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The mother, grandmother of a man who died of a fentanyl overdose charged in his death
The mother and grandmother of a 21-year-old man who died of a fentanyl overdose have been charged in his death. The Pennyrile Narcotics Task Force in early June responded to a residence on Williams Hill Road in Elkton and found Jordan Moorefield deceased. Further investigation by the medical examiner’s showed he died from a fentanyl overdose, according to WKDZ.com.
Friends remember woman at the center of 26-year-old Nashville cold case as talented singer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A man in Dickson said he was watching WSMV4 when he recognized a name in an update. That name was Diane Minor and she’s the woman at the center of a 26-year-old cold case, but Metro Nashville police recently identified her. It’s July of 1964...
‘We just instantly clicked’: Friends remember woman found shot near greenway
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Friends are remembering Jamani Parker. Parker was found shot near the Alta Lake Greenway on Sunday morning. Although Parker spent her last moments by the greenway, her friends say they don’t want that to be how she is remembered. Jada Lucas, a friend of Parker’s,...
Community reacts to hate group demonstrators in Madison
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - People reacted in outrage to yet another hate group demonstrating this afternoon on a Madison overpass bridge. The man who took cellphone video of the demonstration said he couldn’t believe what he was seeing and hearing, while another woman said she’s now scared to walk through her neighborhood.
Metro Council to consider bill disallowing Nashville police officers from associating with hate groups
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Metro Council member is sponsoring a resolution that would prevent police officers from joining or associating with hate groups. The resolution was originally supposed to be discussed during Tuesday night’s meeting, however, it was tabled until September, so more work could be put toward the wording.
For the second week in a row, neo-Nazis take to Nashville streets
For the second time in as many weeks, members of a neo-Nazi hate group massed in downtown Nashville, accosting passerby in Nashville’s tourist-heavy Lower Broadway entertainment district. Members of the Goyim Defense League, some wearing masks and shirts that said “Pro-White,” carried flags emblazoned with swastikas and shouted anti-semitic epithets while attempting to hand out […] The post For the second week in a row, neo-Nazis take to Nashville streets appeared first on Tennessee Lookout.
Volleyball player's father finally returns home after heart transplant
The father of former Lady Vols player Danielle Mahaffey finally has been able to return home to Ohio after more than five months of hospitalization to undergo a heart transplant. This story last January outlined how Jamie Mahaffey ended up in a hospital in Ohio before being transferred to Vanderbilt...
Central Iowa woman arrested in Franklin County
Last night the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department arrested 37-year-old Megan Woodard of Des Moines on a Franklin County warrant for possession of marijuana, for failing to affix a drug tax stamp, and for driving while barred. Woodard was also wanted on two warrants from Colorado. Woodard is being held...
Worker safety: A cloud over the construction boom
Nashville’s fast-paced growth has changed our city’s skyline and caught national headlines. We’re seemingly full of towering yellow cranes and active construction sites busy with workers using hefty machinery and hoisting heavy materials – often several hundred feet in the air. Tragically, Tennessee is one of the most dangerous states when it comes to construction worker on-the-job injury and deaths. In recent years, the city of Nashville and the State of Tennessee have not seen eye-to-eye on how to improve safety for workers. Today, we’re speaking with reporters, local advocates and the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development about the sometimes deadly problems workers face, how they’re working to make construction sites safer, and what to do if you get injured on the job.
Did Lee Greenwood sing at the Republican National Convention? Tennessee artist returns to the RNC stage
It might have seemed like a bit of déjà vu on Tuesday as Lee Greenwood once again sang at the Republican National Convention with fellow Tennesseans Sixwire. Greenwood sang his song "Holdin' a Good Hand" after already using his well known hit "God Bless the USA" on Monday when former President and 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made his first public appearance since a shooting at his Pennsylvania rally that left him and two others injured, and another man dead.
New law allows Tennessee developers to hire their own building safety inspectors
A new law initiated by Gov. Bill Lee will allow developers to hire their own inspectors to check for environmental, safety and building violations on construction sites — bypassing city codes departments and the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Lee, who made the measure a key policy priority this year, said it is intended to streamline […] The post New law allows Tennessee developers to hire their own building safety inspectors appeared first on Tennessee Lookout.
Tennessee had worst voter turnout in US during 2022 midterms, report finds
Less than 40% of registered voters in Tennessee cast a ballot during the 2022 midterm elections, which was the worst turnout in the country, according to data from the Nashville-based nonprofit think tank, ThinkTennessee.
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