In-state undergraduate students at UTHSC, the largest educator of health care professionals in the state, can expect a 1.5% hike in tuition and mandatory fees and a 2% to 5% increase in housing, dining and parking fees. 

Officers were called to a residence after construction workers found a “small amount of what appears to be old military ordnance.” 

The THP officers are not bound by Memphis City Council reforms put in place after Nichols’ death in January at the hands of the Memphis Police Department’s since-disbanded SCORPION unit.

With an excessive heat warning currently in effect in Shelby County, cooling centers are available to help the public beat the heat.

Daryl Johnston wants to put all eight of the USFL’s current teams in their home markets before thinking about expansion. 

Jonathan Skrmetti’s appeal comes nearly a month after a federal judge in Memphis ruled in favor of an LGBTQ+ theater company, which argued the law restricted its performers’ free speech rights.

Scores in English language arts and social studies exceeded pre-pandemic levels, while student proficiency in math has not. 

Children and teens cleaned up Memphis streets including Tillman Street, Carpenter Street and Mimosa Avenue. Then, they were handed chalk.

“No children in America should be sitting in a classroom, sweltering in the summer and cold in the winter,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. “Every child should have a safe and comfortable learning environment so they can soar.”

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled a Colorado graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples. The decision is a defeat for gay rights. 

The Tennessee Education Association sued earlier this month over the two-pronged law, which also gradually raises the minimum teacher salary up to $50,000 for the 2026-27 school year. 

Former Memphis Tigers Kendric Davis and Lester Quiñones will be with the Warriors for NBA summer league play.

“There’s a quote that comes to mind. Max von Sydow said, ‘If Jesus came back today, and saw what was going on in his name, he’d never stop throwing up.’”

Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy addressed the nuisance party in Germantown and other crime and courts issues with town residents on Thursday, June 29, during the second of his town hall series at Germantown City Hall.

The hard-hit suburbs of Northeast Shelby County are still dealing with power outages, downed trees and congested intersections as a result of last weekend’s storm.

Tennessee is the 24th state to argue that ‘forever chemical’ manufacturers should pay to clean it up. 

Madeline Johnson was carjacked almost a year ago. This weekend, it nearly happened again. Now this 25-year-old Memphis transplant is thinking about moving away from a city she has come to love.

The Shelby County District Attorney General’s Office requested an outside prosecutor “due to the need to avoid a conflict of interest and any appearance of impropriety.”

The Tennessee Attorney General filed an emergency motion asking a federal judge in Nashville to reverse the preliminary injunction, and notified the court that it would appeal the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

“Theatre Memphis is so proud to be able to bring top-notch production values to match the top-notch Memphis talent who make this production so special for all ages,” said Debbie Litch, Theatre Memphis executive director.

The Evergreen Street eatery will close Friday, June 30, and will reopen under new ownership.

As officials gather ideas for The Lucius E. and Elsie C. Burch, Jr. Library renovation, Collierville residents give their input.

Here are a few things to watch as the Grizzlies begin summer league play July 3.

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The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed tighter restrictions on ethylene oxide, or EtO, which is used in a South Memphis facility. But 20 state attorneys general are urging the EPA to forgo or defer the regulations.