Curbing the gang violence ‘epidemic’ is Memphis’ priority
The Kelly Report submitted to the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission recommends expanding the Multi-Agency Gang Unit and ramping up data-driven policing to address gang violence.
The Kelly Report submitted to the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission recommends expanding the Multi-Agency Gang Unit and ramping up data-driven policing to address gang violence.
Tennessee’s Economic and Community Development commissioner is not requesting funds in fiscal 2020-21 for the Memphis Regional Megasite, saying the state is awaiting court action on wastewater lines easements before it will embark on the rest of the project.
The City Council gets its first detailed look Tuesday at a Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division rate hike proposal and talks with Mayor Jim Strickland about next steps in restoring benefits to police and firefighters.
Aimer Shtaya immigrated to the U.S. in 1996, and has opened a series of Middle Eastern restaurants in Memphis. 'When I opened my restaurant in 1998," he recalls, few of his customers knew what hummus was.
In the seventh episode, Elijah and Sydney Strait lay down some Bluff City Law in East Tennessee, in a ripped-from-the-headlines case about the opioid crisis.
Rookie Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant earned praise from Houston's James Harden Monday night, but ultimately Harden's 44 points were too much for them on a night when they missed 22 of 25 shots from long range.
The Shelby County Commission passed a no-confidence vote Monday against Anthony Alexander, the corrections division director who is accused of living outside Shelby County.
The University of Memphis will receive $1 million from Shelby County government under a resolution approved by the County Commission Monday that does not include any mandates for when it will pay all university employees $15 an hour.
Penny Hardaway said he will be a much better coach with the 7-footer in the paint.
About 18 seafood boil restaurants have opened in the Memphis area, and Jennifer and Chris plan to check them out.
Public school students finished with an overall average of 20 on a scale of 36, down from 20.2 last year and mirroring a national slump on ACT results.
The state's first rainbow crosswalk has been unveiled in Cooper-Young.
Houston High School in Germantown, with a 26.3, has given the Germantown Municipal School District the highest average ACT score among Tennessee public school districts, according to information released Monday by the state.
Stryker has announced plans to acquire Wright Medical Group N.V. for $30.75 per share, or a total equity value of $4 billion.
First Horizon National Corp. and IberiaBank have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger.
Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch returned to town for a 30th anniversary screening of his classic Memphis film "Mystery Train." The film will encore this week in the neighborhood where it was shot.
The race for mayor in particular highlighted different kinds of change at work in the city's politics, from cutting edge to much more gradual changes begun 12 years ago. With the winners and losers decided, the different kinds of change remain in play.
Start eating nachos on Wednesday and don't stop until you finish with Taste of the Boulevard on Sunday — it’s a week to pace yourselves.
Norma has worked as a housekeeper for the same family for 40 years. They always paid her in cash, and now, at 75, she doesn’t qualify for Medicare. Thousands who clean houses, care for children and cut grass for cash payments are shut out of the national health insurance program.
State Rep. Mark White and other leaders urged Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn to slow-walk revisions in accountability measures it took lawmakers years to win, but Gov. Bill Lee backs her efforts to change the status quo.
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The Memphis Tigers did the little things and dominated on special teams in their 54-48 win over SMU.
The Grizzlies' fast pace of play hasn't yet equated to overall efficiency and winning, but is stylistically, and practically, the only choice when your point guard is quick-twitch Ja Morant.
Tigers use victory over previous undefeated SMU to rise in polls.
Booker T. Jones' memoir "Time Is Tight" considers what it's like to let your talent lead you away from the comforts of the Bluff City.