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Steven Hale is a staff writer for the Nashville Scene where he covers politics and criminal justice.

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It Looked Like a Car Accident. Now It’s a Murder Mystery.

MIXED MESSAGES

The family of 29-year-old Ryan Trent learned about one tragedy, only to soon discover it was much more sinister.

Steven Hale | Published Oct 29, 2021

‘Out for Blood’: Inside Tennessee’s Very Own Vaccine Fiasco

IT GETS WORSE

Critics say Republicans turned what was just another vaccine-hesitant state into a creeping public-health disaster.

Steven Hale, Pilar Melendez | Published Jul 14, 2021

Inside the Pills-for-Sex Case Against TV Wannabe ‘Rock Doc’

SEX, DRUGS, ROCK 'N ROLL

Prosecutors say the Tennessee nurse practitioner used his prescription pad to prey on women—and is still working.

Steven Hale | Published May 11, 2019

Video: Accused Waffle House Shooter Dodged Cops in BMW

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.

Steven Hale | Published Apr 23, 2018

The ‘Man’s Man’ Who Stopped the Waffle House Massacre

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.

Steven Hale | Published Apr 22, 2018

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