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Marianna Bacallao/WPLN News (File)A Nashville judge has stopped the state of Tennessee from reporting the immigration status of sick and disabled children — for now. The court has agreed to pause enforcement of a new state law that requires children to prove legal status before accessing life-saving care. -
On Health Connections, Dr. Carole Myers talk with Dr. Derrick Stowell about recreational therapy in helping to address modern health challenges, including inactivity and mental health problems,
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On this edition of Health Connections, Dr. Carole Myers talks with Dr. Sarah Neller of the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, to discuss social connections. -
A lawsuit argues that a piece of Tennessee legislation that makes it illegal for noncitizens to enter or remain in the state could be a violation of the U.S. Constitution. -
Abandoned oil and natural gas wells are scattered throughout West Virginia and the surrounding region, leaking toxic pollutants into the atmosphere, and the state doesn’t know where all of them are. -
A coalition of Kentucky Power customers are calling for increased transparency and rate review ahead of a state audit of the far-eastern Kentucky utility company. -
Kudzu is an invasive vine that’s become a persistent problem in the American South. But there are efforts to tackle it. -
A Knoxville woman taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla’s land convoy mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza has been detained along with nine other volunteer negotiators in Libya. -
A Kentucky distillery is harnessing the flow of the Mississippi River to aid in the aging of its bourbon and whiskey aboard the only floating barrelhouses in the United States. -
Black bear encounters are on the rise in Tennessee, and climate change is often a hidden culprit, tampering with ecosystems in unexpected ways. -
The only all-lesbian film festival in the U.S. is not where most people might expect. Cinema Systers – a four-day celebration of sapphic storytelling – turned 10 in Paducah over Memorial Day weekend. -
A small federal grant program aimed at increasing first-time farmers’ access to land, training and tools was finding fertile ground in West Virginia. But in March, the Trump administration suddenly terminated it, leaving local partners uncertain about their futures.
