Middle Tennessee can feel like a temperate jungle. But dotted here and there are rocky, arid spots that are almost like the southern version of a desert. They’re called cedar glades, and we’re taking you there today.
From registering to absentee ballots, here are the basics of voting in Davidson County
Davidson County Election Commissioner Jeff Roberts answers your questions about voting registration, voting rights and what people can expect at the polls.
Nashville gospel singer Shonka Dukureh dies at 44, just one month after her movie debut in ‘Elvis’
Nashville singer and actor Shonka Dukureh has died unexpectedly. She’s survived by her two young children.
Nashville Police gave the community oversight board edited body camera footage. That’s raising questions about transparency.
A Metro Nashville Police Department employee tampered with body camera footage before passing it on to the Community Oversight Board. It’s the latest tension in the relationship between the police department and the board tasked with overseeing them.
Displaced purple martins struggle to find new Middle Tennessee roost
Since the symphony’s trees have been recently been removed or deeply pruned, the birds no longer find a resting spot there. But where did they go? That’s what Melinda and other local researchers are trying to find out.
Tennessee’s Congressional Republicans come out in opposition to marriage equality bill, which now heads to divided Senate
In an effort to enshrine gay marriage into law, Democrats passed the Respect for Marriage Act along with 47 House Republicans. But Tennessee’s seven GOP members were not among them.
Curious Nashville: How an ornamental tree led neighbors to their street’s hidden history
Liz Cannon reached out to WPLN’s Curious Nashville project about the “bonsai-looking cypress tree” in her backyard. She wanted to know its history and took it upon herself to do some investigating beforehand.
Metro rushing to fill 240 teacher vacancies weeks before school starts
Metro Nashville Public Schools is trying to fill more than 250 staff vacancies. It just held a hiring fair over the weekend looking for teachers, bus drivers and nutrition service workers.
Nashville just had its fifth-longest streak of 90°+ temperatures. Another streak starts Tuesday.
If the heat has felt particularly brutal this summer, it is not your imagination.
Landlords have lawyers, but most Nashville renters don’t. A $2.6 million pilot program aims to change that.
If you’ve ever seen a cop show, then you’ve heard your Miranda rights: You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you.
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