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Five months after the News 4 I-Team exposed a shortage of paraprofessionals in Metro Schools there are still dozens of vacancies.
More >>Five months after the News 4 I-Team exposed a shortage of paraprofessionals in Metro Schools there are still dozens of vacancies.
More >>More than 20 House Democrats sent a strong message to a state lawmaker facing accusations of sexual misconduct from several decades ago by refusing to vote for one of his resolutions. Last month three women accused Rep. David Byrd of initiating sexual contact with them while playing on his high school basketball team three decades ago.
More >>More than 20 House Democrats sent a strong message to a state lawmaker facing accusations of sexual misconduct from several decades ago by refusing to vote for one of his resolutions. Last month three women accused Rep. David Byrd of initiating sexual contact with them while playing on his high school basketball team three decades ago.
More >>While cameras from TV helicopters captured the arrest of an escaped young offender following a riot Monday at a DCS facility, the News 4 I-Team has uncovered that the public didn’t know of another escape that ended in a dangerous crime.
More >>While cameras from TV helicopters captured the arrest of an escaped young offender following a riot Monday at a DCS facility, the News 4 I-Team has uncovered that the public didn’t know of another escape that ended in a dangerous crime.
More >>Metro officials are worried about numbers that show Metro is taking in less property tax money than expected. It’s bad news for the budget.
More >>Metro officials are worried about numbers that show Metro is taking in less property tax money than expected. It’s bad news for the budget.
More >>A Metro official apologized on Monday for spending $135,000 on the yet-to-be-approved MLS stadium project at the Nashville Fairgrounds.
More >>A Metro official apologized on Monday for spending $135,000 on the yet-to-be-approved MLS stadium project at the Nashville Fairgrounds.
More >>State auditors have alerted the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency that they intend to scrutinize if executive director Luke Collins instructed employees to ultimately “falsify their time” when it came to billing federal grant money.
More >>State auditors have alerted the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency that they intend to scrutinize if executive director Luke Collins instructed employees to ultimately “falsify their time” when it came to billing federal grant money.
More >>A revised contract for the law firm lobbying for metro government shows they received a sizable pay increase just weeks before one of their own lawyers wrote an opinion that supported a controversial request from the mayor.
More >>A revised contract for the law firm lobbying for metro government shows they received a sizable pay increase just weeks before one of their own lawyers wrote an opinion that supported a controversial request from the mayor.
More >>A Metro councilman-at-large is criticizing the mayor of Nashville for “creating a sort of veiled threat” to the district attorney’s office.
More >>A Metro councilman-at-large is criticizing the mayor of Nashville for “creating a sort of veiled threat” to the district attorney’s office.
More >>The summary of an internal investigation by an attorney reveals the board of the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency knew of complaints about their executive director two years ago and still kept him in that position.
More >>The summary of an internal investigation by an attorney reveals the board of the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency knew of complaints about their executive director two years ago and still kept him in that position.
More >>Photographs obtained by the News 4 I-Team showing members of a government agency carrying campaign signs in a public transit vehicle to a political event has the director of the transportation program calling it “not an allowable activity.”
More >>Photographs obtained by the News 4 I-Team showing members of a government agency carrying campaign signs in a public transit vehicle to a political event has the director of the transportation program calling it “not an allowable activity.”
More >>Minutes from meetings attended by the executive director of the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency show he was not in attendance, yet he received per diem, reimbursement of gas mileage and hotels in order to attend those meetings.
More >>Minutes from meetings attended by the executive director of the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency show he was not in attendance, yet he received per diem, reimbursement of gas mileage and hotels in order to attend those meetings.
More >>Two Democratic lawmakers are going to recommend not to re-authorize the Tennessee Department of Correction after a scathing audit released on Tuesday by the Tennessee Comptroller’s office.
More >>Two Democratic lawmakers are going to recommend not to re-authorize the Tennessee Department of Correction after a scathing audit released on Tuesday by the Tennessee Comptroller’s office.
More >>A woman claiming to be helping dozens of hungry kids was instead pocketing more than $1.5 million she got from the state.
More >>A woman claiming to be helping dozens of hungry kids was instead pocketing more than $1.5 million she got from the state.
More >>When a prison inmate is finally through serving time for a crime, what happens once they’re released?
More >>When a prison inmate is finally through serving time for a crime, what happens once they’re released?
More >>The News 4 I-Team found eight Metro Schools employees stayed at a Waldorf Astoria hotel in New Orleans last month on the taxpayer’s dime.
More >>The News 4 I-Team found eight Metro Schools employees stayed at a Waldorf Astoria hotel in New Orleans last month on the taxpayer’s dime.
More >>The CEO of the Music City Center is receiving an even bigger raise than a consultant recommended.
More >>The CEO of the Music City Center is receiving an even bigger raise than a consultant recommended.
More >>The highest-paid Metro general government employee is getting a big raise.
More >>The highest-paid Metro general government employee is getting a big raise.
