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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A judge sentenced two defendants to time in jail for beating a teen worker unconscious at a Cordova restaurant in July of 2023, according to the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office. Darius Brantley was sentenced to three years, and Kaitlin Brantley was also given three years, in addition to a...

The group called her arrest "illegal," arguing her rights within the First and Fourth amendments were violated.

A burglary at a Circle K on Germantown Parkway has the Memphis police requesting the public's assistance. The incident occurred on Sunday morning, October 26, with reports indicating that a masked suspect engaged in a straightforward heist, targeting cigarettes from the store's back office. According to the Memphis...

Some people in Shelby County face losing access to food stamps again. In a matter of days, tens of thousands of Shelby County families will run out of the money they need to put food on the table. The federal government says SNAP benefits won't be paid Saturday because of the ongoing shutdown. That will impact around...

Over 80 children have been found, and more than 1,600 arrests have been made since the Memphis Safe Task Force was established, according to a spokesperson on Tuesday. Federal task force officials claimed they recovered their 84th missing youngster on Monday, Oct. 27, after family members reported him missing nearly...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Darren Goods, who was appointed in April as the city’s public safety advisor, has resigned, a city spokesperson said Thursday. Goods, a former MPD colonel and commander of the Investigative Services Bureau, had 35 years of experience, the city said when he was appointed. Mayor Paul Young said he...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The U.S. is now on day 30 of the government shutdown. As a result of the shutdown, food assistance is expected to come to a stop across all Mid-South states in just two days, leaving hundreds of thousands of families scrambling to find food. “It’s bad. It’s bad,” said Mary Norman, an […]

An icon of Southern comfort food is making plans to serve up an extra helping of its signature cuisine to Memphis diners. Cook Out, which has been delighting diners with its burgers, chicken, barbecue, and wide range of milkshakes since 1989, has filed paperwork for a new Union Avenue location.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One person was shot in Orange Mound overnight, according to the Memphis Police Department. MPD says they responded to a shooting call in the 1000 block of Ethel Street a little after 12:30 a.m., after being flagged down by bystanders. According to officers, the bystanders informed them that the...

Memphis City Councilman J.B Smiley and state Rep. G.A. Hardaway shared an update on their lawsuit against the governor’s deployment of National Guard troops in Memphis. “Our lawsuit is specifically about the illegal deployment of the National Guard into our community,” not about the larger Memphis Safe Task Force,...