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Gov. Lee denies reprieve, ensuring executions by lethal injection amid legal challenge

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wpln.org – Catherine Sweeney – 2025-05-20 15:53:00

SUMMARY: Tennessee is set to execute Oscar Franklin Smith on Thursday, the state’s first execution since 2020, despite ongoing legal challenges to the new lethal injection protocol. Smith, convicted of a 1989 triple murder, will be executed using pentobarbital, a method contested in court due to concerns about its risks and mishandling by the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC). The protocol has faced criticism for inadequate testing, poor oversight, and secretive drug sourcing. Anti-death penalty advocates and attorneys argue the execution risks violating constitutional rights, while TDOC defends the secrecy to maintain access to lethal drugs. A lawsuit is ongoing.

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ONLY ON FOX13: Woman speaks out after car burglars shoot through her bedroom window

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www.youtube.com – FOX13 Memphis – 2025-05-20 13:32:27

SUMMARY: A Memphis woman, Ally Williams, described a terrifying early morning when car burglars shot through her bedroom window after breaking into her Toyota Corolla. After spotting the thieves, her girlfriend turned on the porch light, inadvertently startling them. Shots rang out, shattering glass and injuring her girlfriend, who was hit by glass shards in the throat and abdomen. Three bullets embedded in the wall behind their bed highlight the danger they faced. Despite the severity, police have yet to make arrests. Williams, frustrated by such violence in her upscale condo complex, questions how residents should respond to such threats.

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Family returns priceless item to victims after KY tornado

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www.youtube.com – WBIR Channel 10 – 2025-05-20 05:41:21

SUMMARY: After a Kentucky tornado, Jeremy Hacker and his wife found a priceless, handwritten letter in their yard. The letter belonged to the Nance family, whose daughter had passed away years ago, making it one of their few treasured memories. Jeremy posted the letter in a tornado recovery group, and within minutes, they were connected to the Nances. Jeremy returned the letter, hoping it would bring comfort to the grieving family. Despite losing nearly everything in the storm, the Nances were deeply moved by the reunion, seeing the letter as irreplaceable and a source of emotional solace.

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Jeremy Hacker and his wife were cleaning up their home from tornado debris when they found an item from a home in the Sunshine Hills community in their front yard.

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New clues in the disappearance of Wanda Walker

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www.youtube.com – WKRN News 2 – 2025-05-19 18:26:50

SUMMARY: Nearly nine years after Wanda Walker disappeared in Nashville, her family has received a new tip suggesting her body may have been dumped in the Edge Hill area. Her granddaughter, Quantisa Chambers, is organizing bi-monthly community searches to follow up on this lead, which includes a reported argument with Walker’s boyfriend before she vanished. Walker’s blood was found in her car a week after her disappearance, but her body remains missing. This is the second disappearance in the family; Walker’s daughter vanished in 1999. Police say there’s no known connection, but hope remains for answers and justice.

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New information about a missing grandmother has Metro detectives and family members searching in the Edgehill area.

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