Julian Bolton, former county commissioner, dies at 75
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Julian Bolton, an attorney, civil rights advocate and former Shelby County commissioner, died Monday at age 75. Bolton was the longest-serving county commissioner ever, holding office for 24 years. He retired from law in 2024. Bolton grew up in Memphis’ Klondike neighborhood and returned to the city...
Memphis man nabbed with $7K in stolen goods in East TN
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man from Memphis could be responsible for multiple home improvement store heists in Eastern Tennessee. According to the Mt. Juliet Police Department, the 41-year-old was arrested Sunday after over $7,000 worth of merchandise was found in the back of his van. Police said an officer patrolling some...
This Day in History: Bodies of Civil Rights activists found in Miss.
NASHOBA CO., Miss. (WMC) - On Aug. 4, 1964, the bodies of civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were recovered in rural Neshoba County, Mississippi. The murders jolted Memphis’ Black community into action—student and church-led mass meetings, rapid growth in NAACP membership, and...
High lead levels found in water at 2 Memphis schools
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tests show elevated levels of lead in the drinking water at Central High School and Bellevue Middle School, leading Memphis Shelby County Schools to take action. MSCS said a test on June 27 found lead at more than twenty parts per billion in certain drinking water sources at Bellevue Middle and...
Uber driver assaulted, car stolen by passengers at cemetery
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say an Uber driver was assaulted and carjacked by at least six people at a Southwest Memphis cemetery. The driver told officers it happened on July 26 in the middle of the afternoon when he went to the New Park Cemetery on Horn Lake Road to pick up a female customer. […]
Memphis organization dedicates $50K for bail for nonviolent offenders after man dies in jail...
Memphis organization Just City dedicated $50,000 toward paying bail for low-level offenders on Friday in honor of Rockez McDaniel, a 33-year-old who recently died while awaiting arraignment in the Shelby County jail. McDaniel faced misdemeanor charges for evading arrest and escape after officers arrested him in...
Germantown Police Department Welcomes Officers with Diverse Backgrounds from Chicago and Memphis
The Germantown Police Department welcomed two new officers to their ranks last week, in a ceremony presided over by Judge Clift. The new additions, Mike Bunyon and Randy Tran, come to the department with distinct backgrounds and a dedication to serving the Germantown community. Officer Mike Bunyon, who moved from...
Two additional suspects charged with helping suspect in Memphis area quadruple murder
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two additional individuals have been charged in connection to the Lake County case that saw four dead and a baby abandoned in Dyer County. District Attorney Danny Goodman said during an arraignment of Tanaka Brown on Monday that two additional individuals were charged in the case.
New DNA testing ordered for West Memphis 3 evidence
A Crittenden County Circuit Court Judge has ordered that ligatures and hairs collected as evidence in the infamous West Memphis Three case to be tested by advanced DNA techniques. Judge Tonya Alexander issued the order on Friday (Aug. 1), according to court documents. Defendant Damien Echols has been fighting the...
Crime caught on video in real time leads to arrest, weapons seizure
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 22-year-old man is facing drug and weapons charges after he was caught on a live camera with a gun in downtown Memphis, police say. Kelvin Davis was booked in the Shelby County Jail on Monday for possession of a firearm during a dangerous felony, unlawful possession of weapons, possession of a […]
