Christa Pike has been discharged from a hospital and returned to Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center in Nashville, according to her attorneys. She is receiving medical care at the prison…
A Davidson County judge ordered Tennessee’s correctional department to preserve physical and digital evidence from Christa Pike’s failed Sept. 30 execution while litigation is pending. The order covers execution equipment,…
Christa Pike remains unconscious and on a ventilator four days after Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, her lawyer said Sunday. State officials gave her two doses of pentobarbital, and her attorneys…
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has paused executions and ordered an independent investigation after Christa Pike’s attempted execution failed, the second such failure in four months. Pike’s attorneys say she received…
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has ordered an independent review and halted new executions after the failed attempt to execute Christa Pike. Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada will step down…
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee ordered a review and halted executions after Christa Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital during an attempt in Nashville. Lee said the state failed to meet…
In the late 1980s, a federal investigation known as Operation Rocky Top exposed systemic corruption within the Tennessee state government. The probe revealed a web of bribery involving charity bingo…
The Tennessee Valley Authority is officially reversing its previous decision to shut down two of its largest coal-fired power plants in Tennessee. This major shift comes as the utility faces…
The Tennessee Valley Authority is reversing its previous decision to close the Kingston and Cumberland coal plants to address the nation's growing electricity needs. This policy shift follows the restoration…
