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JONATHAN MATTISE

JONATHAN MATTISE

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Environment|US

Kentucky watches for surging rivers to recede so widespread cleanup can begin

After days of deluges overfilled rivers to near-record levels across Kentucky, residents are anxious to return to their flooded homes and assess what is salvageable

Kentucky watches for surging rivers to recede so widespread cleanup can begin
Crime|Education|US

Police say the 2023 Nashville school shooter hid mental health issues from doctors and family

Police say the shooter behind the 2023 Nashville elementary school attack that killed six people, including three children, had been planning it for years while hiding mental health issues from medical providers

Police say the 2023 Nashville school shooter hid mental health issues from doctors and family
Business|Political|US

Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public utility, appoints a new CEO

The Tennessee Valley Authority has promoted one of its top executives to CEO as President Donald Trump has begun turning his attention back to the nation's largest public utility

Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public utility, appoints a new CEO
Crime|Political|US

A lawsuit by inmates is challenging Tennessee's plans to resume executions. Here's how

Nine Tennessee death row inmates are suing the state over its efforts to schedule a new round of executions

A lawsuit by inmates is challenging Tennessee's plans to resume executions. Here's how
Business|Entertainment|Food|Lifestyle|Travel

A new Chili’s near Scranton will be a throwback to 'The Office,' 'awesome blossom' and all

Chili’s is opening a new restaurant just north of Scranton to honor the legacy of "The Office."

A new Chili’s near Scranton will be a throwback to 'The Office,' 'awesome blossom' and all
Crime|Election|Political|US

A former Tennessee lawmaker wasn't allowed to reverse his guilty plea. Now, Trump has pardoned him

A former Republican Tennessee lawmaker has received a pardon from President Donald Trump two weeks into his 21-month prison sentence for an illegal campaign finance scheme

A former Tennessee lawmaker wasn't allowed to reverse his guilty plea. Now, Trump has pardoned him
Crime|US

Tennessee suspect in dozens of rapes gets 95 years for child sex abuse images and escape convictions

A Tennessee man accused in lawsuits of drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women has received a 95-year prison sentence for two other types of offenses: the production of child sex abuse images and an escape from an inmate transport van

Crime|Health|Political|US

Tennessee city accused of botching rape investigations agrees to $28M settlement

A Tennessee city has approved a $28 million settlement in a lawsuit that said police deliberately botched investigations into a suspect accused in multiple lawsuits of drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women

Business|Environment|Political|Technology|US

CEO of the nation's largest public utility plans to retire

The CEO of the nation’s largest public utility plans to retire by September after nearly six years

CEO of the nation's largest public utility plans to retire
Education|Political|US

Tennessee GOP passes school voucher expansion bill with backing from Trump

Tennessee lawmakers have approved legislation drastically expanding the number of families who can use taxpayer money on private schools regardless of income

Tennessee GOP passes school voucher expansion bill with backing from Trump
Crime|Education|Political|US

Tennessee opens session on school vouchers and Trump immigration push, as protests seek gun control

Tennessee’s Republican-dominant Statehouse has begun considering Gov. Bill Lee's push for more school voucher access statewide and efforts to help President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration agenda

Crime|Education|Political|US

Police review writings tied to Nashville school shooter who killed female student and himself

Authorities are examining “very concerning online writings and social media posts” connected to the shooter who killed a female student and wounded another student in a Nashville high school cafeteria

Police review writings tied to Nashville school shooter who killed female student and himself
Crime|Education|US

Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say

Police say a shooting at a Nashville high school has left one student dead and another woulded

Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say
Election|News|Political|US

Progressive Councilmember Freddie O'Connell wins Nashville mayor's race

Nashville metro councilmember Freddie O'Connell has resoundingly won the race to become the next mayor of the Democratic-leaning city

Progressive Councilmember Freddie O'Connell wins Nashville mayor's race
Crime|Education|News|Opinion|US

Families upended by school shootings share trauma in push for gun law changes, but get mixed results

Throughout the corridors of many state Capitols, families are sharing emotionally gutting stories of tragedy caused by mass school shootings with the hope that revealing their trauma will convince lawmakers on either side of the political aisle to reconsider firearm policies

Families upended by school shootings share trauma in push for gun law changes, but get mixed results
Environment|News|US

Southern East Coast hit by flooding as Ophelia weakens to tropical depression and moves north

Residents in parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia have experienced flooding after Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near a North Carolina barrier island, bringing rain, damaging winds and dangerous surges

Southern East Coast hit by flooding as Ophelia weakens to tropical depression and moves north
News|World

Weakening Ophelia still poses a risk of coastal flooding and heavy rain in some parts of the US

Nearly a day after being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia is still threatening much of the Northeast with coastal flooding, life-threatening waves and heavy rain from Washington to New York City

Weakening Ophelia still poses a risk of coastal flooding and heavy rain in some parts of the US
News|US

'Tennessee Three' Democrat sues over expulsion and House rules that temporarily silenced him

Tennessee Democratic Rep. Justin Jones has filed a federal lawsuit challenging his expulsion and House rules restricting lawmakers’ floor comments that Republicans applied to silence Jones for part of one day

'Tennessee Three' Democrat sues over expulsion and House rules that temporarily silenced him
Celebrity|Entertainment

Maren Morris files for divorce from Ryan Hurd, citing music couple's 'irreconcilable differences'

Maren Morris has filed for divorce from her husband Ryan Hurd, citing the prominent country music couple’s “irreconcilable differences” after five years of marriage

Maren Morris files for divorce from Ryan Hurd, citing music couple's 'irreconcilable differences'
Crime|News

Nashville police chief has spent a career mentoring youths but couldn't keep his son from trouble

Nashville Police Chief John Drake has spent much of his career trying to steer young people away from crime

Nashville police chief has spent a career mentoring youths but couldn't keep his son from trouble
Crime|News|US

Carjacking call led police to chief's son who was wanted in officers' shooting. He died hours later

Newly released audio of the 911 call from a woman who was carjacked and police helicopter footage of the final chase capture some of what happened when the son of Nashville's police chief tried to flee while wanted in the shooting of two officers

Carjacking call led police to chief's son who was wanted in officers' shooting. He died hours later
Health|News|US

State is paying fired Tennessee vaccine chief $150K in lawsuit settlement

The state of Tennessee has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by its former vaccine leader over her firing during the COVID-19 pandemic

State is paying fired Tennessee vaccine chief $150K in lawsuit settlement
Crime|News|US

Former Memphis police officer pleads guilty to federal charges in Tyre Nichols’ death

A former Memphis police officer has pleaded guilty in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, becoming the first of five officers charged to reverse course

Former Memphis police officer pleads guilty to federal charges in Tyre Nichols’ death
Business|Celebrity|Entertainment|News

Daryl Hall is suing John Oates over plan to sell stake in joint venture. A judge has paused the sale

Daryl Hall has sued his longtime music partner John Oates, arguing that his plan to sell off his share of a joint venture would violate a business agreement the duo had

Daryl Hall is suing John Oates over plan to sell stake in joint venture. A judge has paused the sale
Health|News|Technology

Ransomware attack prompts multistate hospital chain to divert some emergency room patients elsewhere

A ransomware attack has prompted a health care chain with operations in six states to divert patients from at least some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals

Ransomware attack prompts multistate hospital chain to divert some emergency room patients elsewhere

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