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WAVERLY, Tenn. (WKRN) — More than two years after heavy rainfall caused deadly flooding throughout parts of Humphreys County, vacant buildings still serve as a reminder of the destruction that happened that day. The severe weather on Aug. 21, 2021, claimed the lives of 20 people and destroyed several homes and businesses. However, amid the loss and devastation, people banded together to help each other, and one of those men […]

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., says he is "absolutely" going to bring articles of impeachment against Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his response to the southern border crisis.  The article House Homeland Security Chair Rep. Mark Green: ‘Absolutely’ Bringing Impeachment Articles Against Mayorkas appeared first on Tennessee Star.

New York Post A majority of young Americans said they believe Israel should “be ended and given to Hamas,” according to a shocking poll. The survey, conducted THIS WEEK by Harvard-Harris polling, found 51% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 said they believed the long-term answer to the Israel-Palestinian conflict was for “Israel to be ended and given to Hamas and the Palestinians.” Only 32% said they believed in a […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - A convicted felon has landed himself back behind bars after he was found sleeping in a vehicle next to drugs and a gun, according to Metro police. According to an arrest affidavit, officers observed the vehicle on Sunday, Dec. 18 at approximately 4:45 a.m. as they were conducting patrol in the area of Hampton Street near the intersection of Avondale Circle. Police searching for man accused […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - Beginning Monday, more gay and bisexual individuals will be able to donate blood in Middle Tennessee following updated regulations made by the Food and Drug Administration.  In May, the FDA updated its policy to eliminate restrictions and screening questions that were specific to men who have sex with men.  PREVIOUS | FDA loosens blood donation restrictions for gay, bisexual men According to Blood Assurance, under the new […]

In a rare show of bipartisanship, Tennessee’s statehouse and Nashville’s city hall are pushing for a change to state law that would make it easier to detain people who are deemed a threat to themselves or others. But experts say that could leave the criminal justice system’s most vulnerable at greater risk. Deborah Woodard has seen firsthand what her son, Justin, goes through when he’s been detained. Justin has autism and […]

Three years after federal regulators granted emergency use authorization to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines for older teens and adults, mainstream scientific research is confirming suppressed warnings from two years ago that the novel technology has a problem with "translation fidelity." Translation: it tends to make a bunch of wacky "off-target" proteins whose effects and severity are unknown. The article Research Finds COVID mRNA Vaccine Makes ‘Pfrankenstein’ Proteins, but Feds Seem Unfazed […]

A paroled felon found himself back behind bars for the second time this year after he was picked up for a litany of crimes early Thursday morning, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD). An MNPD release says that 43-year-old Chance Mongeon was behaving strangely after wrecking his Audi Q5 on I-40 east.  The article Paroled Nashville Felon Arrested on Multiple Gun and Drug Charges appeared first on Tennessee […]

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) -- A Middle Tennessee man is grateful to be alive after he and his niece got to shelter moments before an EF-2 tornado ripped through Sumner County last weekend, nearly hitting them before they got to safety.  Mark Isaac Cooper said his 15-year-old niece stopped by his auto repair shop where he was working in Hendersonville to seek shelter during the storm on Saturday, Dec. 9. Cooper […]