Best team? Best transfer? Best offensive line? We take a stab at answering questions ahead of the 2026 high school football season.

Evaniel Johnson said he wants to see if video footage supports the narrative that his grandson, Tyrin Johnson, turned toward U.S. guard members with a gun.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is coming to the city with two other Democratic U.S. House members. Meanwhile, House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan is endorsing state Sen. Brent Taylor in the companion Republican primary.

Chris Stokes spent his entire career with Millington’s police department. 

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Today’s puzzle features Morgan Kaardal as she browses the inventory at Burke’s Books in Cooper-Young, taken by Patrick Lantrip.

Soccer fans gathered at AutoZone Park for a free watch party, hoping to witness the United States Men’s National Team advance in the 2026 World Cup. Instead, they watched history repeat itself.

A $765,000 cleanup grant will help remediate the former Chism Trail grocery site across from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Vitalant says it needs thousands of blood donations to keep Memphis hospitals stocked, due to the lowest supply in two years.

The council’s discussion of grant rules comes after city auditors questioned the $13,000 grant awarded to a County Commissioner-elect. 

Quinten Post would give the Grizzlies a center option of a different variety next. 

The protocol that took effect in 2025 sheds new light on Tony Carruthers’ botched execution, when Dr. Mark Fowler spent nearly an hour trying, and failing, to place a secondary IV line.

Project Transition plans to build homes for transitional living in Southeast Memphis using an unconventional material: intermodal containers.

In 1776, as this fledgling country was battling for its independence, it would have been eerily quiet in Memphis.

For the last two decades, Forever Young Veterans has gifting experiences to those who have served. Now, Diane Hight, who founded the organization to honor her father, said she feels the nonprofit has served its purpose.

Federal wiretaps captured Young Mob using GPS trackers, texts and FaceTime to stalk a rival in Memphis — with police twice racing in to stop planned robberies before the gang finally struck inside a tattoo shop.

Vine Foods founder aims to disrupt the supply chain in a good way, with fresh, heirloom tomatoes grown in Parkway Village.

Today’s puzzle features the weight room in Arlington High’s new $10 million football practice facility, taken by Michael Waddell.

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The walk-off marks the second walk-off win of the series and fourth of the season for the Redbirds.

If you haven’t registered to vote yet, this is your last chance before the Aug. 6 election. Plus, the Memphis City Council has its first post-budget season meeting.

AutoZone Park will host a free watch party as the U.S. men’s national soccer team takes on Belgium. 

Memphis Safe Task Force members killed 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson in Downtown Memphis early Sunday morning, marking at least the third death associated with the Task Force.