Titans linebacker Bud Dupree charged with assault in Sunday evening fight at Walgreens, police say

Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Alvin “Bud” Dupree has been charged with misdemeanor assault after a Sunday evening fight at a Nashville Walgreens store, Metro Nashville Police said Tuesday.  Dupree, 28, was at a Walgreens store in the 1100 block of Rosa L. Parks Boulevard around 8 p.m. Sunday with “several” companions, according to a news release from MNPD. … Continue reading Titans linebacker Bud Dupree charged with assault in Sunday evening fight at Walgreens, police say

Tennessee appeals federal court order temporarily blocking new state law on school masks

The state has asked a federal judge to halt his previous order on masks in schools while a newly filed appeal is pending in a higher court.  On Thursday, attorneys for the state of Tennessee filed a motion in federal court asking U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw to delay implementing a Dec. 10 order… Continue reading Tennessee appeals federal court order temporarily blocking new state law on school masks

A new app makes it easier for people with medical debt to declare bankruptcy |

Carlazjion Constant of Smyrna used Upsolve to help her declare Chapter 7 bankruptcy without hiring an attorney.Blake FarmerWPLN News A complicated and unplanned pregnancy pushed Carlazjion Constant of Smyrna to the brink, financially. With a high-risk pregnancy, her high-deductible health insurance paid virtually nothing toward the extra obstetrician visits. Just as those bills totaling $5,000… Continue reading A new app makes it easier for people with medical debt to declare bankruptcy |

On Wallen, Shamblin Lara and Trump: 2021’s top 10 opinion essays in The Tennessean

The topics varied from Senator Blackburn and Hagerty’s words and actions on Jan. 6 to parental alienation to Fourth Amendment rights. { // query dom only after user click if (!vdContainer) { vdContainer = document.getElementById(‘videoDetailsContainer’); vdShow = document.getElementById(‘vdt_show’), vdHide = document.getElementById(‘vdt_hide’); } vdContainer.hidden = !(vdContainer.hidden); // show/hide elements if (vdContainer.hidden) { vdShow.hidden = false; vdHide.hidden… Continue reading On Wallen, Shamblin Lara and Trump: 2021’s top 10 opinion essays in The Tennessean

EPA details push to tighten rules for lead in drinking water

Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 51 | Friday, December 17, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration took steps Thursday aimed at reducing lead in drinking water, releasing $2.9 billion in infrastructure bill funds for lead pipe removal and announcing plans by the Environmental Protection Agency to impose stricter rules to limit exposure… Continue reading EPA details push to tighten rules for lead in drinking water

US pulls out of settlement talks in family separation suits

Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 51 | Friday, December 17, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government withdrew Thursday from settlement negotiations to end lawsuits filed on behalf of parents and children who were forcibly separated under the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance border policy, the American Civil Liberties Union said. Justice Department officials informed… Continue reading US pulls out of settlement talks in family separation suits

Murder victim’s family seeks $44 million lawsuit against Rutherford County, accused killer

Terence Corrigan  |  Special to the Daily News Journal The family of a Bedford County murder victim is seeking up to $44 million in damages from Rutherford County and a criminal informant accused of committing the crime.  The family claims the county’s actions — releasing Steven Lokey, who had previously been convicted of a felony — led to the wrongful… Continue reading Murder victim’s family seeks $44 million lawsuit against Rutherford County, accused killer

Rutherford County will pay out $6M for illegally arresting and detaining hundreds of children | WPLN News

Rutherford County is under a court order to stop detaining juveniles for minor infractions after a lawsuit was brought against the county. The suit stems in part from a 2016 incident at Hobgood Elementary, in which students were arrested at school. Blake FarmerWPLN News Hundreds of young people in Rutherford County will receive money in… Continue reading Rutherford County will pay out $6M for illegally arresting and detaining hundreds of children | WPLN News

Delaware judge rejects Fox News motion to dismiss lawsuit

Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 51 | Friday, December 17, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge Thursday rejected a motion by Fox News to dismiss a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought against the cable news giant by Dominion Voting Systems over claims about the 2020 presidential election. In the 52-page ruling Delaware Superior… Continue reading Delaware judge rejects Fox News motion to dismiss lawsuit

Toughest sentence yet for any Capitol rioter: 5-plus years

VOL. 45 | NO. 51 | Friday, December 17, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Friday to more than five years behind bars, the most so far for anyone sentenced in the insurrection. Robert Palmer, 54, of… Continue reading Toughest sentence yet for any Capitol rioter: 5-plus years