The Tennessee House overwhelmingly passed fetal heartbeat legislation Thursday to prohibit abortion, then held out hope the Senate would consider the measure.

Awards foster inclusion work that faculty and staff are doing on campus.

The nickname for athletic teams remains the Rebels, but the university retired its Colonel Reb mascot in 2003 amid criticism that the bearded old man looked like a plantation owner.

As increasing numbers of coronavirus cases are detected in younger people, large gatherings are discouraged. But it's ultimately up to the organizer about whether to move forward or cancel events such as Memphis in May or the Southern Heritage Classic, said Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter.

University admissions staff will review a host of other indicators, including pre-ACT scores and dual enrollment grades.

High school will round out university's public school initiatives that will extend from pre-K through the 12th grade.

The popular Mexican restaurant has closed for the time being because two employees tested positive for COVID-19.

The Grizzlies have their hotel reservations for Disney, the Southern Heritage Classic is canceled, and perhaps the oldest part of Memphis is getting a face lift. 

Dexamethasone is a commonly used steriod, widely available and inexpensive. It shows promise of being a big breakthrough for the sickest patients, including people on ventilators.

Memphis Congressman Steve Cohen says "defunding" police isn't what Democrats want and, in endorsing Tennessee Republican Senate contender Bill Hagerty, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton says protesters were exercising Constitutional rights

In an effort to calm nerves, state Rep. Antonio Parkinson issued an apology Wednesday night for cursing during an outburst the previous evening as he tried to defend a slain Nashville teenager.

The City of Memphis is seeking to modify the 1978 consent decree dealing governing police surveillance activities. A hearing on the request began Wednesday, June 17. 

The encounter was the same day Strickland met for a third time with a group of religious leaders on possible police reforms. There wasn't much agreement in the discussion on the mall outside City Hall.

The citywide mask requirement approved Tuesday takes effect immediately, but enforcement will probably take longer and there could be a legal challenge in Nashville.

Supply chain problems are affecting the move to get Shelby County funding approved for a specific vendor. 

Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said the sheriff’s office SWAT team used C.S. gas, or “tear gas,” in a May 31 protest Downtown after bricks and bottles were thrown at them as they blocked some protesters from trying to get on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge.

In the waning days of the 111th General Assembly, the House of Representatives descended into an atmosphere of chaotic uncertainty but slowly started trying to take a new direction Wednesday morning.

Town hall will include panel discussion on the COVID-19 economic recovery with points of view from the private and public sectors.

A $39.4 billion House budget plan for fiscal 2021 pulls $12.2 million Memphis and Shelby and another large chunk from Nashville and Davidson County and redistributes it to other cities and counties.

The $75,000 gift will also help provide masks and other protective gear.

From June 3 to Wednesday, Shelby County averaged 131 new cases and 1,558 tests results a day with an 8.4% positive rate. Five of the six highest single-day totals of new coronavirus cases in Shelby County occurred in the past two weeks.

Delivery areas reach as far as nine miles away from certain restaurants, which in some cases is double the prior reach.

The area's daily positivity rate is just about 7%. 

Today, we're talking about changes at Flight, a balloon festival that hasn't gotten off the ground and how "Bluff City Law" could play a part in the city's next close-up. Plus, masks are now mandatory. Mostly. 

As SCS considers plans to help students recoup academic losses because of the coronavirus, teachers will be surveyed before a decision is made by the school board.