Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan ruled state prosecutors can hire an expert in the Pervis Payne case to determine if the death row inmate an intellectual disability.

Paul Whited, a choir teacher at Bartlett High School, has been indicted on a theft charge, accused of stealing at least $6,900 in choir fees. 

Two weeks ago in this space, we highlighted Tone, an Orange Mound-based Black arts organization, and the significance behind its rebranding.

There’s some good news for Memphis-area homebuyers and lots of events to go around.

A third bridge for vehicular traffic at Memphis isn’t at the top of everyone’s list, coming after broadband for Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland.

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U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Bernice Donald plans to semi-retire by taking senior status on the court. She will still hear cases as a senior judge, but President Joe Biden will name a nominee to replace her. 

City of Memphis COO Doug McGowen said the city and county are going door-to-door to increase vaccine uptake in Shelby County.

The daily average for new coronavirus cases is currently 52, according to the Shelby County Health Department. The seven-day rolling average covers May 27 - June 2.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 50 new cases and no new coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday, June 3.

The nation’s transportation secretary heard from freight executives about the effects of the closed I-40 bridge, fielded their suggestions and left to tour the repair work site on Hernando DeSoto Bridge.

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A Black-owned firm will manage the $350 million first phase of what is designed to be the largest mixed-use commercial development in the Mid-South and the Glasgow Planned Development on the former Germantown Country Club site takes a step forward.

Commissioners also got a look a three scenarios for a property tax hike from County Mayor Lee Harris’ administration although Harris has said he is not proposing such a tax hike. 

After a bullet shattered her jaw during a robbery, Alexis Chambers had to learn how to talk again.

Turner’s case was one of hundreds delayed when the coronavirus pandemic shut down Shelby County Criminal Court trials last year.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is visiting Memphis to learn more about the damage to the Hernando DeSoto Bridge.

There’s a plan under development to bring broadband to parts of Memphis that lack access and expect changes soon at Summer Avenue and National Street.

As the pandemic hobbles on, clients have filed a record number of orders of protection for situations that were “more violent than ever.”

Dr. Maury Bronstein, a retired physician and former chief of staff at Baptist Medical Center, died Monday at age 95.

The council approved Tuesday, June 1, accepting $80.5 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding -- the first of two payments to come from Washington for pandemic relief. But there are still questions and uncertainties about how the money can be used.

Memphis City Council members voted Tuesday, June 1, to extend the city’s five-year old disparity study another two years.

The process of relocating the remains of Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife began Tuesday at Health Sciences Park. The scene quickly became tense after workers put up Confederate flags around the site and began dumping debris on the letters of a Black Lives Matter mural around the monument. 

Visions for two of Memphis’ vacant skyscrapers will take shape and students in Shelby County are getting prepared for careers in aviation and software development.

Vaccination offers the best path to being protected against COVID-19, but even if herd immunity is achieved this novel coronavirus may be with us for decades — and perhaps longer considering its viral descendants. 

The Tuesday council session includes discussion about proposed home improvement grants, an extension of the contract with the company that runs Liberty Bowl stadium for the city and a delay until June 15 on final votes that would set the city budget and property tax rate.

A pair of World War II veterans reminded a crowd of more than 100 what makes Memorial Day special during an annual service at Arlington Cemetery Monday, May 31.