Judge follows in footsteps, even sharing the same office, as first female U.S. District Court Judge Julia Gibbons.

Federal and local law enforcement introduce a new plan to tackle violent crime by holding community summits throughout the city. 

An Orange Mound postal facility where three people including the gunman died earlier this week was back in operation Thursday.

Lawmakers are considering reforms to the registry law following a judge’s decision earlier this year that the state applied the law unconstitutionally.

The Memphis Police Department recently honored retired Captain Jerry Williams, 73 years to the day he was hired. 

Three people, all U.S. Postal Service employees, are dead after a shooting at an Orange Mound postal facility Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

Attorneys for state Sen. Katrina Robinson have filed a motion asking for a new trial or acquittal after she was found guilty last month of four wire fraud charges. 

The lawsuit, filed in federal civil court, in Tennessee’s Middle District, alleges the scheme between Methodist and West Cancer executives cost Medicare and Medicaid more than $800 million in fraudulent payments. 

The next step for Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis is creating a strategic plan best utilizing the department’s current resources and ultimately leads to crime reduction – and a safer city.

Police said five people were in the home when three to four men kicked in the front door and ordered those in the home not to look at them.

MPD officer accused of sexual assault is back on the force after charges were dropped and record cleared. 

U.S. Marshals arrest man accused in fatal shooting of Rhodes student Drew Rainer. 

A private Monday evening gathering was held to honor Andrew Rainer, who was a 2018 graduate of Christian Brothers High School and was the chaplain for his fraternity, Sigma Nu.

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A woman was also injured during the robbery. 

Former federal prosecutor Linda Harris said Memphians are becoming “desensitized” to violence and that current remedies aren’t working. Harris is one of several candidates who plan to challenge incumbents in the criminal justice system by calling for change.

State Sen. Katrina Robinson was found guilty Thursday, Sept. 30, on four of five counts of wire fraud.

The jury in state Sen. Katrina Robinson’s trial, where she is accused of wire fraud ,will deliberate on Thursday. If convicted of the charges, Robinson faces up to 20 years in prison. 

The county is paying an average of $34,000 per month to a Jackson, Tennessee, law firm to represent Sheriff Floyd Bonner in a federal lawsuit. 

Katrina Robinson testified Tuesday, Sept. 28, in the federal wire fraud and embezzlement case against her. 

Prosecuting attorneys on Tuesday played graphic video of armed security guard Gregory Livingston shooting and killing Alvin Motley Jr. at a Kroger Fuel Center on Aug. 7.

Grand jury will determine whether second-degree murder charges will go forward, or whether different charges should be applied.

U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman says calculation of money allegedly misspent by state Sen. Katrina Robinson from grant funds was flawed.

The city’s current goal is a police force of 2,500 officers.