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Nashville pedestrian and roadway deaths have spiked in 2026

By WPLN Staff

May 6, 2026

There have been 13 pedestrian fatalities on Nashville streets this year — a sharp increase over the first portion of last year.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: East Nashville, homelessness, pedestrian deaths

In Tennessee, you can’t kill to protect property. Now, lawmakers say you can.

By Cynthia Abrams

April 23, 2026

In Tennessee, you’re allowed to protect against theft or trespassing on your property. A new proposal would allow deadly force to prevent a property crime.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, deadly force, homelessness, Rep. Kip Capley, Stephen Crump, Tracy Beard

Nashville housing orgs in limbo after federal government abruptly reverses funding decision

By Cynthia Abrams

December 9, 2025

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HUD made a policy change that cuts funding for permanent supportive housing, prompting organizations and cities — including Nashville — to sue.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, homelessness, Housing, HUD, Safe Haven Family Shelter, The Mary Parrish Center, Wally Dietz

In battle over public bench removals, advocates decide to build their own

By Paige Pfleger

September 21, 2025

On Saturday morning, a coalition of community members gathered at a church in East Nashville to build benches.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: guerrilla public works, homelessness, transportation

Smoke, soot and new safety concerns prolong Nashville’s Main Library closure

By Cynthia Abrams

September 16, 2025

There’s no opening date in sight for Nashville’s Main Library — and some programs are experiencing lengthy disruptions.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: homelessness, libraries, Main Library Branch, nashville fire department, Nashville Public Library, Terri Luke

In My Place, Episode 15: Two steps forward. Now what?

By Tasha A.F. Lemley

July 29, 2025

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Welcome back to our second season of In My Place. This special series educates listeners on what communities like Nashville can do to prevent and end homelessness — while caring for our neighbors who are still unhoused. In our last episode, we learned what happens when the paperwork finally comes through and puzzle pieces start building a […]

Filed Under: In My Place Tagged With: homelessness, Housing, In My Place

Pastor Glenda Sutton moves Nashville families through their challenges

By Tasha A.F. Lemley

July 21, 2025

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Pastor Glenda Gleaves Sutton arrived in Nashville with her two sons in tow. She had left a stressful but steady life as an air traffic controller and was on a mission to repair her own family. That effort didn’t pan out as quickly as hoped, and left her temporarily homeless. She has since dedicated her […]

Filed Under: Profiles, Programs Tagged With: faith, homelessness, Housing

Homelessness ticks up in Nashville’s latest count

By Tony Gonzalez

June 11, 2025

Nashville’s latest annual census of the city’s unhoused community found 2,180 people in shelters or living unsheltered — in camps or vehicles, or on the streets — on one night in January.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: homelessness, Housing

In My Place, Episode 13: The Waiting Period

By Katherine Ruppelt

May 27, 2025

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Welcome back to our second season of In My Place. This special series educates listeners on what communities like Nashville can do to prevent and end homelessness — while caring for our neighbors who are still unhoused.

Filed Under: In My Place, Programs Tagged With: homeless, homelessness, Housing, In My Place, unhoused

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