest from WPLN at 6:00 p.m. Saturday.
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