At their first session since the Oct. 3 city election day, city council members take up a familiar issue -- residency requirements. A new proposal would allow police and fire brass to hire outside Shelby County if voters approve it in a November 2020 referendum. It would be the third residency referendum in 16 years.
The founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University, Ibram X. Kendi will speak at the National Civil Rights Museum and the University of Memphis. His honesty is an invitation to frank discussion and open debate.
"Bluff City Law" took on racism and free speech in a ripped-from-the-headlines fourth episode.
Charlotte presents a different level of competition for the Grizzlies as Memphis drops its first game of the preseason against an NBA team.
John Porter's proposed Quinn Ridge development failed to gain residential zoning approval from Collierville aldermen Monday night, effectively killing the project for now.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied an appeal filed by the family of Darrius Stewart, who wanted the court to decide on a ruling from a federal court judge who dismissed the City of Memphis from a civil lawsuit.
Jennifer Biggs and Kelly English talk about Iris’ new Sunday suppers, pet peeves, drag shows and beignets.
About 69% of those polled support continuing to use TNReady in Tennessee schools, a jump of 10 percentage points over this time last year.
A crush of fall break travelers and a bank of early morning departures combined for the biggest crowd at Memphis International Airport's main security checkpoint since at least July 2008.
St. Jude asked to improve vaccine for the obese and other people with underlying health conditions.
In the last week of September, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland spent $156,770 in his re-election campaign account, bringing his end-of-September balance to $175,722. That’s according to new campaign finance reports candidates are filing that cover the last full week of the race to the Oct. 3 ballot.
Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan heard arguments Monday on whether DNA testing should be allowed in a first-of-its-kind case that could result in the exoneration of a man executed for a 34-year-old murder.
Precious Achiuwa took a look at the G-League, Penny Hardaway hasn't talked about scheduling a series with UConn and Lil' Penny could be making a return.
The Tigers wanted the pressure of being picked first in the league, and Houston seems eager to let them have it.
American Athletic Conference Mike Aresco responded to the controversial call that led to a Memphis Tigers loss to the Temple Owls, saying the league stands by the replay official's ruling.
The Memphis football team was victimized over the weekend. Now the basketball team has been victimized, as well.
The Tigers did not receive the most first-place votes from the league's coaches in the preseason AAC rankings, and ended up tied with Houston as the team predicted to win the conference.
The third quarter campaign finance reports show the campaign for a city sales tax hike raised more money than any candidate on the Oct. 3 ballot. The campaign was second only to Mayor Jim Strickland in spending. The reports cover the critical run-up to the city elections, including the first part of the early voting period.
In a season where contending teams are betting on star duos, the biggest question for the Grizzlies is this: In guard Ja Morant and big man Jaren Jackson Jr., do they have the makings of one?
Isiah Thomas and his Cheurlin Champagne were an unexpected treat of the 2019 Memphis Food & Wine Festival.
Recycling, energy conservation and other green initiatives at the Shelby County Correctional Center have gained the facility national recognition from an accreditation organization.
John Porter is appealing the Collierville Planning Commission’s rejection of his Quinn Ridge development to the mayor and aldermen. The plan is for 400 lots on 177 acres of family-owned land.
A hearing at 201 Poplar will decide if DNA evidence can be used to determine guilt in the 1985 murder of Suzanne Collins. If Sedley Alley, the man convicted and executed is cleared, "then God help them," says former death row inmate Kirk Bloodsworth. "You can't free a man from the grave."
The Memphis Tigers slipped out of the top 25 in both major polls after falling to Temple.
Notes from the Memphis Tigers 30-28 loss to the Temple Owls.