Grizzlies center Zach Edey is having ankle surgery, the Memphis IKEA is downsizing its staff and we know where you can cool off this summer. 

Police brass have frequently said that it has become more difficult to stem gang violence because underlings in the gangs will often team up, sometimes with members of rival gangs, to commit crimes.

Ronald Terry and Tim Johnson were in the same street gang and died five days apart in 2019. The investigation led to a guilty verdict in Memphis federal court last week and told the story of violence within the gang known as the Ghost Mob.

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The trial that ended last week in Memphis with the conviction of Ghost Mob gang member Vincent Grant for the 2019 murder of another gang member unfolded against a backdrop of political change in the nation’s capitol.

A retired Memphis police officer reveals what a traffic stop is like from the officer’s perspective.

The Memphis City Council’s budget deadline looms, and Shelby County Commissioner Miska Clay Bibbs holds a town-hall meeting.

A decade ago, Dr. Jeffrey Towbin gave Le Bonheur a 30-page single-spaced plan for how he would build a world-class pediatric heart program in Memphis.

The way to curb speeding at first glance might be to put more police officers on the street. But it’s not that simple.

The number of speeding tickets dropped in 2020 and has never increased back to pre-pandemic numbers. The number of fatalities have gone the other way.

Each year, the two-day Memphis festival celebrates June 19, 1865, when enslaved Texans learned of the Emancipation Proclamation.

“There’s a lot of homeless children in Southeast Memphis,” Hospitality Hub Executive Director Kelcey Johnson said. “Southeast Memphis leads the county in evictions, almost three times as many as the rest of the city combined.”

This year’s Memphis Juneteenth events include concerts, festivals, parades, film screenings, dance, theater and spoken word. 

Deputy Gov. Butch Eley has been part of Gov. Bill Lee’s administration for almost seven years.

The weeklong jury trial in Memphis federal court ended with the conviction of Ghost Mob leader Vincent Grant for the 2019 murder of a fellow gang member.

Attorneys for Tyré Nichols’ family and estate want a federal judge to remove a stay that has protected five former Memphis officers from parts of the civil lawsuit over Nichols’ death. 

Nichols suit will go on despite DOJ dismissal, MSCS forensic audit is coming and tight tops don’t sell chicken wings these days. 

Mike Cook, fighting this weekend in Riverfront Rumble at Beale Street Landing, trains people from all different backgrounds — even some of the local NBA team.

Tennessee officials expect to choose a firm to perform the audit by the end of the month. But many details of the audit’s scope may remain secret.

Attorney Ben Crump made his remarks at a celebration for what would have been Tyré Nichols’ 32nd birthday at I Am A Man Plaza in Downtown Memphis.

The Don’t Miss Your Flight Act would “create a discretionary grant program” and use existing funds for improvements to road, bridge, tunnel, passenger-rail or transit projects at or within 5 miles of a public airport.

The expansion and ribbon-cutting at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church follow Meharry’s acquisition of four Sanitas USA Inc. medical clinics in Memphis last month.

Former Millington football player’s foundation is set to host a benefit golf tournament. It’s another small step in his mission to help those like himself.

Germantown church will expand, U of M will cost more and The Daily Memphian gets a new restaurant reporter.

As it stands now, the Temple Israel building will come down to make way for Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church’s new church home.

The tour came the same day Musk announced his departure from the Trump administration.