Evan Turner had 13 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists off the bench for his second consecutive triple-double and the Portland Trail Blazers reached 50 wins this season with a 116-89 victory over the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

The Democratic state Representative got into the race just before a Wednesday deadline for nominations as another contender dropped out and a contender who stayed in the race faces questions about a suspended law license. The party's grass roots council makes its decision Saturday.

Landlord of Downtown's Raymond James Tower announced a $3 million upgrade to the elevators that have been an issue for the building's anchor tenant.

The catfish is as good as ever at Soul Fish, but thin and crispy is on the menu and once you try it, you might forget about the regular fillets.

• Driving range adding Toptracer technology
• UTHSC assistant professor awarded $100,000 grant to study pancreatic cancer progression
• Indigo Agriculture files permit for renovation of new Downtown headquarters 

Students who get pregnant would get time to give birth and start raising child before using state scholarship funds for college.

Senate and House panels approve charter commission legislation with opposition from lawmakers who say charters aren't improving student performance.

Nearly a decade after they first met, Zainora Polk and Stanita Burton now share a stronger bond than ever after Burton gave Polk a kidney.

Vacation Express brings its Memphis-Cancun nonstop back for the 2019 summer vacation season starting in May. Flights leave Memphis International Airport on Saturday mornings and return on Friday nights.

Jaren Jackson Jr. and Kyle Anderson were the Grizzlies starting forwards for much of the season. Now, they haven't played for more than a month and their respective seasons are over. What did we learn? 

A cruise ship operator is banking on the lure and popularity of the Mississippi River, introducing a new, modern ship and others to follow that will dock in Memphis.

Shelby County's suburban school superintendents worry about the potential effects of vouchers on public education. While Gov. Bill Lee's proposal affects Shelby County Schools locally, suburban superintendents worry it could expand to affect them as well.

The $5 million Cossitt Library renovation could get started later this spring, with an emphasis on spaces for gathering and creativity within the walls of the city's first library.

The Alliance of American Football suspended operations on Tuesday and its first season likely will go unfinished and be its last. Even Memphis Express quarterback Johnny Manziel has that much figured out.

Tennessee Black Voter Project and other groups could face fines for turning in hundreds of incomplete voter registration forms.

• Indigo Agriculture files permit for renovation of new Downtown headquarters 
• Shelby County Schools files $2.8M permit for office renovation
• Public open house set before LDS temple rededication

A consultant that places values on commercial brands picked four Memphis companies and nine in Tennessee for its ranking of 500 most valuable brands. FedEx was No. 34.

The Memphis City Council also delayed votes once again Tuesday on the first reading of the Memphis 3.0 plan and an agreement between the city and Graceland on Graceland expansion plans.

For decades now we’ve treated Tom Lee Park – 30 precious acres linking the heart of Downtown to the Mississippi River – as a kind of Liberty Bowl West: a venue to be fully used a few days each May, a de facto fairgrounds.

Black Lives Matter activist Pamela Moses has won a defamation lawsuit against former Shelby County Commissioner Terry Roland, but the $500 award for court costs and fees was far short of the $1 million the suit sought.

The developers of The Clipper, a $250 million mixed-use development next to the future FedEx Logistics global headquarters, have applied for a height exception.

Gov. Bill Lee defended the legality of his education savings account bill Tuesday but acknowledged for the first time it is set up to provide funds to “legal residents,” a matter being challenged by opponents of the legislation.

The Alliance of American Football, including the Memphis Express, was expected to formally announce Tuesday afternoon that it is suspending operations until further notice. 

Tops Bar-B-Q has sold but will remain in the hands of locals, including Tiger Bryant of Soul Fish and Young Avenue Deli.

FedEx Office, which grew out of FedEx Corp.'s 2004 acquisition of Kinko's, has marked the opening of its 2,000th store, and the 150th store located inside a Walmart.