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According to the mayor's office, the program is called PowerBack Nashville. It's a partnership between Metro Nashville, CLEAResult, Tennessee Valley Authority, Rebuilding Together Nashville and United Way of Greater Nashville....
In a board meeting this week, Superintendent of Schools Scott Langford announced enrollment has been dropping the past two years, largely across the county's elementary schools....
What This Story Is About Departure boards at Nashville International Airport showed widespread flight delays Friday afternoon after a nationwide ground stop. Why It Matters The Federal Aviation Administration said communications problems at regional air traffic control centers pr...
Starting this Sunday, AT&T will begin shutting down landline services across several Middle Tennessee communities after receiving permission from the Federal Communications Commission. While the change may not affect everyone directly, experts say homeowners and business owners s...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - After Texas flipped blue in the midterm elections, political observers are discussing what the longterm implications of the elections could mean for Democrats and Republicans in the state. The GOP stronghold delivered numerous high-profile wins for Democrat...
Nashville Mayor Freddie OConnell announced a program to provide free home improvements to some residents impacted by Winter Storm Fern. PowerBack Nashville is a pilot program and will provide up to 100 households with a professional home energy assessment, free LED light bulbs, f...
KENTUCKY ( WXIX /Gray News) - A former Kentucky lawyer is accused of trying to hire someone to kill a person, according to federal authorities. Chase Cox, 33, faces one count each of use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire and making false state...
A tanker struck the American Heritage river cruise paddleboat in New Orleans on Friday with 129 passengers aboard, partially submerging the boat. Rescues were underway on the Mississippi River, officials said. Authorities did not immediately release whether there were injuries or...
TUCKER COUNTY, W.Va. — Data centers were on the ballot for the first time in a U.S. election, according to Ballotpedia, which counted 47 local ballot measures dealing with data centers in the midterms. Voters chose to curb data center development in their communities in 46 of the...
Video obtained by the Scripps News Group in Detroit shows the moment two horses were allowed to briefly board a city bus over the weekend in an incident that has since gone viral on social media. The video from inside the bus shows the driver making a stop near 7 Mile and Strasbu...
( Aging Untold ) — The prostate can have a big impact on men’s health as they get older. Dr. Rhea Rogers, a board-certified physician, said the prostate is a small gland that slowly enlarges with age, and men should not ignore the changes that come with it. What the prostate does...
Nashville's Metro Council is set to discuss its response Friday afternoon to a state Supreme Court ruling that cuts its membership in half, a change impacting hundreds of thousands of people in Nashville. A law passed in 2023 caps the size of city councils and county commissions ...
Clearly Construction is pushing to build a rock quarry in Trousdale County along State Route 141. The company went before the planning commission this week to rezone 230 acres of land. "Just being transparent, The end goal for this property would be to be for it to a rock quarry....
3,000+ city leaders will gather in Nashville Nov. 19-21 for the National League of Cities City Summit. Mayor Freddie O’Connell promotes mobile workshops on transit, housing, HBCUs and nightlife; some are full....
What This Story Is About The City of Lebanon wants to raise water, sewer and natural gas rates, along with capacity fees for developers. Why It Matters Customers served by the city’s water, sewer and gas utilities would pay more per month, and developers would pay higher water an...
New administration retains tourism and agriculture commissioners, adds Todd Kaestner as finance commissioner
What This Story Is About The Metro Nashville City Council called a special meeting to discuss how to navigate a court ruling that requires the council to be cut in half. Why It Matters Currently, the council consists of 40 members (35 district representatives and 5 at-large membe...
Jensen Huang, the co-founder who built Nvidia into the engine of the artificial intelligence boom, resigned as CEO on Thursday, effective immediately. Nvidia's board announced that Huang is also stepping down as president and leaving the board, ending a 33-year run as the only CE...
Dan Hicks, one of NBC Sports leading voices for decades, died following an acute illness at age 64, his wife, Hannah Storm, said in a statement. Our family is heartbroken by the sudden and unexpected passing of Dan following an acute illness. He was a devoted husband of over 30 y...
The ordinance would establish a uniform definition of sex and gender across city policies in accordance with a new Tennessee law.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith to become Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since 1881. The race was called more than a week after the midterm elections, after local election officials processed thousands of absentee...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Currently Democratic lawmakers and newly elected veterans on Capitol Hill are calling for an end to the Iran war. The lawmakers, including some who have not yet been sworn in, said voters sent them to Washington in part to end the war. They say they owe it ...
TUPELO, Miss. ( WTVA /Gray News) – Independent Mississippi Senate candidate Ty Pinkins says his goal was to elect Mississippi’s first Black U.S. Senator since Reconstruction. Pinkins was the third and independent option on the ballot, alongside Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smi...
What This Story Is About The Franklin Beer Board voted 3-0 on Nov. 10 to defer a decision, on allegations that Kimbro’s Pickin’ Parlor reportedly overserved customers. Why It Matters The vote comes after the city of Franklin and Kimbro’s reached an agreement to address concerns r...
