The future of a new stadium for the Tennessee Titans has entered its final series of hurdles. The deal must go through a series of three votes by Nashville’s Metro Council.
The windstorm took out 600 trees in Nashville. Here’s why.
Oak trees splintered. Sugar maples uprooted. Some trees crashed across Nashville streets, and hundreds of trees took out power lines. Nashville officials received reports for nearly 600 fallen trees on Friday following the windstorm. The total tally could be higher.
Despite outcry, bill to shrink Metro Council is coasting to passage
A measure to chop the size of Metro Council is sailing through the Tennessee Legislature. Republicans in the House have passed the bill, and the Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee advanced it Tuesday.
Pete Buttigieg, in Nashville, talks train safety following Ohio derailment
During a trip to Nashville on Friday, Buttigieg addressed what the Biden Administration is doing to improve rail safety after the Ohio derailment.
After a report showed long 911 wait times, Nashville police excluded more than 22,000 calls from its data
Nashville’s police department is recalculating response times for 911 calls going back several years. The move follows a recent report from the Community Oversight Board that found that wait times were twice as long — or even three times longer — than previous years.
In the wake of Tennessee’s drag ban, Knoxville will have a march instead of a parade this Pride
As the measure banning drag shows in public made its way through the Tennessee Legislature, Knoxville Pride threatened to cancel its festival if it passed. But Knox Pride’s director now says they will have a celebration — even if it’s a march instead of a parade.
Tennessee considers banning TikTok on college campus networks
A bill making its way through the Tennessee Legislature would prohibit non-American video platforms on public institution networks, effectively banning the Chinese-owned app from public university servers.
Tennessee’s drag show roots run deep
Tennessee drag shows: A new threat or a treasured tradition?
Bill and Hillary Clinton, Pete Buttigieg denounce attacks on LGBTQ community while in Nashville for Clinton Global Initiative U conference
Vanderbilt hosted the Clintons at the first in-person Clinton Global Initiative University conference since the pandemic. The former first couple shared advice and ideas on how to tackle world problems with the more than 700 students in attendance throughout the weekend.
Update: Tennessee storm kills 3, knocks out power for thousands
Relentless winds toppled trees and power poles across Tennessee, killing three people and pushing electric companies to work around the clock to restore power.
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