“I came to Memphis 27 years ago to cover sports, but, starting today, I’m going to be writing about something else. And I’m going to need your help.”

An almost 3% increase represents the University of Memphis’ highest tuition hike in nearly seven years.

MLGW customers received a text Sunday that said, “due to the number of outages, outage-update texts are disabled.”

Mayoral contender Frank Colvett has pulled his petition, making him the last of the declared contenders to take the first step toward getting on the ballot.

With the opening of his second Elwood’s Shack location at 4040 Park Ave. delayed until mid-July, Tim Bednarski realized he had more tomatoes than he could handle.

The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors began the process of cracking down on non-residents who file false information to benefit from the county’s services, particularly schools.

High tea comes to Collierville, Carmeon Hamilton has a new HGTV show and Downtown parking garages go digital.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says staffing, grants and tech upgrades would help it enter backlogged criminal information into the background-check system.

MLGW said in a press release Sunday that most customers should have power by Tuesday evening “unless severe weather returns to our area.” The utility expects full restoration by Wednesday night.

The cathedral’s structure, which was built between 1889 and 1926 in the Gothic Revival style, is undergoing a $1.4 million renovation.

Arlington High students get first-hand experience in machine work under a program presented by Stryker Industries, Southwest Tennessee Community College and Arlington Community Schools.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools Interim Superintendent Toni Williams responds to a former school board member’s allegations of corruption in the district.

The man, whose remains were found this week, was never charged in connection to the rapper’s death, but was named a person of interest in February 2022.

A lawyer for the officer filed a motion to stay the lawsuit brought by Tyre Nichols’ estate and mother, arguing the proceedings could be prejudicial in the ongoing criminal case. 

Jaylon Hobson, the boyfriend of missing 4-year-old Sequoia Samuels’ mother, was arrested in May for two felony charges prior to being arrested Friday, June 16.

Public documents released Friday said Sequoia Samuels did not go missing Thursday, as first reported.

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Human remains have been found near where a little girl went missing, artifacts were allegedly stolen from Arkabutla and Memphis is hiring cops in Puerto Rico.

Thieves walk out of our grocery stores with loaded baskets multiple times a day, every day, adding up to millions of dollars in merchandise a year.

Sheleah Harris, the former District 5 representative on the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board, made a handful of allegations in a statement to media that was sent Thursday evening. 

In the low-turnout contest, Justin J. Pearson got better than 94% of the vote across 19 precincts, compared to 5% for challenger David Page.

As part of the event, Memphis officials will look to recruit more police officers, as the department continues to hire toward its 2,500-officer target.

Action is delayed pending completion of a federal investigation. In the meantime, Hemphill will not be able to serve as a police officer anywhere in the state until he is removed from suspended status.