Two police shootings, both recorded by police. In one city, the police recordings were released almost immediately and protests remained calm. In the other, the chief has so far refused to provide the videos to the public and violent protests…
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Bride Escorted By Man Who Received Her Father’s Heart Donation
“Dear Tom,” the letter read, “I’m the daughter of the man whose heart is inside of you and I’m gonna get married on August 6th…And one further thing, if you’re willing; would you walk me down the aisle?” That’s how…
Read MoreMetro Cop Appears to Endorse Murder
A Metro police officer is under investigation for a post he made on his personal Facebook page referencing the officer-involved shooting in Minnesota. Officer Anthony Venable has been decommissioned pending the results of the investigation. According to police, Venable wrote,…
Read MoreVictims Find Peace, Healing Through Meeting Criminals Who Hurt Them
There’s new approach that has crime victims meeting with their offenders as a way to move forward. The Tennessee Department of Correction created a Victim/Offender Dialogue Program, similar to other states. It’s centered on victims overcoming by going into where…
Read MoreTN Ranked 5th Most Dangerous State in the Country
Tennessee natives and transplants from elsewhere might agree that the Volunteer State seems to be one of the safest in the nation. But a new survey says otherwise, ranking Tennessee as the fifth most-dangerous state in America. WalletHub, a personal-finance…
Read MoreMemphis Boasts Twice the Murder Rate of Chicago
By at least one measure, the homicide rate in Memphis this year is nearly twice that of Chicago, a town that is generating unwanted notoriety for its soaring number of killings. Through the end of March in Memphis, 60 people…
Read MoreWife of Man Murdered by AZ Cop Wants Justice
The widow of a former Nashville resident fatally shot by a police officer in Arizona has spoken out and demanded answers. Hillwood High School graduate Daniel Shaver, 26, was killed in January, but his wife said she still doesn’t have…
Read MoreLocal Woman Attempts and Fails to Murder Own Child
A 31-year-old Murfreesboro woman was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempted first-degree murder after a failed attempt to end her pregnancy, according to a report from the Murfreesboro Police Department. Anna Yocca of Swindon Circle is accused of using a…
Read MoreTrump Vindicated As Illegal Murders Woman
The family of a California woman who was allegedly shot dead by an illegal Mexican immigrant have criticized officials who didn’t hand him over after he was jailed just months before the attack. Grieving relatives of Kathryn Steinle, 32, who…
Read MoreShould a Mentally Ill Juvenile Spend Life in Prison?
Zachary Davis, accused of bludgeoning his mother to death with a sledgehammer in August of 2012, testified on his own behalf for nearly 25 minutes Wednesday and delivered the shocker of the trial. “I took the blame for my brother,”…
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