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The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest will crown its 2026 Grand Champion during a ceremony at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at Liberty Park. Nearly 190 teams took part in competition, which kicked off May 13. The main categories include ribs, shoulder and whole hog, although a variety of ancillary c

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis woman is searching for answers after her car was alledgedly set on fire while she was sleeping inside her South Memphis apartment, and calls the ordeal a complete nightmare. “Everything was inside the car,” Shakeisha Brown told Your News Leader. “I had basically lost everything that was in th

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Jonathan Brush, the man accused in the 2022 deadly stabbing of a Memphis-area chef, was convicted Saturday. According to his attorney, Blake Ballin, Brush was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. He faces a 3- to 6-year sentence and is scheduled to be sentenced on June 22.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two men are dead after a late-night shooting near the Orange Mound neighborhood, according to the Memphis Police Department. Police say officers responded to a shooting call just after 10:30 p.m. at Wildrose and Semmes Streets, near Lamar Avenue. When officers arrived, they found two men inside a vehic

When a man was kicked out of a Tennessee restaurant for attacking a woman, he retrieved a gun from his vehicle and started shooting at the employees, authorities say. The post 'You're going to die': Man escorted out of Mexican restaurant for hitting woman grabs gun from his car and fires at workers, cops say first app

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman is facing multiple felony charges, including attempted second-degree murder, after investigators say she tried to run over the father of her child and his mother during a domestic dispute near Orange Mound. According to an affidavit, officers with the Memphis Police Department responded to a do

On National Peace Officers Memorial Day, the Southaven Police Department remembered the more than 24,000 officers who have died in the line of duty, the department said in a statement. The department said each fallen officer represents a story of service, sacrifice and dedication to the community. The department single

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Four buildings, three neighborhoods, two states, and one power plant: The world’s richest man has spent billions of dollars in Memphis and Southaven building up Grok, his artificial intelligence chatbot. However, Elon Musk’s xAI is struggling to compete with other AI chatbots. "I don't necessarily...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Memphis man will spend the next 27 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in federal court to drug and weapon possession charges, according to the Department of Justice. Terry Curtis, 41, went to trial in April 2022 after narcotics officers with the Shelby County...

Mayor Ken Adams and the Olive Branch Board of Aldermen will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at the City Municipal Court Building, 6900 Highland Street, the City of Olive Branch said. The session is a regularly scheduled Mayor and Board of Aldermen meeting and is open to...