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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A federal grand jury in the Western District of Tennessee has returned a two-count indictment charging Trenton Abston, 25, of Memphis, with the attempted kidnapping and stalking of Memphis Mayor Paul Young. United States Attorney D. Michael Dunavant, of the Western District of Tennessee, announced the return of the federal indictment today.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For nearly 20 years, G.A. Hardaway didn’t just represent Memphis in Nashville, he defended it. Now, the city he fought for is preparing to say goodbye. A Celebration of Life service for State Representative G.A. Hardaway was held Friday, May 1, 2026, at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, located at 70 North Bellevue Boulevard.  Hardaway represented Tennessee House District 93 for […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was shot early Friday morning at a home in the Westwood neighborhood, police said. According to the Memphis Police Department (MPD), a "shots fired" call came in just before 5 a.m. on Hawkeye Street off Western Park Drive. Officers arrived to find a man inside a home had been shot, police said.

This story has been updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was arrested on various charges, including DUI, following a crash that left a woman dead and his two children critically injured in Raleigh Thursday night. Travis Johnson, 33, is charged with driving under the influence, public intoxication, reckless driving, and two counts of reckless endangerment. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Shelby County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency along with the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced they are opening a Mobile Disaster Recovery Center on May 2. Representatives from FEMA will be in Shelby County to offer in-person assistance for residents that were affected by...

We don’t often top our website with news from another website, but our sense is that the decision of a company to back away from Arkadelphia as a data center location is a regionally important development. CLICK HERE to read the story from our friend Joel Phelps at The Arkadelphian. For ourselves, we have no particular objections to data centers. If you’d told us...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A federal grand jury indicted a man accused of trying to kidnap Memphis Mayor Paul Young, government officials announced Friday, May 1. Trenton Abston was indicted on attempted kidnapping and stalking. Court records show the 26-year-old made an initial appearance in federal court on Tuesday, April...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A group of protesters layed down in front of xAI’s Colossus I supercomputer in southwest Memphis, blocking access to the facility on Friday. Seven people wearing gas masks were lying on the ground on the driveway on Riverport Road. Memphis Police vehicles are parked nearby. At one point, a Bronco drove close […]

Police say a Memphis man is now in custody after a deadly shooting in South Memphis on April 13. Timothy E. Geter was arrested in connection with the killing of Ulric F. Brooks Jr. in the 2100 block of Lowell Avenue. Geter appeared in court on Friday morning, May 1, and is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm during the...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is in critical condition after a shooting in Whitehaven Friday morning, according to police. Officers say they responded to the shooting in the 2100 block of Parkhurst Cove around 11:44 a.m. At this time, no suspect information has been released. If you have any information, you are urged to call […]