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  • Coronavirus

    Shelby County reports 284 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

    Overall, the Shelby County Health Department has reported 37,764 coronavirus cases and 573 deaths, classifying 34,273 cases as inactive/recovered. Active cases in Shelby County stand at 2,918, an increase from the 2,887 reported Friday.

    By Omer Yusuf October 31, 2020
  • Metro

    Inside the election process: how and where absentee, early voting ballots are counted

    Election officials put trust in people’s respect for meticulous process.

    By David Waters October 31, 2020
  • Podcast Elections

    Shelby County early and absentee voters mostly women, Memphians, over 50

    A new voting app breaks down who the early voters were. The broader turnout numbers show more than half of the county’s registered voters have already cast their ballots.

    By Bill Dries November 02, 2020
  • State Government

    State of Tennessee’s bet on mobile sports gaming about to go live

    After staying out of the casino business, Tennessee approved mobile sports wagering and the betting is scheduled to go live Sunday, Nov. 1. 

    Related Story: Tennessee online sports betting preview: Launch incentives

    By Don Wade October 30, 2020
  • Health Care

    Doctors to pay $342,000 for overcharging Medicare

    Memphis doctors who violated False Claims Act in filing higher charges agree to pay for overbilling Medicare.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 30, 2020
  • Real Estate

    Landlords, federal agencies battle in court over halting evictions

    U.S. Dist. Judge Mark Norris tells parties he will rule as soon as possible over landlords’ request to at least temporarily block the CDC’s order halting evictions across the nation.

    By Tom Bailey October 30, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Nearly 300 cases added to Shelby coronavirus total

    Those 288 cases come from 3,169 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 9.1%.

    By Elle Perry October 30, 2020
  • Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: Our scary reality makes this the scariest of Halloweens

    One Memphis family decided they wanted to really frighten people with their Halloween display this year. So it features Donald Trump. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 30, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Catching a new ride, and we’re hung up on a win

    South Main sparkles, FedEx innovates and we’re dreaming of all the things we could be. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 30, 2020
  • Elections

    On to Election Day: A quick guide to the Nov. 3 ballot

    Here’s a quick guide to the competitive races on the ballot and what is at stake in other races that aren’t as competitive.

    By Bill Dries October 30, 2020
  • Video Behind The Headlines

    Behind the Headlines: Lakeland, Millington school superintendents weigh pandemic impact on students

    On “Behind The Headlines,” the leaders of the two suburban school systems also agreed with the recommendation of Gov. Bill Lee not to use the results of state achievement tests this year to evaluate teachers and students. Nevertheless, they are watching to gauge the impact of the pandemic on learning and the lives of students.

    By Bill Dries October 30, 2020
  • Metro

    SCS ‘Boo for Books’ giveaway scheduled for Halloween

    Shelby County Schools will give away books and goodie bags on Halloween in an ongoing commitment to literacy and reading comprehension.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 29, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Health officials: COVID hospitalizations going up substantially

    In expanded contact tracing interviews the Health Department has done with 704 infected people in the last month, 63% had symptoms but were out shopping, meeting with friends and going to work.

    By Jane Roberts October 29, 2020
  • Public Safety

    U.S. Marshal offers rewards in unsolved killings of eight children

    The U.S. Marshal’s Service is offering $50,000 in rewards for information in the cases of eight children who have been slain this year in Memphis.

    By Bill Dries October 29, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Watch the Oct.29 Shelby County COVID-19 Task Force Briefing

    The Shelby County Health Department reported fewer than 200 coronavirus cases on Thursday, Oct. 29.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 29, 2020
  • Metro

    UTHSC offering dual pediatric concentration in advanced nursing degree

    Nurses with this degree can provide care in hospitals and primary care clinics.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 29, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Fewer than 200 cases added to Shelby coronavirus total

    Thursday, Oct. 29 marks the second time in the past 12 days that new cases have been under 200. One new death brings the total to 570.

    By Elle Perry October 29, 2020
  • Metro

    Rudds endow Weddell-West scholarship

    $50,000 gift is matched by $1 million Bruns Scholarship Challenge Fund.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 29, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Inequity and the return to schools; long-hauler clinic created

    We’re off to our own private islands, a local prosecutor is under investigation and the difference between local schools’ back-to-class plans is real. Plus, a health care merger gets COVID complications of its own. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 29, 2020
  • Health Care

    Regional One, UTHSC create post-COVID clinic

    New Regional One clinic offers specialists for a variety of post-COVID symptoms, including those that last for weeks.

    By Jane Roberts October 29, 2020
  • Elections

    Early voting ends with questions, big numbers, deep differences

    Thursday is the last day of early voting in advance of the Nov. 3 election. The large turnout of early voters and those voting absentee so far leaves Election Day turnout as a bit of a surprise. And last-minute appeals to Republican and Democratic partisans is proving that political divisions over the past four years are likely to remain once the votes are counted.

    By Bill Dries October 29, 2020
  • Downtown

    Universal Life Building honored with national preservation award

    The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards recognize excellence in preservation practice and partnerships.

    By Linda A. Moore October 29, 2020
  • Education

    Students to go back in-person at Shelby County Schools but will teachers?

    Students will still use laptops, tablets and headphones for in-school learning, in the same way they are learning in virtual school.

    By Linda A. Moore October 29, 2020
  • Elections

    Bartlett Post Office to accept absentee mail-in ballots

    The U.S. Postal Service box in Bartlett will accept mail-in absentee ballots on election day up to 3 p.m. with a guarantee they will be in election commission hands by the time the polls close at 7 p.m. — the deadline to vote absentee.

    By Bill Dries October 28, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Memphis sets up focus groups to ‘reimagine policing’

    The “reimagine policing” group is to make recommendations by the start of the new year. 

    By Bill Dries October 28, 2020

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