Police in several major Tennessee cities have indicated they made a concerted effort to avoid arrests and maintain peace during recent Black Lives Matter protests. Media outlets report most events in Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga in response to last…
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Despite Scandals and Poor Performance, Metro Teachers Get Big Pay Raise
Metro Nashville Public Schools has unveiled a new salary scale for certified employees that will result in significant pay increases for many teachers. According to a release, the new salary scale aligns MNPS salaries with regional market data at key…
Read MoreBank of America Forecloses Home After Mortgage Was Paid In Full
A Robertson County woman is fighting to keep her former home, which burned down, from being foreclosed on after she paid her mortgage off in April. Tracye Bryant’s Cedar Hill home caught fire December 18, 2015. The home was a…
Read MoreAnother Civilian Killed by An Unnecessary Police Chase
Police say a driver was killed when suspects involved in a police pursuit crashed into his pickup truck in Tullahoma. The chase began in Manchester when officers stopped an 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man for a traffic violation. According…
Read MoreMarijuana Helped a Brain Damaged 72 Year Old But They Prosecuted Her Anyway
In November 2007, Marjorie and Bill (the names used in this story are pseudonyms) celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary. The same year, calamity struck their family after Marjorie, 72, fell off a skateboard and hit her head while playing with…
Read MoreFive Nashville Eateries Tourists Must Try
Every Nashville visitor has a certain checklist. It might include a “Nashville” stock exterior shot drive-by (here’s hoping that show comes back on another station for another season). Maybe it’s a dreamed-of visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame….
Read MoreHoax Bomb in Gallatin Likely ‘Probing’ of First Responder Methods
Gallatin’s Chick-fil-A was forced to close Tuesday afternoon following a bomb threat at the business. Officer Janell Willson, spokeswoman for the Gallatin Police Department, said Walmart received a bomb threat by phone around 2:30 p.m. and that the restaurant and…
Read MoreAnother Metro Officer In Trouble Following Dallas Shooting
One day after a Metro officer gets decommissioned for posting an insensitive comment on social media, now another officer’s online behavior is raising concerns During the Dallas shootings Thursday night, one Metro officer had Black Panther members holding guns as…
Read MoreAG Admits Red Light Cameras Are Illegal
Police have used red light cameras for years in Middle Tennessee to catch people breaking the law, but now a legal opinion from the state’s top lawyer says he thinks the companies that run those cameras may not be following…
Read MoreGOP Revenge on Durham Gets National Attention
Jeremy Durham was on the fast track for Republican politics in Tennessee. A young attorney, he won election to a newly redrawn state House of Representatives district in 2012. He was named the “Freshman of the Year” by the Knoxville…
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