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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Tony Garcia

    Governor candidates call for different solutions after another failed execution in Tennessee: Bring back electric chair or be ‘anti-death penalty’ (opens the original)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The failed execution of Christa Gail Pike on Wednesday night has garnered national attention and responses from people in leadership roles across Tennessee and the country. One recognizable Tennessee face joined the growing number of voices on the incident by issuing this statement Thursday morning. “This situation is tragic. Christa Pike should have been executed long ago,” Marsha Blackburn said. “Now, this botched process is extending the pain for the family of Collee

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Tony Garcia

    Why has a court issued a stay in Christa Pike’s execution in TN? Here’s what we know (opens the original)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ordered a stay of the execution of Christa Gail Pike on Wednesday morning. The order comes just one hour before Pike is set to be executed at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. According to the order, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee decided that it did not have the jurisdiction to reopen the case against Christa Pike, denying her habeas relief. The Eastern D

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Tony Garcia

    Former TSU student accused of making phone, online threats to kill people, bomb campus in 2025 (opens the original)

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    EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been updated to clarify that the threat against the school was made on September 15, 2025, and the arrest was made on Wednesday, September 29, 2026. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A man was arrested this week for making serious threats against his former school last year, according to police records. An arrest affidavit from the Metro Nashville Police Department states that on September 15, 2025, 32-year-old Quinn Maria USA, who has also used the name Kenneth Toney, ma

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Tony Garcia

    Davidson County sheriff reveals severe jail staffing shortages, blames poor pay and cost of living in Nashville area (opens the original)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Davidson County sheriff admits he has difficulty keeping staff due to the cost of living and his department’s lower pay than other law enforcement agencies in Middle Tennessee. Sheriff Daron Hall spoke before the Study and Formulating Committee on Tuesday morning and explained why the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office and the Downtown Detention Center, which his department staffs, are facing a severe shortage of employees. Hall blamed the Nashville area’s high cost of li

  5. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Tony Garcia

    Driver facing multiple charges following police pursuit across Kentucky/Tennessee state line (opens the original)

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    CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A pursuit that began in southern Kentucky ended with a wanted man in custody in Tennessee on Sunday. Deputies with the Christian County Sheriff’s Office reportedly attempted to pull over a vehicle on West Dickson Drive in Oak Grove around 4 p.m. on Sunday. The driver, identified as Kenneth Woods, drove away during the stop, according to the report. Christian County deputies pursued Woods’ vehicle until he crossed over into Tennessee and drove through the intersection

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