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Ashley Griffin

Reporter · US

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Ashley Griffin

    Former attorney accused of misappropriating Tenn. Tech fraternity alumni association funds (opens the original)

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    PUTNAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — A former Putnam County attorney is facing additional theft charges following an ongoing Tennessee Bureau of Investigation inquiry involving a Tennessee Tech fraternity alumni organization and a separate estate matter, authorities said. James Nathan Hargis was arrested Sept. 29 and booked into the Putnam County Jail on a $100,000 bond, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The Putnam County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Hargis with theft over

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Ashley Griffin

    Former MNPS board member faces multiple charges after Tanger Nashville confrontation (opens the original)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Former Metro Nashville Public Schools board member Franchata A. Bush faces three pending misdemeanor charges following a Sept. 24 confrontation at Tanger Outlets Nashville, according to Davidson County court records. Bush, who represented District 6 on the Metro Nashville Board of Education from 2018 through 2022, is charged with criminal trespass, disorderly conduct and making a nonemergency 911 call. Affidavits filed in the cases say officers were called to Tanger Nas

  3. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Ashley Griffin

    Daily junk food intake linked to higher chronic disease risk in new major study (opens the original)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A new analysis of nearly 8.8 million adults found that people who reported eating more foods classified as ultra-processed also tended to have higher rates of several chronic health conditions and death over time. But the study does not prove that ultra-processed foods, often described as "junk" food, caused those outcomes. The analysis, published Sept. 22 in the peer-reviewed journal Family Medicine and Community Health, pooled 51 prospective cohort studies that follow

  4. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Ashley Griffin

    Daily junk food intake linked to higher chronic disease risk in new major study (opens the original)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A new analysis of nearly 8.8 million adults found that people who reported eating more foods classified as ultra-processed also tended to have higher rates of several chronic health conditions and death over time. But the study does not prove that ultra-processed foods, often described as "junk" food, caused those outcomes. The analysis, published Sept. 22 in the peer-reviewed journal Family Medicine and Community Health, pooled 51 prospective cohort studies that follow

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Ashley Griffin

    'Drop Out or Die’ graffiti found at David Hatley-owned building, police say (opens the original)

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    JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WZTV) — Johnson City police are investigating after threatening graffiti was found Thursday on a building owned by independent Tennessee gubernatorial candidate David Hatley. The message, spray-painted on the exterior of the building, read “Drop Out or Die” and included a circled A symbol commonly associated with anarchism, according to police and Hatley’s campaign. Police responded to a reported vandalism shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday, according to reporting from the scene

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