More >>The Department of Human Services has been asked to pay $1.1 million to the federal government over “an erroneous approval” dealing with a federal program that feeds vulnerable children and adults.
More >>The Department of Human Services has been asked to pay $1.1 million to the federal government over “an erroneous approval” dealing with a federal program that feeds vulnerable children and adults.
More >>It’s a trip most people can only dream of: an all-expenses paid stay at a luxury beach resort. The Channel 4 I-Team has learned a group of education leaders took such a trip, and taxpayers picked up the bill.
More >>It’s a trip most people can only dream of: an all-expenses paid stay at a luxury beach resort. The Channel 4 I-Team has learned a group of education leaders took such a trip, and taxpayers picked up the bill.
More >>A lawmaker announced his plans to file a bill addressing legislative receptions following a Channel 4 I-Team investigation.
More >>A lawmaker announced his plans to file a bill addressing legislative receptions following a Channel 4 I-Team investigation.
More >>An ugly dispute between the state and the former winner of a lucrative state contract has ended with both agreeing not to seek money from the other.
More >>An ugly dispute between the state and the former winner of a lucrative state contract has ended with both agreeing not to seek money from the other.
More >>The Tennessee Department of Labor is still working to fix the delays in unemployment benefits for thousands of Tennesseans.
More >>The Tennessee Department of Labor is still working to fix the delays in unemployment benefits for thousands of Tennesseans.
More >>Election day is Saturday, April 28 and the Louisiana Secretary of State's Office is encouraging everyone to get out and vote.
More >>Election day is Saturday, April 28 and the Louisiana Secretary of State's Office is encouraging everyone to get out and vote.
More >>In two days, Baton Rouge voters will have the option to renew a 60-year-old tax that partially funds the department.
More >>In two days, Baton Rouge voters will have the option to renew a 60-year-old tax that partially funds the department.
More >>A letter from some of the employees, written anonymously to the board chair, triggered an investigation by the EEOC into "numerous allegations of discrimination based on sex, age, and race."
More >>A letter from some of the employees, written anonymously to the board chair, triggered an investigation by the EEOC into "numerous allegations of discrimination based on sex, age, and race."
More >>Amid the chaos of mouse clicks and conversations inside the Walker High School TV studio, students are learning about more than just video production. They are working to promote a cause: producing short vignettes to help the Louisiana Organ Procurement Association spread the message about organ donation.
More >>Amid the chaos of mouse clicks and conversations inside the Walker High School TV studio, students are learning about more than just video production. They are working to promote a cause: producing short vignettes to help the Louisiana Organ Procurement Association spread the message about organ donation.
More >>A knock at a door in April of 2015 was a herald of death for 29-year-old Brittney Mills. She was pregnant with her second child, and after answering the door, was gunned down by the person outside. Her 8-year-old daughter heard the whole thing, but that would be the last anyone would hear of the shooter.
More >>A knock at a door in April of 2015 was a herald of death for 29-year-old Brittney Mills. She was pregnant with her second child, and after answering the door, was gunned down by the person outside. Her 8-year-old daughter heard the whole thing, but that would be the last anyone would hear of the shooter.
More >>The jury in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial has reached a verdict: guilty on all counts.
More >>The jury in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial has reached a verdict: guilty on all counts.
More >>The suspected Golden State Killer became less prolific but deadlier after losing his job as a police officer.
More >>The suspected Golden State Killer became less prolific but deadlier after losing his job as a police officer.
More >>The parents and husband of a 25-year-old Midlands woman have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against American Airlines.
More >>The parents and husband of a 25-year-old Midlands woman have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against American Airlines.
More >>Police said a 911 caller thought he saw the body of Tyrell Holmes crawling on the ground while still on fire. Holmes died from smoke inhalation, thermal injuries and stab wounds.
More >>Police said a 911 caller thought he saw the body of Tyrell Holmes crawling on the ground while still on fire. Holmes died from smoke inhalation, thermal injuries and stab wounds.
More >>The incident happened in Kitty Hawk along NC's Outer Banks.
More >>The incident happened in Kitty Hawk along NC's Outer Banks.
More >>The job pays $4,500 a month and you get to take your best friend along too.
More >>The job pays $4,500 a month and you get to take your best friend along too.
More >>Forrest Hunter wanted to buy a hunting license and was tired of waiting for help.
More >>Forrest Hunter wanted to buy a hunting license and was tired of waiting for help.
More >>OJ, a blind dog adopted alongside his guide dog companion Blue Dozer, was adopted over the weekend. OJ was then found wandering more than 100 miles away.
More >>OJ, a blind dog adopted alongside his guide dog companion Blue Dozer, was adopted over the weekend. OJ was then found wandering more than 100 miles away.
More >>A Kentucky Walmart customer is getting a lot of attention for his resourcefulness.
More >>A Kentucky Walmart customer is getting a lot of attention for his resourcefulness.
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