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Watch Live: Biden Remarks On Troops In Afghanistan

WPLN Staff

April 14, 2021

President Biden is giving an address Wednesday afternoon on plans to withdraw all remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11. His remarks are expected at 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time (1:15 p.m. Central). Watch live here.

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Federal Agents Arrest Murfreesboro Man On Capitol Riot Charges

Tony Gonzalez

April 14, 2021

capitol breach

A Murfreesboro man is the tenth Tennessean arrested by FBI agents on charges related to the January riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Capitol Invasion

Nashville Will Phase Out COVID Shelter For Homeless Residents

Tony Gonzalez

April 14, 2021

Nashville will begin the phased closure of its COVID-19 Overflow Shelter for people without housing.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, homeless, Nashville Fairgrounds

Nashville Schools Prioritizing Pay Raises In Budget Proposal

Damon Mitchell

April 14, 2021

Nashville school leaders are submitting an ambitious budget request to Mayor John Cooper and the Metro Council as they prepare for the new school year.

Filed Under: Education, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro budget, Metro Schools

Maker of COVID Test Swabs Opening Tennessee Facility

Tony Gonzalez

April 13, 2021

A major maker of COVID-19 testing swabs will create a new manufacturing and distribution operation in the town of Orlinda in Robertson County.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, economic incentives, Robertson County

Nashville Residents Are Falling Through Loopholes In Federal Eviction Moratorium

Ambriehl Crutchfield

April 13, 2021

Ahmad Harden
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In Nashville at least 68 residents have been evicted since January. That’s despite the CDC’s federal eviction moratorium and a local housing court working to keep people in their homes.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: COVID-19, evictions, housing market

Nashville Vaccination Site Switches From Johnson & Johnson To Pfizer After FDA ‘Pause’

Blake Farmer

April 13, 2021

Nissan Stadium vaccination event

Nashville’s new drive-thru vaccination site near Antioch is going to switch from the one-dose Johnson & Johnson shot to Pfizer, the city announced Tuesday. The Food and Drug Administration has recommended a nationwide pause on using the J&J vaccine because of half a dozen cases of blood clots. In response to the news from the […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care

Business Leaders Warn Against Economic Fallout From Anti-LGBT Legislation

Paige Pfleger

April 12, 2021

Tennessee could be off the table for future NFL, NCAA and FIFA competitions because of the state’s new transgender sports law.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Business, Joe Woolley, lgbt, NCAA, NFL, Tennessee Legislature, Tennessee Politics

How Nashville Renters Can Protect Themselves After The Floods, While The City Waits For FEMA

Ambriehl Crutchfield

April 12, 2021

Katy Green stands in front of her belongings and garden that were damaged in March's flood.
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In Nashville, the damage looks likely to meet the threshold to get help from FEMA. At this point, it’s unclear how that will help renters, many of whom are likely not to have been covered by insurance.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: March 2021 Flood

Young Transgender Tennesseans Feel Bullied By Anti-LGBT Legislation

Paige Pfleger

April 12, 2021

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Adam remembers turning to the internet two years ago to pinpoint the exact right words for his gender identity. That’s when he came across articles about anti-transgender legislation. He felt demonized.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Politics, Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: lgbtq, Sports, Tennessee Politics, transgender

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