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Tennessee halts executions after death row inmate Christa Pike survives hers

Christa Pike was transported to hospital after the failed attempts. Her condition remains unknown.

BBC News · Oct 1

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike receiving medical care after failed execution

The Wednesday execution of Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike was halted after the State of Tennessee administered…

Witnesses recount Christa Pike's failed execution

Witnesses describe hearing Pike complain about pain in her arm, followed by sounds of breathing and snoring for…

BBC News · Oct 1

Jelks challenges Senate opponents Wess, Moore to debate

The independent Senate hopeful said Alabama voters deserve to see all three candidates answer the same questions onstage…

Gov. Ivey announces final round of 2026 Rebuild Alabama grants

More than $3.8 million went to 13 local road projects, with cities and counties adding $1.3 million in…

Nashvillager Podcast

Should the city or state have the say in how Tennessee’s busiest tourist neighborhoods are managed? Plus, the…

The Tennessee Star Named 2026 Dao Prize Finalist for Best Local Reporting

The Tennessee Star has been named a finalist for the 2026 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism…

Governor Lee Halts Remaining 2026 Executions After Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Survives Two Lethal Injections

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has halted all remaining executions scheduled for 2026 after death row inmate Christa Gail…

What happened in failed execution of Christa Pike - and what next?

The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has…

BBC News · Oct 1

Corey Hill, Ron Sparks face off in race for commissioner of Agriculture and Industries

In next month’s election for commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, Alabama voters will choose between a mayor and…

TN Top Story: First Small Modular Reactor in the U.S. to Be Constructed in Tennessee

TSNN Featured: Tennessee Senators Escalate Actions Against Jack Smith as Marsha Blackburn Sues over Phone Records, Bill Hagerty Files Bar Complaint

Tennessee unable to carry out execution by lethal injection, Christa Pike hospitalized -

Tennessee unable to carry out execution by lethal injection, Christa Pike hospitalized WTVC

WTVC NewsChannel 9 · Sep 30

First Small Modular Reactor in the U.S. to Be Constructed in Tennessee

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) received approval Tuesday from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to construct the…

Education and transportation central to Nashville mayor’s new spending plan

Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell has filed his $554 million capital spending plan for next year, and it includes…

Ohio Lawmakers Succeed in Passing Bill to Suspend Gas Tax

While Ohio drivers are seeing increasingly high gas prices, state lawmakers just moved a step closer to providing…

Georgia voters see tough future for next generation ahead of midterm race, poll finds

Georgia’s preschoolers won’t be able to cast a vote this November, but the state’s youngest residents could play…

Georgia Recorder · Sep 30

U.S. Marshals Service Reports Nearly 13,000 Arrests in First Year of Memphis Safe Task Force

While the White House marked the first year since the authorization of the Memphis Safe Task Force (MSTF)…

Federal Judge to Consider Dissolving Injunction Blocking Tennessee State Takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools

U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw will hear arguments on Friday on whether to dissolve the order he filed…

Pappert: Tennessee Has Removed 10 Percent of Estimated Illegal Alien Population Under Trump

Tennessee has seen more than 18,500 illegal aliens removed since President Donald Trump began his second term, with…

Tennessee Ranks Top 10 in Heritage Foundation’s 2026 Education Freedom Report Card

Tennessee ranked seventh nationally for education freedom in the Heritage Foundation’s 2026 Education Freedom Report Card, with the…

Tennessee pauses execution for Christa Pike -

Tennessee pauses execution for Christa Pike WTVC

WTVC NewsChannel 9 · Sep 30

Governor authorizes construction of new Mobile River Bridge

The $3.2 billion effort, Alabama’s largest transportation project, is set for a Friday groundbreaking after financing cleared final…

Birmingham Northern Beltline opens first segment after delays

Alabama opened the first Birmingham Northern Beltline segment, launching a long-delayed project backed by federal funding and congressional…

Aderholt announces ARC grants for Brilliant, Wallace State

The funding supported industrial park road access in Brilliant and expanded truck driver training at Wallace State Community…

Fairhope receives $2M for Fish River Water Expansion Project

A new 12-inch water main will add redundancy, helping utilities maintain service during emergencies, repairs and future growth.

Alabama State Board of Education members raise concerns over virtual school performance

Members of the Alabama State Board of Education expressed concerns with virtual school performance at a meeting earlier…

Top Commentary: GOP Needs to Counter the Left’s Economic Narrative

CBO: Full Cost per Troop $86,000 Above What’s Budgeted

The full government cost of an active-duty service member is about $86,000 a year higher than what's reflected…

TSNN Featured: ICE Has Removed over 18,500 Illegal Aliens from Tennessee Under Trump, Where 186,000 Were Estimated to Live in 2023

‘It’s humiliating:’ Nashville Symphony members react to furloughs

Symphony musicians in Nashville have been put out of a job this week with almost no notice —…

US Supreme Court denies Christa Pike's last-ditch bid to halt execution

The Tennessee inmate has been awaiting execution since she was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder…

BBC News · Sep 29

Tennessee Wins Appeal as Sixth Circuit Rejects Kalshi Challenge to State Sports Betting Laws

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday handed Tennessee a victory in the lawsuit brought by Kalshi,…

Georgia probes House candidate for allegedly voting in two states

Georgia’s secretary of state is investigating allegations that David Dillie, a Democratic candidate for state House District 161,…

Georgia Recorder · Sep 29

Tennessee Student Enrollment Up at Colleges and Universities

Enrollment at Tennessee’s public community colleges and universities increased this fall, according to data released by the Tennessee…

The journalist who became king in Uganda

Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has been crowned king of Tooro in a ceremony attended by Uganda's President Museveni.

