Black doulas and midwives across the South work to overcome systemic bias, doctor shortages, high maternal mortality and misinformation about their expertise.

Tuesday's Metro Council meeting agenda includes a second vote to restrict right turns on red in parts of Nashville along with legacy business grants and more.

Tennessee legislators say they will pursue death penalty reforms after two botched executions, the latest of which left Christa Pike on a ventilator last week.

Gov. Bill Lee’s proposed budget would add 117 new state troopers, continuing to grow the Highway Patrol for the fifth year in a row, though some of the positions created last year remain unfilled. Lee ...

Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike for a 1995 murder, but the lethal injection failed. Pike survives and was moved to a medical facility.

A federal appellate court granted Christa Pike an 11th-hour stay of execution Wednesday. Lawyers argued the state changed its position on her childhood abuse.

Commissioner Frank Strada resigns from the Tennessee Department of Correction days after Christa Pike survived execution, the state's second failure this year.

GROWTH PLAN: Nashville Severe Weather, an independent and popular online source of weather information and storm alerts, has hired a full-time meteorologist and expanded its coverage area beyond ...

Charlie Hatcher and Chaz Molder face off in Tennessee's 5th Congressional District following redistricting and Andy Ogles' primary defeat.

This story was updated Oct. 4 at 3 p.m. Freshman Congressman Matt Van Epps (R-Clarksville) is running for reelection against Democrat Darden Copeland in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, a year ...

Emergency vehicles arrive at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution to transport Christa Pike to a hospital on Wednesday. Credit: Martin B. Cherry / Nashville Banner 🦅 The best of the Banner in your ...