City leaders announced Wednesday, Dec. 18, they are pausing the parking plan at the Memphis Zoo to consider instead building a one-story parking deck of 350 spaces. 

The EDGE Board on Wednesday approved $13.1 million worth of new tax incentives for two companies that plan to make $141 million in capital investments and add at least 159 jobs.

Federal authorities announce new violent crime reduction plan in seven cities nationwide, including in Memphis. The federal surge will pair federal and local enforcement in Operation Relentless Pursuit. 

Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is one of 16 Democratic contenders in the March 3 presidential primaries.

Gov. Bill Lee announced Wednesday he will agree to a refugee resettlement plan in Tennessee, responding to the executive order by President Donald Trump allowing states to make the decision on how to handle refugees. 

Memphis will be without right tackle Scottie Dill in the 2019 Cotton Bowl Classic.

Teli White was suspended three years ago for his part in a grade-changing scandal after a district investigation, but was fired a year later for the same offense following an investigation by independent law firms.