The architect of Tennessee’s new lethal injection protocols is stepping down as leader of the Department of Correction after a second failed execution this year.
The record-breaking, genre-melting, career-redefining evolution of Miranda Lambert
Lambert started out as a scrappy country singer with a me-against-the-world attitude. How did she end up making lush disco songs and writing one of the biggest pop hits of the year?
Christa Pike was on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say
Christa Pike’s attorneys say she remained in a hospital where she was placed on a ventilator and unconscious hours after her failed execution in Tennessee.
Pike’s team says they predicted complications with her execution
Christa Pike’s legal team argued this summer that her health conditions could make her execution painful and difficult.
Nashvillager Podcast: Independent football
Is Tennessee’s high school sports league losing its grip on private school football? Plus, the local news for October 2, 2026
Tennessee Democrats call on the GOP to fix state executions
Christa Pike’s botched execution has sparked calls to reform the state’s execution protocols.
Blackburn calls to ‘bring back electric chair’ after Tennessee’s second failed execution
U.S. Senator and Tennessee governor hopeful Marsha Blackburn is calling for the state to use the electric chair for executions.
Inside The Truth — LiveNation’s new venue in Nashville
A new large-capacity venue in the Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood is called The Truth, taking inspiration from Nashville songwriter Harlan Howard and his statement that the essence of a good song is “three chords and the truth.”
Tennessee’s execution failures need reform, public defender says
The federal public defender’s office in Middle Tennessee is calling for substantial reforms to Tennessee’s lethal injection process.
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