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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Cellphone bans are a trending topic across Tennessee school districts, and while some think it’s a great idea, others are on the fence. The new law took effect on July 1. The goal is to enhance the learning environment and limit distractions during class time, as well as reduce incidents of bullying...

A MarketWatch Guides analysis found that just one of Tennessee's five most populous cities has homes considered affordable for households earning the median income. The MarketWatch team analyzed data from Zillow, the U.S. Census Bureau and Freddie Mac to evaluate housing affordability based on the guideline that...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Attorneys for Cleotha Abston, convicted of raping Alicia Franklin in 2021, asked a panel of judges to overturn his conviction. The request comes more than a year after his 2024 conviction for aggravated rape and kidnapping. Abston's lawyer said the state improperly introduced a photo of a gun...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Lead water tests recently conducted by Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) revealed elevated lead levels "from 27 individual water sources at 24 school locations," according to MSCS officials. Parents of Bellevue Middle School and Central High School students received a letter from the district...

Aug. 6, 2025 – A 59-year-old Southaven man is back behind bars, now facing additional and more serious charges involving crimes against children under the age of 14. John W. Pummill was arrested again on August 6, following a deeper investigation by the Southaven Police Department’s Special Victims Unit. He is now...

Memphis authorities are currently seeking information following a reported carjacking incident that occurred at the New Park Cemetery. According to a release published by the Memphis Police Department, at around 2:00 p.m. on July 26, a driver for Uber arrived at the cemetery to pick up a customer, only to be...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County leaders got a look Wednesday at a new plan to move the county’s jails and courts from 201 Poplar and Shelby Farms to a new, modern facility in North Memphis. The proposed 71-acre site, formerly home to an old Firestone plant that closed in the 1980s, would be leased by […]

Mayor spent $18K on executive retreat at Pyramid, records show. Thousands of your taxpayer dollars spent on an overnight meeting for top city officials less than a mile from city hall. Receipts FOX13 obtained through a public records request show Memphis Mayor Paul Young's executive retreat last month cost $18,126.24.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -A Memphis man said he's 100 percent sure a man he saw targeting homes in Midtown on a FOX13 report broke into his East Memphis home on Tuesday. Memphis Police released footage of the burglar on Tuesday. MPD said he's broken into several homes. An East Memphis homeowner, whose identity FOX13 agreed not...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A family hopes that billboards in Memphis will help them find their loved one, Ronald Dumas Jr., who’s been missing since December. Investigators say the Alabama realtor was abducted in Huntsville seven months ago, and his phone was traced to the Memphis area; however, they’ve been unable to find...