The family of 29-year-old Ryan Trent learned about one tragedy, only to soon discover it was much more sinister.
Steven Hale is a staff writer for the Nashville Scene where he covers politics and criminal justice.
MIXED MESSAGES
IT GETS WORSE
Critics say Republicans turned what was just another vaccine-hesitant state into a creeping public-health disaster.
SEX, DRUGS, ROCK 'N ROLL
Prosecutors say the Tennessee nurse practitioner used his prescription pad to prey on women—and is still working.
CLOSE CALL
Travis Reinking led police on a chase last week after boosting a car from a dealership, but cops terminated pursuit. Now he’s under arrest for quadruple murder.
HERO
Far more than four people would have died inside a Waffle House if not for the James Shaw, whose professor said is a ‘big-hearted kid’ beneath his bravado.