In her book, legal writer Emily Bazelon tells the story about District Attorney Amy Weirich and her prosecution of Noura Jackson, whose mother was killed in their East Memphis home. Jackson was tried and convicted of second-degree murder; in 2017, her conviction was overturned.
May isn't the strongest month for hotel occupancy in Memphis and Downtown, but it consistently generates the highest room rates, because of the Memphis in May International Festival, officials say.
Construction has started on Carvana's "car vending machine" along I-40 in Northeast Memphis.
We’re about to spend $50 million to fix something that’s not really broken, and throw chump change or nothing at all at opportunities for true transformation.
The Clipper towers will create significant shadows Downtown, but the neighbor with the most sunshine to lose is not concerned.
Boxing classes across the Mid-South are slowing and even reversing the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that results in the loss of hand-eye coordination, posture, reflexes and other motor skills.
The co-founders unveiled the well-funded 275 Food Project, a comprehensive “social enterprise” to boost the local-food economy in Memphis as well as access to local food and the jobs it creates.
Galilee Memorial Gardens will reopen on weekends and holidays under a court-approved plan. The cemetery was closed in 2014 after its owner was arrested for mishandling bodies and theft.
The city council still has some difficult decisions to make. But past budget seasons show there is also still some compromise possible between what the mayor proposed and what the council decided last week.
A new cancer treatment is giving lymphoma patients who are not responsive to chemotherapy another option than hospice care.
Evidence shows getting the flu as a child could have lifelong implications on how well a person's immune system fights influenza and other viruses.
Memphis International Airport expected more than 10,000 people to pass through security checkpoints Friday and the economy parking garage to approach capacity over the weekend.
Remember the Wonders series? Graceland hopes to open new horizons to Elvis Presley fans and Memphians with the new Graceland Exhibition Center, which opens Saturday.
The Board of Adjustment has given permanent approval for the shipping-container concession stand at River Garden park.
It didn't open a vault, but the St. Louis Fed did put several community organizations much closer to funds for new initiatives on Tuesday.
Local doctors at Methodist University Hospital have teamed up for a multidisciplinary approach that removes brain tumors through the nose, which doesn't leave a scar across a patient's face or head.
Varsity Brands honored Whitehaven High School executive principal Vincent J. Hunter as its Most Spirited Principal in the 2019 School Spirit Awards.
The European architect leading the design of the new Memphis Brooks Museum of Art said months of research will take place before building shapes and materials are considered.
FedEx and Junior Achievement will kick off the third year of the FedEx Junior Business Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday at the PGA Tour's Charles Schwab Challenge.
Cummins Inc. said it's working to transition employees of its regional distribution center in Memphis from the current operator, XPO Logistics, to FedEx Supply Chain.
AutoZone Inc. posted third quarter earnings Tuesday with higher net sales compared to a year ago and a 10.7% increase in net income.
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art has chosen Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron to design its $105 million future home overlooking the Mississippi River Downtown.
Tourism development zones provide little to no direct benefit to public schools from growth in local sales taxes, despite public statements to the contrary over the years.
Longer lines at Memphis International Airport security checkpoints are a sign of the times. Passenger service is rebounding, and travelers need to allow more time to catch their flights.
Three years ago, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center got cut out of the state's higher education funding for campus operations, and plans to lobby the governor's office to reinstate its share.