For infants born with the infection, severe symptoms can include cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus, permanent hearing loss and musculoskeletal deformity. 

FedExForum, national golf tournaments, pandas, the area’s growing medical device industry, its IT sector — leaders say they couldn’t have happened without FedEx. 

Two days after Gov. Bill Lee asked lawmakers to pass an “extreme risk protection order” bill, one such bill sponsored by Democrats died without receiving a committee hearing.

Saturday at AutoZone Park, the city’s USL Championship team played to a 2-2 draw with Las Vegas in a match delayed by rain.

In a city that has trouble holding onto its pro football teams, Memphis has a new contender hoping to stay.

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Pole vaulter Cole Hungate and sprinter Jaxon Hammond were among the victorious Brothers.

There was a growl towel on every seat in FedExForum Saturday. Which means it is that time in Memphis, once again. “It never gets old, man,” said Jaren Jackson Jr. “It’s still hype every single time.”

Memphis Tigers fans didn’t get to see Brady White be victorious in his Showboats debut, but they still enjoyed watching him compete in his old stomping grounds.

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Here’s what to look for on and off the court as the Grizzlies take on the Lakers in the first game of their playoff series Sunday, April 16. 

Cooper-Young transformed into a tiny music festival Saturday, April 15, as 100 bands played free public concerts on 40 porches for Porchfest 2023.

When asked what his team is supposed to make of the excitement surrounding the Grizzlies vs. Lakers series, Memphis Coach Taylor Jenkins wants his team to tune out the noise.

Zach Myers, lead guitarist for multi-platinum modern rock band Shinedown and Memphis Grizzlies season-ticket holder, will leave his usual perch in section 113 and instead take the stage at FedExForum Friday, April 21, finally playing the arena he’s visited countless times in the past.

Each neighborhood’s event will feature local vendors and pop-up shops, local performers and temporary street and space activations. The upcoming Alcy-Ball event is set to feature 45 vendors.

The Bartlett Education Foundation spotlights the suburb’s high schoolers in a fundraiser focused on student achievements.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools unveiled three finalists to be the next superintendent of the district Saturday, April 15, but board members did not appear happy with the results.

In an op-ed, Democrat Phil Bredesen and Republican Bill Haslam, who served as governors successively from 2003 to 2019, offered some specifics around “small step” gun restrictions as starting points.

Sugarmon ran on reform and restoration during his campaign. Currently, his administration is working toward implementing restorative justice and expanding educational and rehabilitative opportunities for youth in a new detention center. 

On Friday and Saturday, April 14-15, these firefighters who are part of the department’s Bluff City Combat team, were to compete in the Pensacola Beach Firefighters Challenge, the first event in a six-month season that will include national and world competitions.

The Arlington Community Schools district has begun construction on a new fine arts wing that will triple the size available for programs such as band and art students.

An estimated $1.6 billion in annual payroll from FedEx underwrites much of the local economy.

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“We must break down the system silos, invest strategically in communities, and hold ourselves across public and private interests accountable for results.”

These cookies called Justines appear to have nothing in common with the beloved old Memphis restaurant called Justine’s, but if you know where they came from, we’d love to know.

Williams has retained defense attorney Troy P. Owens Jr. to represent him, according to an open letter posted Friday night on Owens’ Instagram page.

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Bradley was a member of Melrose High’s 1974 state championship team and a two-time All-Metro Conference first-team selection with Memphis State.

Before a strike can take place, the National Mediation Board must first decide that additional mediation efforts would not be productive and offer the parties an opportunity to arbitrate the contract dispute.