(Gray News) - Michigan senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat, said Tuesday that he supports “cradle-to-grave” healthcare and would vote for “Trumpcare” for all. El-Sayed made the comments in an interview with CNN anchor and chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins. “Don...
Eleven House Democrats missed a closely watched vote Tuesday on an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, absences that drew scrutiny after Republicans prevailed by just seven votes. The House voted 211-204 to block a resolution seeking Hegseths removal over his handli...
Plans for a new middle school to serve Brentwood and Nolensville students moved forward this week at the Williamson County Commission meeting. County leaders approved a resolution for their intent to fund the construction of the school, up to $87 million. The middle school will b...
Project Phoenix took center stage during Tuesday night's City Council work session, where members rejected a proposal to delay the decision until the incoming administration takes office....
What This Story Is About A four-way stop is coming to an intersection near McGavock Elementary School in Donelson, where neighbors say speeding drivers make it difficult to cross the street. Why It Matters City Councilmember Jeff Gregg pushed for a four-way stop at the intersecti...
A U.S. district judge has ruled that NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration must comply with a subpoena from federal immigration authorities that seeks information about residents of a homeless shelter in the Bronx. On Friday, District Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that the city ad...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will be the next House Minority Leader after House Republicans voted to pick new leadership, one week after voters returned the majority to Democrats. Jordan defeated Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the current House Majority Leader and...
The Tennessee Senate Republicans have selected their next leadership team—including the state's new lieutenant governor and speaker of the Senate, Senate majority leader, and Republican Caucus chair—in two out of three contested elections....
Senate Republicans reelected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as leader of the GOP conference after a tense day of discussions about steep losses in the midterm elections that cost them their majority. Thune was always expected to prevail, as he is popular with his GOP colleagues and...
Senate GOP caucus preaches unity after midterm elections shake ruling party’s confidence
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio has been elected House Republican minority leader after defeating Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana in a closed-door vote Tuesday on Capitol Hill. Jordan won the secret ballot vote 106-73. Jordan, the current chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will l...
What This Story Is About Williamson County commissioners approved nearly $87 million in funding for a new middle school on Split Log Road. Why It Matters The district said middle schools such as Woodland, Sunset and Mill Creek may not have enough room for students within the next...
U.S. inflation was higher than expected last month in a sign that the rising prices that powered sweeping Democratic victories in last weeks midterm elections will continue to pose challenges for the White House and the Federal Reserve. The consumer price index rose 0.4% from Sep...
Tennessee's school voucher program could get expanded again, but state Republicans leading the charge might not have as much support as the last time around....
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called an impeachment effort led by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie a farce and described Massie as disgruntled after Massie lost his reelection bid in a Republican primary earlier this year. Meanwhile, the House could vote as soon as Tuesday on wheth...
Senators from both parties returned to Washington on Monday with questions about the future of their leadership after last weeks election decisively gave Democrats a significant new majority. Republicans who are losing around a quarter of their conference to election losses and r...
California voters have rejected a first-in-the-nation tax on the net worth of billionaires following a contentious ballot fight that generated huge spending by some prominent tech leaders eager to stop their taxes from going up. The measures failure is a win for Democratic leader...
Montgomery County commissioners approved new zoning rules for data centers and power plants Monday night, voting 17–4 after residents urged the county to pause...
On Monday, the Williamson County commission approved plans for a new $87 million dollar middle school in the Brentwood area.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Monday, the first day of the U.S. House session after the midterm elections. Massie mentioned Hegseth’s role in military actions in Venezuela and Yeme...
Ahead of the midterm elections, President Trump announced a controversial deal with Russia's Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel to the U.S. Advocates say the fuel would barely dent prices here in the U.S., and would also continue to fund Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Last we...
A public spat between former Trump administration officials over alleged corruption in public health policymaking is the latest front in Republicans' postelection recriminations, a battle that has exposed fault lines within the White House and could reshape political alliances in...
Retirement incentive comes as mayor predicts tightest budget year yet
BALTIMORE, Md. (Gray News) - Republican Nino Mangione, a cousin of Luigi Mangione, is now trailing Democrat Shawn McIntosh in the race for Baltimore County Council’s District 5 seat, according to unofficial election results. An earlier version of this report said Nino Mangione ha...
President Donald Trump, in his first major interview since his party lost control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, said he thinks his administration was too aggressive on deportations and that he thinks he can work with Democrats in the new Congress on some kind ...
Heres a sight for voters sore eyes: nearly $4 gas. The average price of gas is poised to fall below that threshold for the first time since July, driven lower by seasonal factors that are reducing demand. The national average price for a gallon of gasoline early Monday was about ...
In a night full of surprises, one Tennessee race has been called the biggest shock of all. Democrat Victoria Broderick beat long-time incumbent Scott DesJarlais (R) in the 4th Congressional District by a razor-thin margin. She won by just 280 votes, according to unofficial result...
