The Shelby County Commission voted unanimously in favor of censuring Criminal Court Judge Jim Lammey Monday night for sharing social media posts about the Holocaust, immigrants and Muslims.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland plans to sign an executive order Tuesday that will put into effect the Memphis 3.0 land use and development guidelines currently pending before the Memphis City Council.
The fate of local Democratic Party Chairman Michael Harris is sharing space with more mundane details, such as organizing political events and getting a local party with a lot of new blood better organized.
The Tennessee Black Caucus isn’t ready to accept a “painful” apology from House Speaker Glen Casada for his involvement in racist and sexist text messages.
Members of the House Ethics Committee are discussing an advisory report in private on the resignation of House Speaker Glen Casada’s chief of staff amid a scandal over racist and sexist text messages.
Memphis Botanic Garden hosted mothers and families for a picnic in the park on Mother's Day. The event changed its brunch-style event for the first time in more than 20 years.
The Cooper-Young Garden Club hosts the Cooper-Young Garden Walk 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 18-19.
The daughter of Sedley Alley, the man convicted in the 1985 brutal murder and rape of Marine Lance Cpl. Suzanne Marie Collins in Millington, is seeking to have the DNA evidence in the case tested, some 13 years after her father was executed for the slaying.
Here is a look at how the 18 races on the Oct. 3 Memphis ballot shape up a week before candidates are able to pull qualifying petitions signalling their official entry into a race.
After a 41-year journey to earn her college degree, 59-year-old Alison Turner has earned an associate degree and two bachelor’s degrees from LeMoyne-Owen College.
Small, private school for students with certain learning disabilities is proving to be the perfect fit for some Memphis families.
Two Shelby County Republican House members say their caucus needs to discuss solutions to the scandal swirling around House Speaker Glen Casada, but they’re not ready to call for his resignation.
The FBI is looking into the possibility of illicit favors in return for votes for the governor’s education savings account bill, a situation state Rep. Jim Coley calls "troubling."
Old homicide records stored at the Main Library offer a glimpse into century-old crimes and the reasons behind them.
A proposal to open a new program to host youth with pending Juvenile Court cases at a Shelby County Schools building is causing concern for several Shelby County Commissioners.
The Tennessee Black Caucus is requesting a federal investigation into House Speaker Glen Casada's Office and the Nashville DA's Office as the lieutenant governor says Casada should resign.
Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich announced in a statement Friday she is not seeking criminal charges against any of the four Memphis police officers in the shooting of Martavious Banks last September.
Shelby County Democratic Party chairman Michael Harris called a special session of the local party's executive committee Thursday night to decide whether he should stay or be removed as leader of the party.
Tennessee House Republicans are circulating a letter to hold a meeting that could decide the fate of embattled House Speaker Glen Casada, who is caught in a racist and sexist text scandal.
NASHVILLE –House Minority Leader Karen Camper is maintaining the Democratic Caucus' stance for House Speaker Glen Casada to resign while Democratic state Rep. John DeBerry of Memphis says it is "premature."
On "Behind The Headlines," Mayor Jim Strickland said North Memphis critics of the Memphis 3.0 proposed land use and development plan want the city to turn over the former Firestone plant site to them for uses other than manufacturing.