Representative Byrd News Today

Two years ago, NewsChannel 5 Investigates first exposed how a Nashville painting business got hundreds of bad reviews from fake accounts made by a competitor. Now, a state lawmaker wants to make sure that doesn't happen to anyone else.

  Today, during a press conference at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by legislative leadership and law enforcement officials from across the state to sign the “Combating Public Disorder Act” into law. The bill, HB 1, takes a robust approach to uphold the rule of law, stand with those serving in law enforcement and enforce Florida’s zero tolerance policy for violent and disorderly assemblies. The bill comes in the wake of ongoing violence, rioting and...

(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) If we took a 30,000 foot view of the Earth we’d find it to be smoldering. Okay, that is not completely accurate, however if we’ve added up the collective events over the last number of years, dating back as far as the Obama administration, there is a symbolic smoldering that is perceptible. As violence waxes and wanes in the United States due to unrest in the name of social justice, there is not much many can do to really protect themselves from mob rule and riots. F...

Governor Ron DeSantis signs anti-rioting legislation Posted on Legislative leaders and law enforcement officials from across the state applaud the passage of House Bill 1 to prevent mob violence, support peaceful protest and stand with our law enforcement.  Winter Haven, Fla. – Today, during a press conference at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by legislative leadership and law enforcement officials from across the state to sign the “Combating Public Di...

Know, asking forgiveness for. >> did he actually say i touched your breast and im so sorry, no, he did not. but like i said, the entire content of the conversation for 18 minutes is all about sex and the effect that it did have on me and the ear two that have come forward. >> we reached out to representative byrd several times, even visited his nashville office and wayne county home to ask about the allegations. there was no answer at either. rice and two others told their stories to local repor...

High school in southwest tennessee her basketball coach, david bird sexually assaulted her. >> you know, youd have to come into the office after ball games. were supposed to be reviewing plays, reviewing the game. it was touching, touching, touching. >> reporter: now, 30 years later, coach bird is third-term representative bird. for years, rice said as long as she was the only victim, she planned to keep the abuse a secret. but after she heard from two others, rice talked to representative bird ...