Boil advisory could end within days, MLGW says
State environmental officials are helping in the effort to find leaks and resolve water problems.
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State environmental officials are helping in the effort to find leaks and resolve water problems.
James C. Beasley Jr, a former Shelby County Criminal Court judge, died Sunday, Feb. 21. He was remembered as fair and a well-respected judge by his friends and colleagues.
No firm timeline has been set for ending the “boil water” notice affecting Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division customers, MLGW officials said Monday, Feb. 22.
But a cutoff to large industrial water customers is a possibility if water pressure problems persist, MLGW President and CEO J.T. Young said Friday. Related article: Street clearing effort moves beyond major thoroughfares
The second Unity Walk Against Gun Violence is set for Feb. 27 in Whitehaven.
Joy Touliatos, GVIP czar, is ready to get the program underway with partners involved in the plan.
The top federal prosecutor for the Western District of Tennessee, which includes Memphis, was appointed in 2017 by then-President Donald Trump.
The recruitment ad was part of a series of ads planned as the department seeks to increase its force size.
Pharmacy student alleges her First Amendment rights were violated by the school.
Patric Ferguson, a former MPD officer accused of kidnapping and fatally shooting a man last month, has waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Ferguson remains in jail with no bond.
Two local men charged in the U.S. Capitol insurrection Jan. 6 appeared in court Monday. Matthew Bledsoe appeared in Memphis and Ronald Sandlin was in court in Nevada, where he fled after the Washington events.
The family of Pandora Duckett, a Shelby County woman missing since 2019, has raised $20,000 for information about her whereabouts.
The Public Safety Institute and the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission report released crime stats for 2020 confirming what was reported throughout last year -- violent crime was front and center in Memphis with a record number of homicides and aggravated assaults.
County officials and attorneys for Shelby County Jail detainees have agreed to guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus at the jail.
Michael Rallings retires in April. Mayor hopes to present candidate to City Council in mid-March.
The family of a man who was a detainee last year at the Shelby County Jail has filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging health officials at the jail did not do enough to help the victim, which led to his death at the hospital.
The city settled a civil lawsuit filed by Martavious Banks, who was shot by a police officer during a chase and traffic stop in 2018. Some officers in the case turned off their body cameras during the incident.
A Memphis police officer charged with murder and kidnapping has resigned. MPD released his personnel files Tuesday, showing two incidents during his two years on the force.
Attorneys for death row inmate Pervis Payne presented new DNA evidence Tuesday, Jan. 19, in their quest to have him freed, but a judge said the partial DNA is not enough to exonerate Payne.
Memphian Matthew Bledsoe has been charged as one of the rioters at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 6.
A preliminary hearing has been set for Feb. 4 for the MPD officer charged with kidnapping and fatally shooting 30-year-old Robert Howard on Jan. 6.
Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said the investigation is ongoing in the case of a MPD officer charged with kidnapping and fatally shooting a man while on-duty. Rallings has asked the FBI to consult on the case.
Jealousy might have been the motive in a slaying for which Memphis Police officer Patric Ferguson is accused, according to the brother of the victim.
A Memphis police officer has been relieved of duty after being arrested and charged with kidnapping and killing a man.
Groups such as the Gangster Disciples, Crips, Bloods and Latin Kings are splintering into neighborhood cells with names like the Choppa Gang in Hickory Hill, Concrete Cartel in East Memphis, 4 Corners in Orange Mound, and Dixie Homes Murder Squad, Major Frank Winston of MPD’s Multi-Agency Gang Unit said.