A shooting on Beale Street at 3:15 p.m. Sunday resulted in the injuries of two people, and a shooting at Huey’s Restaurant at 7:13 p.m. in East Memphis between a car break-in suspect and an off-duty officer resulted in the suspect being critically injured. Related story:
After a recent altercation between MPD officers and an 18-year-old driver, local activists are now calling for further police reforms.
Among those were two bills introducing blended sentencing for juveniles, two bills creating harsher sentences for adults and one making it easier to transfer kids to adult court.
Memphis City Attorney Jennifer Sink has taken the stance the City of Memphis' five-year residency requirement for mayoral candidates is in effect.
Mayor Lee Harris is proposing dropping the rate, but the votes weren’t there. Meanwhile, another effort to take a possible step toward ouster proceedings against County Clerk Wanda Halbert came up short.
Business owners and residents who suffered damage during recent tornadoes in North Mississippi are eligible to apply for long-term, low-interest loans from the Small Business Administration.
Tennessee will be getting a new education commissioner this summer, the state Department of Education announced Monday morning.
The study will consider how much waste enters landfills compared to recycling, composting or other waste-processing facilities over the course of at least two seasons.
A corrections officers brought the inmate to Jail Medical for breathing difficulties at 5:45 a.m. Monday.
Topgolf is bringing more dwellings south of Germantown. One real estate investor believes the entertainment venue picked a location that will drive its success.
According to a representative of FedEx, eligible employees will be offered permanent transfer opportunities to other markets that have hiring needs.
Austin Smith caught one 4-yard touchdown pass for Colorado last season.
Rather than having stars in their early 20s on rookie-scale contracts, the Grizzlies will be built on stars entering their mid-20s now on sizable deals. Grizzlies Insider: Memphis shows appreciation for Xavier Tillman Sr.Related story:
Flights from Memphis International Airport will depart daily.
For residents of one pocket of Binghampton, the average life expectancy is about 66 years. A few miles away, in East Memphis’ River Oaks, residents can expect to live about 18 years longer.
In five days, music fans will return to the river for Beale Street Music Festival at the newly redesigned Tom Lee Park. Here’s what you need to know before you go.
Here are the top performances by Memphis-area TSSAA track and field athletes through Saturday, April 29 meets.
Standouts from Arlington, Central, ECS, Houston, Tipton-Rosemark and White Station are up for consideration.
Hutchison School announces it will retire Eliza Fletcher’s number across all sports — and presents Meriel Rowland, a star-in four sports, with the first Eliza Wellford Fletcher No. 5 Award.
The move is the latest in Strickland’s push to boost Memphis police numbers.
The shooting in the 4800 block of Poplar Avenue occurred at 7:13 p.m. after the off-duty approached the individual and two or three other suspects who were breaking into a Dodge Charger.
The multimillion-dollar land sale at 4005 Bailey Station Road comes after a 23 year-long battle to prevent losing the property to eminent domain and to acquire a fair market value sale.
The Monday commission meeting has a short agenda with votes toward a new solid waste plan and funding for a new prekindergarten classroom in Millington.
Newsom died while out of town with the band in Atlanta, where they performed yesterday, April 29.
The private school opened the third campus in an effort to diversify its student body. The Memphis campus could become a public school by the fall.
Two hot Memphis restaurants are opening new locations. Plus, incoming Raising Cane’s project is underway, and Jeremiah’s Italian Ice isn’t leaving Memphis.
Running back Kenneth Gainwell, kicker Jake Elliott and edge rusher Bryce Huff will represent the University of Memphis as members of the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday’s Super Bowl.
Are eggs safe to eat now that human cases of bird flu are popping up? The short answer is yes, but they are probably going to cost you.
“We are not going to give up one of our greatest traditions because of a few people who have no parenting at home and can’t act right,” Mayor Darren Musselwhite said about the upcoming Springfest.
This week, Broad Avenue cures your sweet tooth, Blue Suede Vintage reopens in a new spot and Lunar New Year celebrations continue at the Agricenter.
“The morning brings a new day, like the one before never happened, but like all the days before, what happened is baked in old slave-made brick, and immigrant-laid stone, and preserved.”
A series of changes in the leadership of Memphis-Shelby County Schools may be giving way to a more gradual but no less profound series of changes within the district.
You might finish today’s crossword faster than you can say, “Let her cook.”