James Harris told a Nashville jury he was "fighting for my life" as he represented himself in a first-degree murder trial tied to a 2023 East Nashville shooting.

A state report and audit say children in DCS custody were sex-trafficked and used meth while housed in offices and transitional homes.

EBDA approved a 15-year PILOT to help finance 323 affordable apartments on Nashville’s East Bank, but the deal hinges on a state low-income housing tax credit.

BNA will build a consolidated rental‑car complex for about 4,800 vehicles and a 3,000‑space garage as part of the New Horizon expansion, with early site work already under way.

A three‑story City Hall will anchor a full‑block downtown redevelopment with a park, expanded plaza and underground parking. The campus is targeted to open in summer 2027.

Senators advanced SB2232 to reshape the Governor’s Response and Recovery Fund as communities tally nine‑figure storm damages. Lawmakers and local leaders are split over whether $100M will be enough.

A Waverly mother and Turney Center correctional officer died in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 13. Her parents are now raising her toddler as the community rallies.

The 66‑unit Chateau Apartments in Hillsboro Village sold for $10.75M, a deal that works out to roughly $168,000 per unit. The buyer is an LLC tied to local investor Adam Rosenberg.

A Buchanan man was arrested after a multi‑agency ICAC probe; warrants allege nine counts of sexual exploitation and bond was set at $200,000.

A judge has cleared MNPS to reassign some LEAD Cameron students to Margaret Allen Middle, upending enrollment pathways in the Glencliff cluster for 2026–27.

A Memphis senator’s bill to tweak litigation‑funding rules is drawing fire from trial lawyers who say it could choke off money plaintiffs need to sue big companies.

A family-run steakhouse is coming to Lebanon’s public square, promising steak, seafood and a courtyard with seating for nearly 300 and a late-summer/fall 2026 target.

Cookeville troopers stopped a speeding car on I‑40 in Cumberland County and found meth, crack and marijuana. The driver, described as a convicted violent felon, was arrested on trafficking charges.