Memphis 3.0 wins 9-0, draws broad support
The proposed, 20-year development guide for the city, called "Memphis 3.0," was endorsed unanimously Thursday by the Land Use Control Board.
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February 2019
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Darrius Stewart case: Judge denies motion for appeal, trial set for Feb. 25
Federal judge on Friday denied a motion by Darrius Stewart’s attorneys to file an appeal on the ruling that dismissed the city of Memphis from civil lawsuit. The Feb. 25 trial is set to proceed in the case, and Stewart’s attorneys said they may then file appeals in the case.
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January 2019
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Attorneys for Darrius Stewart’s family to appeal ruling dismissing city from lawsuit
Attorneys representing the family of Darrius Stewart plan to appeal the ruling dismissing the city of Memphis from the federal civil lawsuit.
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Police, fire unions want sales tax hike to fund restoring their benefits
Memphis police and fire unions are again seeking to increase the sales tax rate by half a cent to restore their benefits and pensions, but also to help pay for road repairs and pre-K programs.
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Monitoring team overseeing MPD surveillance court case to launch website
A new website will give the public a chance to weigh in on the city's progress in meeting court-ordered reforms resulting from its violation of the 1978 consent decree over political surveillance.
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November 2018
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Acting AG Whitaker announces ‘Memphis Strike Force’ plan
Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker visited Memphis Wednesday to announce a new initiative in which the Memphis Police Department will partner with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to form a “Memphis Crime Gun Strike Force.” -
‘Hoodie arrest’ aftermath and racial profiling allegations at Memphis mall
Kevin McKenzie and Montavious Smith will be in court next month after they were arrested at a Memphis mall over an incident that centered around a hoodie. -
Memphis and Shelby County homicide victims remembered with ceremony
Jaylon Cohen was out with friends enjoying Fourth of July fireworks when he was shot in the parking lot of a Taco Bell in Bartlett. -
City of Memphis seeks to modify 40-year-old consent decree, hearing set for July
A federal judge already has ruled the city of Memphis violated a consent decree when police officers conducted surveillance on protesters in recent years. This summer, another non-jury trial will be held after the city asked the court to modify the 40-year-old consent agreement. -
Jury finds Tremaine Wilbourn guilty in death of MPD officer Sean Bolton
Memphis Police officer Sean Bolton’s killer was headed to life in prison without the possibility of parole, until the officer’s family told prosecutors to reject this offer. -
Jurors to begin deliberations Sunday in Wilbourn death penalty case
Shelby County Prosecutor Reginald Henderson stood in the middle of the courtroom and pulled the trigger on an unloaded 9mm gun. He then pulled the trigger 10 more times.
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October 2018
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Memphis attorney Marvin Ballin dies at 87
Memphis attorney Marvin Ballin, founder of a criminal defense law firm that includes his son, daughter and grandson, died Tuesday morning. -
Death penalty trial begins in 2015 killing of Memphis police officer Sean Bolton
Jury selection began Monday, Oct. 29, in the death penalty murder trial of Tremaine Wilbourn, the man charged in the 2015 killing of Memphis Police Department officer Sean Bolton. He is at least the fourth defendant since 2011 to face a capital-murder trial in Shelby County Criminal Court. -
Court orders Memphis skin and hair care company to stop operations of some products
A 92-year-old Memphis company that makes skin care and hair care products has been ordered by a federal court to stop making its over-the counter products after the company was found in violation of several Food and Drug Administration safety measures, the U.S. Department of Justice said this week. -
Playback Memphis troupe helps bridge gap between police and ex-felons
Gabrielle Cole served 21 months in jail. When she got out, her anger and frustration consumed her. -
New initiative reduces court dates for misdemeanor citations
Thousands of people issued misdemeanor citations each year in Memphis and Shelby County will now have to make one trip instead of two to 201 Poplar to be processed for their initial court date. -
Lawsuit filed against city, police after man’s body was left in van for 49 days
Attorneys representing the family of the man whose body was left in a van for seven weeks at the Memphis Police Department impound lot have filed a wrongful-death and negligence lawsuit against the city of Memphis and police director Michael Rallings. -
18 undocumented immigrants charged in ICE sweep in Memphis and Shelby County
More than a dozen undocumented immigrants have been indicted, including some with previous arrests and convictions, during a recent sweep by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. -
FBI: Memphis ranks as 3rd most violent big city in US
Memphis’ homicide rate was the third highest among the country’s 50 largest cities last year, according to the FBI’s latest data. In 2017, there were 181 homicides in Memphis, 28 deaths per 100,000 people in the city, according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting statistics released last month. -
Attorneys appointed for suspects in Trenary homicide
Two suspects accused in the fatal shooting of Greater Memphis Chamber leader Phil Trenary appeared in court for a second day where both were appointed attorneys and will return to court next week.
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