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Aging Untold: How to find support when trauma resurfaces with age

( Aging Untold ) — On this episode of Aging Untold , we explore how trauma can resurface later in life and look at where to find essential support for managing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Plus, find out how to make peace with shifting priorities and move forward w...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

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Records show ICE reviewed tens of millions of voter records looking for noncitizen voters

The Department of Homeland Securitys sweeping election-fraud operation has drawn on tens of millions of records, scrutinized dozens of nonprofit voter-registration groups and considered deploying undercover agents to investigate organizations suspected of helping noncitizens regi...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

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FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms

The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request by a conservative group to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with artificial intelligence-generated voices, before November's midterm elections. Federal law currently bans most robocalls to cellphon...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

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WATCH: Christa Pike case court hearing

A hearing related to Pike's case is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday in Davidson County Chancery Court. Her attorneys said they plan to hold a news conference following the hearing. WATCH NOW: Watch Live...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

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California couple arrested on child abuse charges in horrifying surrogacy probe

An extremely wealthy Chinese immigrant and his wife amassed a brood of 21 children through a surrogacy scheme and raised them in a "house of horrors," prosecutors alleged Tuesday. Guojun Xuan, 66, and Silvia Zhang, 39, were arrested at their sprawling mansion in Arcadia, a city a...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

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Bar Ena to Open in Chestnut Hill

The couple behind Cafe Babu and Leo Vas is bringing another design gem to the neighborhood

Nashville Scene (alt-weekly)Oct 7, 2026

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Susan Collins touts independence from Trump in first Maine Senate debate

Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins distanced herself from President Donald Trump during her first Maine Senate debate with Democrat Troy Jackson, arguing she has maintained her political independence by repeatedly voting against Trump's agenda and saying that she's not exactly hi...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

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Harpist brings calm to hospital patients

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. ( Aging Untold ) — A harpist is offering quiet comfort to patients and families at McLeod Seacoast Hospital, playing every Thursday, the hospital’s busiest day for same-day surgery. Peg Mann is part of the hospital’s volunteer and student services program. She ...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

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Shifting mindset — ‘Caregiving is the burden; your loved one is the blessing’

( Aging Untold ) — For many caregivers, social media has become a lifeline — a place to share their stories and find community. Ty Lewis is one of them. She’s a certified dementia practitioner and content creator who cares for her mother, Gertrude, who is in the late stages of Al...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

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Three years later, the wounds of Oct. 7 remain open across Israel and Gaza

On a field where music festival revelers were gunned down by Hamas-led militants three years ago, Israelis on Wednesday embraced and wept for those lost in an attack that plunged the Middle East into war. Israelis mourned at the site of the Nova Music Festival, as well as at bomb...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

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PTSD doesn’t expire: How trauma resurfaces as we age

( Aging Untold ) — Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, symptoms can become more noticeable later in life, especially during major life changes including retirement, illness or loss. The Aging Untold experts are breaking down why trauma doesn’t simply fade with time, and what...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

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Hearing set to decide fate of evidence from Christa Pike’s botched execution

What This Story Is About Christa Pike’s attorneys are asking a judge to order the state to preserve all evidence from her botched execution attempt before a hearing Wednesday. Why It Matters The emergency motion could lay the groundwork for a future lawsuit against the state over...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

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Could Kansas and Florida be in play? Why the battle for Congress may be expanding

With less than a month until Election Day, Democrats are looking beyond the traditional battlegrounds as new signs emerge that the fight for control of Congress could be spreading into states Republicans once had little reason to worry about. Kansas and Florida are among the stat...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

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InvestigateTV+: Help for overwhelmed animal shelters

( InvestigateTV ) — InvestigateTV+ digs into what is driving the surge at animal shelters nationwide and unique solutions giving pets a second chance. Then, why heart disease is too often missed in women, the diagnostic bias behind it, and how women can advocate for lifesaving ca...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

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The seniors make quilts for foster children and veterans

ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( InvestigateTV ) - A group of seniors meets every Thursday morning at Cedarhurst of Tesson Heights to sew quilts from fabric scraps. The quilting club was the idea of activities coordinator Glenette Nothum. “I love to quilt, and I think word got out. Then the ladi...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

business

A push to train and hire more women in the auto repair industry

LAS VEGAS ( InvestigateTV ) — Most auto repair shops are staffed almost entirely by men, according to federal labor data . A February 2026 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found about 1.8% of mechanics are women. Federal data predicts about 70,000 job openings in the fi...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

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Why women should advocate for themselves after delays in heart disease diagnosis

GREENVILLE, S.C. ( InvestigateTV ) — Heart disease is the biggest threat to women’s health, though studies show many people still believe it is primarily a men’s health issue. That misconception can be dangerous, as symptoms in women are sometimes mistaken for stress or something...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

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Quiet hurricane season may end as Isaias targets Gulf Coast

The Gulf Coast is bracing for a hurricane landfall after Tropical Storm Isaias formed Wednesday morning off Mexico's coast. As of early Wednesday, Isaias was a minimal tropical storm but was expected to strengthen as it moves north toward the U.S. coastline. The National Hurrican...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

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Tropical Storm Isaias has formed; locally brings rain this weekend

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tropical Storm Isaias has officially formed in The Gulf. It looks like it will intensify to a hurricane later today. Landfall is likely Friday in Alabama with local impacts, in Tennessee, as early as Friday night. Rain chances continue through the rest o...

WKRN News 2 (ABC affiliate)Oct 7, 2026