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Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan heard arguments Monday on whether DNA testing should be allowed in a first-of-its-kind case that could result in the exoneration of a man executed for a 34-year-old murder.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied an appeal filed by the family of Darrius Stewart, who wanted the court to decide on a ruling from a federal court judge who dismissed the City of Memphis from a civil lawsuit.
No charges filed against deputies in the 2018 fatal shooting of 19-year-old Keyshon Parham.
The U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant announced that 34 men and women were sentenced to prison after a two-year investigation into their drug trafficking organization found they were distributing heroin, cocaine and marijuana in the Memphis area.
Cyntoia Brown-Long, released from prison in August after serving 15 years for killing a man in Nashville when she was 16, has written a book about her life and will be in Memphis Sunday to discuss it.
Memphis International Airport received minor damage and temporarily evacuated A and C concourses Monday during a storm that still has more than 30,000 customers of Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division without power.
Memphis police are investigating the 37th interstate shooting, which was Oct. 23 on Interstate 240 and Poplar.
Family members who have lost loved ones in officer-involved shootings discuss their loss at a two-day event.
Memphis and other cities across the country say declining interest in police work has made it harder to recruit officers, but they're stepping up recruitment efforts in response.
Multi-agency Resource Center for storm victims will close Tuesday but will still offer help to residents at Cottonwood Apartments and other sites to be determined later.
Residents of the Cottonwood Apartments were hit hard by the Oct. 21 tornado. Many of the apartments are uninhabitable and residents were told they had to leave by Friday because of the damage, including mold in some units.
Billy Ray Turner, the lone remaining defendant in the slaying of former NBA star Lorenzen Wright, returns to court Dec. 4 for a likely trial date.
Anwar Ghazali, found guilty in the shooting death of 17-year-old Dorian Harris over a stolen beer, was sentenced Thursday to 22 years in prison without parole.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced Friday that the city is holding a community meeting Nov. 7 to gain public input on the 40-year-old police consent decree.
Red Cross shelter closes, but agency and others in the city still helping storm victims with support services.
The officer-involved shooting death of 40-year-old Jason Matthew Hill has been ruled justified by the Shelby County Dist. Atty. Amy Weirich. No charges will be filed against the deputies, who have not been identified.
A hotline has been set up by Shelby County officials to help residents impacted by the Oct. 21 storm.
Memphis Police Department receives $100,000 from the DOJ to expand its mental health and wellness program for officers.
A Thursday forum on a consent decree forbidding political surveillance by Memphis police, and the city's request to modify it, drew plenty of concerns.
James Wiseman, the centerpiece of this year's highly touted University of Memphis men's basketball team, has been declared "likely ineligible" by the NCAA just as the team embarks on its season.
Thirty pedestrians have died in vehicle-related accidents in Memphis so far this year. Many more are injured. Elected leaders and advocates are discussing ways to help make streets safer in the Memphis metro area.
A man was hit in the stomach Sunday in the 38th interstate shooting of the year in Memphis. This was one of five shootings throughout the city Sunday, in which 11 people were shot and two were killed.
Raymond Santana – one of the members of the Exonerated Five, formerly known as the Central Park Five – will speak at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis Saturday, Nov. 16.
U.S. Attorney William Barr is visiting Memphis Wednesday, Nov. 13 to announce the launch of a nationwide plan to reduce gun violence.
A local chancellor has ruled in favor of the Tennessee Secondary Athletic Association regarding the eligibility of former East High players James Wiseman and Ryan Boyce.