Gwen Shamblin Lara led a controversial ministry career after gaining notoriety for a faith-based weight loss program and died suddenly when her husband crashed a plane into Percy Priest Lake. Shamblin ...

Church diet guru Gwen Lara and her husband, actor Joe Lara, were among seven people killed when a private jet crashed Saturday near Nashville, authorities said. County officials identified the seven ...

This story is part of The Tennessean’s Notorious Nashville series, which takes a look back at some of the city’s most provocative news stories of the 21st century so far. Gwen Shamblin Lara and ...