Five Memphis Police officers fired after investigation into death of Tyre Nichols
The investigation concluded they violated multiple department policies, including excessive use of force, duty to intervene and duty to render aid. Related story:
The investigation concluded they violated multiple department policies, including excessive use of force, duty to intervene and duty to render aid. Related story:
Taylor Jenkins said the Lakers competed harder for the full 48 minutes in a “terrible effort” by the Grizzlies that snapped an 11-game winning streak. Related stories:
Christian Alston leads with 16 points as Tennessee’s second-ranked Class 4A team flashes its vast potential.
Committee members asked that additional input surveys be created once the district’s board of education picks a search firm that will help MSCS find superintendent candidates.
Four members of Germantown’s Harvest Church were killed in a plane crash in Yoakum, Texas, leaving behind church leaders, family members and community officials.
A 15-year-old accused in the July killing of Rev. Autura Eason-Williams will be transferred to adult court while a second 16-year-old suspect will stay in juvenile court.
The Germantown Republican pleaded guilty on Nov. 22 to two counts related to his unsuccessful run for Congress in 2016; about two weeks later, the Tennessee Supreme Court suspended his license to practice law.
“The challenge we have is that the city government does not control the courts,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said. “We don’t control the state laws. We don’t control, we can’t control, gun regulations and gun access.”
The ambulances will be funded by nearly $1 million U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Memphis) secured through the congressional appropriations process.
The project was originally approved for 168 age-restricted units, and developers now want to increase that to more than 400.
“We have a great market, but we’re in a situation where we need to slow it down a little bit because we can get overdone in this area.”
The defender represented his country in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup and also at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2021.
Izzy & Adam’s delivers a taste of Chicago with deep dish and thin crust pizza, Italian beef and a proper Chicago-style hot dog.
The 18-acre site is zoned residential and a 38-lot subdivision was once approved for the area, but only three homes were ever developed.
The Tennessee General Assembly is the sure-fire cure for writer’s block. The problem isn’t getting 750 to 1,000 words out of whatever they’re up to; the problem is stopping.
Penny Hardaway was conflicted when addressing reporters after his team’s victory over Wichita State on Thursday night at FedExForum.
Representatives from Memphis-Shelby County Schools and its two teacher unions had collaborative conferencing sessions Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 18 and 19, coming to an agreement on two topics and leaving one for when the groups reconvene.
The suburbs in northeast Shelby County are preparing master plans in anticipation of improvements to the parks in their respective cities.
Major violent crime was down 5.1% in Memphis and 5% in Shelby County for 2022 compared to the year prior. But major property crime — mainly driven by more than a 100% increase in vehicle thefts — is up. Related story:
Following two back-to-back quarters that saw FedEx report earnings well below company expectations, the shipping giant has been enacting sweeping cost-cutting initiatives.
NBA box score for the Thursday, Feb. 2 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Plus, Alcenia’s B.J. Chester-Tamayo killed it during her “Good Morning America” appearance: “Betty Joyce will feed your head, your heart, and, baby, I got your stomach.”
Candidates file for a number of party primaries in DeSoto County. Two supervisor races are among the contested elections.
Despite coming from different professional worlds, from different cities and even different countries, both wound up as teachers at Getwell Elementary in Parkway Village.
This year, MIFA’s annual luncheon intended to inspire thoughtful conversation about community will feature political and cultural commentator David Brooks.
“The natural world around us is not just the backdrop of our lives. It’s a very real character in our story – one that has been around much longer than we have. It’s worth paying some attention to it, even now, when everything looks so bleak.”
The affordable housing development has been a decade in the making. Construction begins amidst a new push to scale affordable housing in blighted areas beyond isolated units as well as new concerns about how nonprofits get the land for development.