Tennessee Democrat Who Stood on Desk During Redistricting Vote Files Lawsuit amid Suspension from Committee

Tennessee State Senator Charlane Oliver (D-Nashville), who was disciplined after standing on her desk and protesting during the…

Pulliam Endorses New Book Arguing Derek Chauvin Was ‘Sacrificed to the Mob’

Legal analyst and retired attorney Mark Pulliam, who endorsed former federal prosecutor TJ Harker’s forthcoming book American Scapegoat:…

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Suspends Motor Fuel Tax Through Oct. 29

Chattanoogan.com · Sep 29

Longtime Alabama Finance Director Bill Poole to step down

Doryan Carlton, the state budget officer, will take over the department.

Sen. Britt backs bipartisan AI transparency legislation

The bipartisan proposal would give the FTC enforcement power and mandate public disclosure of AI model user data,…

Nashville Symphony suspending season amid ‘financial emergency’

The Nashville Symphony is suspending the rest of its season and furloughing musicians and staff. The symphony’s board…

Debate over data center growth in Georgia heats up race for governor

As Georgia becomes a national leader in new data center construction, debate over how to regulate the booming…

Georgia Recorder · Sep 29

Commentary: Varieties of Trump Derangement Syndrome

DHS Tracking Migrant Caravan Traveling from Honduras to U.S

The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly tracking a 600-person migrant caravan that is traveling from Honduras to…

TSNN Featured: Federal Panel of Judges Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Tennessee’s Congressional Redistricting Ahead of 2026 Midterms

Channel Islands fuel prices set to rise again

The increases could mean mean diesel costing more than £2 per litre.

Kalshi halted, for now, in Tennessee gambling ruling - Chattanooga Times Free Press

Kalshi halted, for now, in Tennessee gambling ruling Chattanooga Times Free Press

Chattanooga Times Free Press · Sep 29

Tennessee governor declines to halt execution of state's lone woman on death row

If the execution proceeds, Pike would be the first woman put to death in Tennessee in more than…

BBC News · Sep 28

Georgia election panel asks Trump administration to help push for election system updates

Members of Georgia’s State Election Board have advanced a resolution calling on the secretary of state’s office to…

Georgia Recorder · Sep 28

Gov. Kemp suspends Georgia's gas tax for next month as prices at the pump surge - WTVC

Gov. Kemp suspends Georgia's gas tax for next month as prices at the pump surge WTVC

WTVC NewsChannel 9 · Sep 28

Newsom Signs Law Easing Rules Requiring Students to Learn English; Change Will Impact 1 Million

Nearly 1 million California students designated as English learners will no longer have to pass a set of…

Kemp temporarily suspends the state fuel tax as prices at the pump continue to soar

Georgia drivers may soon see a little temporary relief at the pump after Gov. Brian Kemp suspended the…

Georgia Recorder · Sep 28

Tennessee governor rejects clemency bid for Christa Pike as execution looms

If the execution proceeds, Pike would be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years.

Sen. Blackburn refuses debate against Jerri Green in Tennessee governor race - newschannel9.com

Sen. Blackburn refuses debate against Jerri Green in Tennessee governor race newschannel9.com

WTVC NewsChannel 9 · Sep 28

Governor Bill Lee Refuses Clemency For Death Row Inmate Christa Pike

Chattanoogan.com · Sep 28

ICE Deports Previously Removed Child Rapist After Release from Tennessee Prison

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported Alberto Ramirez-Diaz, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala who records show…

Supreme Court Approves Statewide Implementation Plan And Rate Changes For Indigent Representation

Chattanoogan.com · Sep 28

State Changes Its Mind About Putting $260 Million Moccasin Bend Hospital On Birmingham Highway

Chattanoogan.com · Sep 28

Brian Gaffney’s ‘School of Hard Knucks’ Book Chronicles Three Sons’ Quest to Master Baseball’s Wildest Pitch

Brian Gaffney, author of School of Hard Knucks: My Three Sons and Baseball’s Wildest Pitch, joined The Tennessee…

TikTok to pay Alabama up to $300M, limit daily usage for kids in settlement

The deal, reached days before trial, required nighttime restrictions, age checks and new parental controls for young users.

State ban on vaping in indoor public spaces to take effect this week

Businesses were urged to update signs and policies, with bill supporters and ADPH framing the upcoming change as…

Alabama Equality condemns Tuberville’s remarks about trans people

The group called on Alabama voters to speak out after the senator described transgender identity as mental illness…

Ivey signs “Dolly Day” proclamation in honor of Dolly Parton

The tribute celebrated Parton’s Imagination Library, which has mailed more than 3.1 million books to young Alabama readers.

Troy CTE expansion boosts Alabama workforce training

State and local leaders celebrated the Academy Street CTE expansion and groundbreaking for a new training facility.

Mail-in voting is still an option for this year’s midterms. He

Voting by mail remains a reliable form of voting in Georgia after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked an…

Georgia Recorder · Sep 28

Tennessee governor denies clemency for death row inmate Christa Pike -

Tennessee governor denies clemency for death row inmate Christa Pike WTVC

WTVC NewsChannel 9 · Sep 28

Tennessee schools still miss farm-to-school grant eliminated in 2025 as USDA rolls out new programs - Chattanooga Times

Tennessee schools still miss farm-to-school grant eliminated in 2025 as USDA rolls out new programs Chattanooga Times Free…

Chattanooga Times Free Press · Sep 27

Demonstrators rally against execution of Tennessee’s first woman in more than 200 years -

Demonstrators rally against execution of Tennessee’s first woman in more than 200 years WTVC

WTVC NewsChannel 9 · Sep 27