With early voting underway in Shelby County, federal officials touted the Memphis Safe Task Force while Democratic congressional nominees vowed to scrutinize the operation.

Also happening this week: The Memphis Tigers basketball team plays their first exhibition game.

“A public meeting belongs to the whole community. Being loud does not make you right, being angry does not make you righteous, and neither gives you the right to silence everyone else.”

The candidates for the three Bartlett alderman races on the November ballot, made their case for election during a forum Friday night.

Rene Lassauzet has been ALSAC’s senior vice president of brand creative for about a year-and-a-half. During that time, he’s immersed himself in the world of St. Jude, fulfilled his longtime dream of becoming an American citizen and settled into a community he has no plans to leave.

SpaceXAI continues to grow in Southaven as do its debts. Another lien has been filed against the AI giant.

The mix of early voting and campaigns watching the turnout while trying to mobilize their voters and partisans is the main topic of conversation on “Behind The Headlines.”

“We’re working on a permanent plan for Memphis,” the director of the U.S. Marshals Service said.

Booker T. Washington High opened in 1873 as Clay Street School but moved to its current location in 1926.

Takeover board could replace Richmond, Pearson sues the City Council and if you’re craving fluffy eggs, we’ve got you. 

If you love Memphis artists or artisans, this is the weekend for you. 

“CBU has faced real challenges in recent years. We should not minimize them, and we should not allow them to define us. Our responsibility is to make the choices necessary to ensure this university can continue serving students and Memphis for generations to come.”

“I can’t imagine the destruction he’s left behind. It’s repulsive,” a former employee said.

At 44, Katie Barrett is the Shelby County Fire Department’s top recruit. Her message to anyone, especially women: “It’s never too late.”

None of the nine state appointees poised to take control of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools system will say whether they intend to act on the superintendent hiring timeline included in documents most of them voted to accept. 

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“Long-term issues associated with his heart” was the cause of death for the man found unresponsive during a Monday, Oct. 12, traffic stop, according to a Memphis Safe Task Force spokesman. 

A 32-year-old man is facing vehicular homicide and other charges following a high-speed pursuit with law enforcement on Wednesday.

U.S. District Court Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. lifted an earlier block on the State of Tennessee’s takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

Memphis Mayor Paul Young announced the infusion of cash to the community to help spur new housing development like the efforts gathering momentum currently in North Memphis. 

State Rep. Justin J. Pearson and community activists held a press conference in front of City Hall to announce a lawsuit alleging city officials violated their First Amendment rights by barring them from future council meetings.

Millington puts the brakes on data centers, yoga pants are coming to Southaven and our food writer makes her own B-Dubs/Dunkin’ combo meal.

Today, commercial real estate reporter Andy Ashby is here to talk about how Spirit Halloween is able to jump-scare consumers each year with new pop-up locations. 

Martha McAnespie just celebrated her 110th birthday. She had some thoughts about manicotti, the president — and what really endures. 

The U of M law school posted its highest bar-passage numbers in more than a decade, but school officials are aiming higher. 

A man was found unresponsive during a traffic stop made by Memphis Safe Task Force Officers. The cause of death has not been determined yet.