Ritz’s nomination by President Joe Biden goes to the U.S. Senate for confirmation.

Of the roughly 3,000 Americans who have been exonerated since the late 1980s, only 30 have been from Tennessee, Jessica Van Dyke said at the meeting.

This marks the second connection made through records obtained by The Daily Memphian through open records requests to show Ray supervised a woman named in divorce filings as having had alleged affairs.

Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich raises eyebrows with appearance on “shock jock” show, Hattiloo Theatre has big plans for an old church and there’s “sno” in Arlington. 

In the middle of an election campaign, District Attorney Amy Weirich appears on Thaddeus Matthews’ show as her office simultaneously prosecutes him on several misdemeanor allegations. Legal experts say it appears to be a conflict of interest.

Also Friday, the Memphis Area Transit Authority will offer free service on all fixed routes to encourage early voting ahead of the Aug. 4 election day.

“In the four years that we have been here, something suddenly happened in May,” Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert said during a Thursday press conference. 

MISO CEO John Bear says savings for MLGW from switching its electric power supplier from TVA to the rival power network are at least $100 million a year, which is nearly double the estimate of the power consultant MLGW is using. 

Cooper-Young residents and other Memphians swapped freshly cut houseplants, herbs and flowers for their first in-person “plant swap” since 2019.

The conception of the council was inspired by an increase in gun-related crimes that is likely due to the relaxing of gun laws in Tennessee, such as 2014 legislation that allows people to keep guns in cars without permits. 

Eduard Rodriguez Tabora, the third suspect to be arrested and charged with murder in the death of Rev. Autura Eason-Williams, has been charged with first-degree murder, especially aggravated robbery, employing a firearm with intent to commit a felony and facilitation to first-degree murder. 

An adult suspect has been arrested in Rev. Autura Eason-Williams’ death, auto thefts are on the rise and the former Office Depot is set to become apartments. 

The school recently shuttered its all-girls high school program and switched to a classical education curriculum for its remaining students in grades K-8.

Major violent crimes, like aggravated assaults, murders, rapes and robberies, are down for the first half of the year compared to the first half of 2021, according to the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission’s 2nd Quarter report released Wednesday, July 27. 

Zaire Love is the woman behind “Slice,” a short documentary about the style of pool diving mostly practiced among Black youth and men in the Memphis area. 

The Green Eyeshade Awards have been given since 1950 to recognize the best journalism across the Southeast.

From July 1, 2022 to July 30, 2023, there is no sales tax on gun safes or safety devices. This weekend will be tax-free for clothes and school supplies. And the entire month of August will be tax-free for groceries.

A third suspect, an adult, has been arrested and charged with murder in the carjacking and slaying of Rev. Autura Eason-Williams.

Memphis has a quality housing problem, the City Council looks over the debt cliff and Tigers football could have a “big year.”

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board rejected on Tuesday evening, July 26, applications for three charter schools, but the schools could still gain approval by going an alternate route. 

“The difference is that we know about this infection, it’s been here since 1950,” said an infectious disease expert. “We’re so far ahead with monkeypox, compared to where we were with COVID. But it makes it just truly a different type of problem altogether.”

Even as housing prices are rising substantially in some parts of the area, the value of housing in other areas has been stagnant or even falling. 

The two contenders for Shelby County Mayor clashed for the second time in a week, this time at the Memphis Rotary Club’s traditional mayoral debate.

Council chairwoman Jamita Swearengen and council member Worth Morgan are running for county positions. The possibility of either or both winning is behind a scramble by the council to draw new district lines.

The Supreme Court issued its judgment in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Tuesday, initiating the 30-day countdown on Tennessee’s abortion ban.