Three Metro Nashville police officers have had their law enforcement powers restricted after they improperly forced open the door of a family’s home Tuesday around dawn, Interim Police Chief John Drake said. The officers who’ve been decommissioned announced themselves, then began using a battering ram as they executed a warrant in search of evidence connected
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Dax Shepard takes full responsibility for a recent motorcycle accident he says left him with broken bones. The actor talked about the accident this week on a episode of his podcast “Armchair Expert.” He said he was reluctant to talk about it because he said he did “not want to get in the habit of
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Excuse me? What’s that mean? When it comes to educating the world about coronavirus, public health organizations around the world uniformly exceed recommended reading levels, researchers reported Tuesday. That includes guidance from the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While most public health guidelines are supposed to be written
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Click here for updates on this story August 7, 2020 Staying home is our new normal for now and many of us have been absent from some of our favorite eating spots. Sadly, some of these establishments have folded up permanently. Additionally, the food festivals, media invites, and packed Indoor seating cease to exist at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story August 14, 2020 Where is your level of faith? At this moment, if you had to rate your faith on a scale from 1(lowest) to 10(highest), what would that number be? Take a minute and ponder those questions. My level of faith can vary; however, I keep the
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EL PASO, Texas – Dozens of undocumented immigrants were discovered in what authorities described as a pair of “stash” houses in El Paso, U.S. Border Patrol officials said Thursday. In all, 36 people were taken into custody, officials said, from the two locations – one located near El Paso International Airport, and the other an
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story August 17, 2020 On Sunday, Major League Baseball honored the Negro National League and it’s 100th year anniversary. Everyone associated with the MLB had on Negro Leagues 100th anniversary logos at all ball parks. The NNL was formed during the 1920s and was the first of the seven
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story August 18, 2020 The sitcom “Friends” was a mega-hit on television networks about six individuals who lived in Manhattan, New York who had their personal and professional lives followed on a daily basis. On that show were two roommates that were always up to some sort of shenanigans
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story August 19, 2020 The Houston Astros were dealt a real big blow to their chances of a repeat run to the World Series. On Wednesday, Houston was given the news that reigning 2019 American League Rookie of the Year Yordan Alvarez is out for the remainder of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story August 20, 2020 If there was any heart felt feelings towards the organization that drafted Rockets All-Star guard James Harden and NBA veteran forward Jeff Green you could not tell once they took the floor in their first-round matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2020 NBA
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story July 31, 2020 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® has always been an organization that of times of crisis, the members respond by stepping up, serving, and continuing the business at hand. The global pandemic of COVID-19 might have delayed their efforts but did not stop them. Treading in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story August 7, 2020 School administrators across the nation are grappling with questions about one of the toughest decisions they have had to make in their educational careers, “How can they safety educate students amid a global pandemic?” Beyond student safety, they also have to consider the safety of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story August 14, 2020 Having a good education can set an individual up to handle all kinds of opportunities in life. Access to this type of education is not always readily available to all students for a variety of reasons. Obstacles are unique for each generation. For students of
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The ads are everywhere – germicidal ultraviolet lights that can disinfect surfaces and perhaps help stop transmission of coronavirus. But how well do they work? Maybe not as well as people may think, the Food and Drug Administration says. Spotty, limited use Lamps that use ultraviolet light to kill germs can inactivate coronavirus, but they
Continue Reading Russia announced on Thursday that it will begin post-registration clinical trials for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate next week — and 40,000 people will participate. Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, said during a telebriefing with journalists that the trials will take place in several countries. “We’re going to do clinical trials not
Continue Reading Thousands of New York Police Department discipline records were published online by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) on Thursday morning. The second circuit court of appeals lifted the order that was put on the NYCLU to not publish the records it had obtained from the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), the city agency
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MONT BELVIEU, Texas — A Texas teenager, who was punished over the length of his dreadlocks, won’t have to cut his hair to return to school after a federal court blocked the district from enforcing its hair-length policy against him. U.S. District Court Judge George C. Hanks, Jr. issued a preliminary injunction this week that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Metro Nashville Police have decommissioned three officers after police executed a search warrant at an innocent family’s home. At a press conference Wednesday, Chief John Drake ordered two supervisors and an officer at the West Precinct be decommissioned while the investigation continues. The three
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Azaria Hines, the woman who was at home when Metro Police mistakenly raided the wrong apartment, says she hasn’t had much sleep since the incident. Now, Azaria says she feels unsafe in her own home. Hines told News4 she had just finished a late
Continue Reading November is about to get real political — and not just because of the American presidential election. We’re talking about the return of the hit Netflix series, “The Crown.” The streaming service announced Thursday that season four will start on November 15. “As the 1970s are drawing to a close, Queen Elizabeth (Olivia Colman) and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, AL (WHNT) — As students go through their first week of virtual learning, Madison City Schools has set up a ticketing system to help track and respond to students’ technology needs. The district said the new site has sections that deal with elementary- and secondary-specific help topics
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLORENCE, AL (WHNT) — Classes are back in session at the University of North Alabama. This semester is looking noticeably different than years past because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that isn’t the only thing the university is focused on. Administrators are on a daily mission to improve
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The state of Michigan and other defendants have reached a $600 million settlement in the Flint water crisis lawsuit that will provide hundreds of millions in payments to city residents. The settlement will establish a court-monitored victims compensation fund that will provide the direct payments to Flint residents. Nearly 80% of the money will go
Continue Reading A New York man who calls himself the “Lottery Lawyer” and three of his associates have been charged with defrauding lottery winners out of $107 million, funds they believed were being invested on their behalf. The attorney, Jason “Jay” Kurland, 46, urged lottery winners on his now removed website to call him before even calling
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OLD SAYBROOK, CT (WFSB) — The state of Connecticut has been planning for months for back to school amidst a pandemic. However, the president of the state’s Emergency Management Association said that safety plan has not included police input. In a letter obtained exclusively by Eyewitness News, Old
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EAST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — The University of Connecticut has pushed the pause button on its football activities. The school announced on Thursday that six football student athletes tested positive for COVID -19. The affected student-athletes entered into isolation protocol per medical guidelines. “Following these most recent test
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Denver, CO (KDVR) — A Denver nonprofit construction school is offering free tuition to those wishing to enter the carpentry field. At the Colorado Homebuilding Academy in Denver, the first thing you will hear are the sounds of construction. For 31-year-old Gabriel Lara, they are the sounds of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER, CO (KDVR) — Good news tends to spread quickly. Zulia Reyes made sure of that after a chance encounter with a celebrity at Denver International Airport. Reyes is a server at Smashburger at the airport. Recently, she thought she recognized a customer. “I go up took his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — Memphis City Council on Tuesday overrode a veto by Mayor Jim Strickland, meaning that a referendum on police residency will remain off Memphis ballots in November. The referendum would have allowed Memphis Police officers to live up to 50 miles outside the city in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — An unlawful assembly was upgraded to a riot Wednesday night in southwest Portland after police said a group became violent outside the ICE building, which was also the location of protests two years ago. Hundreds of people first gathered Wednesday evening at Elizabeth Caruthers
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