Rain brought a cancellation of Monday evening’s planned protest by DeVante Hill and Frank Gottie. 

In a demand letter to Sheriff Floyd Bonner, the ACLU and others allege that unsanitary conditions and inadequate preventative measures are jeopardizing the health of detainees in the jail.

The coronavirus reproduction rate has hovered at 1.2 during Phase 2 of the business reopening, which went into effect May 18.

The “Justice in Policing Act” was introduced in the House Monday. Hearings before the House Judiciary Committee, including U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, begin Wednesday.

The newest inspection station at 2355 Appling City Cove had been open only three years before the city closed them all seven years ago.

Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer and protesters Monday addressed an incident in which two drivers drove through a protest in Cooper-Young last week. One woman was injured when she was hit by a SUV. 

As Mayor Jim Strickland vows to 'fix' police brutality against African American citizens, his staff puts up roadblocks to accessing records.

The Lee Administration is holding out hope it can use about $1 billion in CARES Act money to replace lost revenue, spending only about a fourth of $2.3 billion the federal government has sent Tennessee since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

Dr. Jon McCullers, Pediatrician in Chief at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, discusses where Memphis and Shelby County stand in the fight against COVID-19.

Harding standout Emily Howard, the top returning Division 2-A scorer in Shelby County, is ready for her senior year before heading to Liberty for college.

The chief of staff to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris talks about her son's coming transition as a young black man and worries about what will happen when he encounters police. The city's police director says his officers are not the enemy.

A local architecture firm recently “lost a window” but, as they say, took an opportunity – and it quickly went viral. 

The Lee Administration will take about $600 million from its $4 billion in reserves to bolster the budget this year and next, but it won't go deep into those funds, instead opting to add more to the rainy day fund.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 5,927 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday and two new deaths.

The pandemic gets the blame for putting a hard brake on home sales in the Memphis area. But the average price for homes continues to rise and the year-to-date sales volume is still ahead of 2019.

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland has lifted the citywide curfew.

When people ask why protests in Memphis have been so different than in most other cities, they’re fishing for a compliment. But there’s one aspect that is never mentioned: They have been smaller than in most other cities. 

A grieving mother's account, and a man who says he participated in the 1968 I Am A Man march add poignancy to Sunday evening demonstrations.

Reflection on a rough week where communication was key in the wake of George Floyd's death, plus other information and stories as part of this week's Sports Notebook.

On June 19, event planner Cynthia Daniels is hosting an online market for African American makers to sell their wares, crafts and services.

Janice Ballard follows her faith in God and public health onto the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

We talk about “the homeless,” “the immigrants,” “the poor.” These are categories that are different from how we see ourselves. It allows us to remain in power. 

My kind of world-saving is the kind I can do from my kitchen, the kind that smells like a home-cooked meal and looks like a bit more menu planning and a strategy for leftovers.

We offer three suggestions for concrete steps to reduce the disconnect between our police and our community.

Have the last few challenging months changed our appetite for the NBA season, especially playing out in a “bubble” laboratory in Orlando? Will fans in Memphis and across the country treat the return of the NBA on TV as a chance to gorge, or will they get their fill sooner than expected?