• Memphis health institutions to receive $9.9M in federal grants
• Harris announces 'Move with the Mayor' events 
• Collierville officer retires after 25 years with police departmen

Amazon says it will roll out one-day delivery as the standard for Amazon Prime customers over multiple quarters, and that it will need help from 'external transportation partners.' 

The state Senate has pulled $2.5 million from Gov. Bill Lee’s planned $10 million Memphis riverfront redevelopment grant, with plans to redirect the money to a Germantown Performing Arts Center amphitheater.

With a top recruiting class on the horizon accompanying hopes for better results, Melissa McFerrin earns a two-year contract extension from the University of Memphis.

Here's a look at what we know about interim Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray as board members prepare to consider dropping its search for a new superintendent and giving Ray the job outright.

A New York court has temporarily blocked the foreclosure of the 34-story Clark Tower, ruling the borrower is current on its payments and has a good chance to win a larger legal dispute with the lender. 

A plan to address homelessness in Memphis includes funding a new women's shelter as part of a relocation and expansion of Hospitality Hub. 

The Tennessee Senate approved legislation Thursday penalizing paid voter registration drives that turn in large numbers of incomplete forms and fail to train workers, legislation spurred by a 2018 Tennessee Black Voter Project drive.

The Memphis Zoo works with Elephants for Africa to lower conflicts between elephants and humans.

The Grizzlies decision to put Jason Wexler and Zach Kleiman in charge of the front office hasn't been met with universal acclaim. Franchise history says that could be good! 

• Harris announces 'Move with the Mayor' events 
• Collierville officer retires after 25 years with police department
• $2.3M building permit filed for FedEx hub expansion 

Verizon announced Thursday Memphis is one of 20 cities across the country that will receive 5G Ultra Wideband service this year. Mayor Jim Strickland has been hinting at the announcement for several months as he’s talked about road and utility work underway across the city.

The state Senate passed Gov. Bill Lee's education savings account bill Thursday after a 20-13 vote, enabling public dollars to be used for private education.

The 75-unit Highland Street Townhomes are expected to extend the University District's revitalization further south of the railroad tracks along Highland. 

Memphis basketball legend Johnny Neumann died Tuesday. His life was one of glory and regret. 

The state House of Representatives approved a nearly $38.6 billion budget Wednesday, including $27.3 million to fund a TennCare program for severely disabled children and $18 million in pork barrel money, which could be a hurdle in Senate budget talks.

Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. and Mayor Lee Harris’ administration disagree about the intent of a phone call between a Nashville lobbyist and a special assistant to the mayor last month regarding filling school board vacancies.

Families and friends attended the 14th annual Garden of Lights Celebration at the Memphis Botanic Garden to honor loved ones they lost to homicide.

Longtime Memphian and native Nigerian John Amaefula has supported the Africa in April Cultural Awareness Festival for years. This year, he decided to do more by helping and promoting an organization assisting his native country.

Omar Higgins, leader of reggae band Chinese Connection Dub Embassy and hardcore punk band Negro Terror, died April 18 at the age of 37.

Tennessee's largest employer, FedEx Corp., may get a sales tax break from the state on the $1.3 billion overhaul of its hub at Memphis International Airport that will continue to 2026. 

About 100 volunteers from FedEx Corp.'s Memphis home base turned out Wednesday to plant trees and tidy up the Wolf River Conservancy's newest section of Wolf River Greenway.

The city of Memphis has hired Extreme Networks Inc. of San Jose, California, to provide support for city government’s use of cameras and routing systems for transportation and logistics as well as the security of the city’s digital and computer network.

• $2.3M building permit filed for FedEx hub expansion 
• $4.2M building permit filed for stand-alone classroom building at Macon Hall Elementary
• City giving away mulch this weekend at Liberty Bowl

The House pushed an online sports betting bill to the finish line Wednesday, enabling people to use a computer or phone app to wager on sporting events.