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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The ninth and final member of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Oversight Board has been named. Karen Vogelsang, the only educator on the board, was the recipient of Tennessee's Teacher of the Year award in 2015, and is a former Shelby County teacher. She also works with Arise 2 Read and runs an inte

Open Tue–Thu 11 AM–8:30 PM | Fri–Sat 11 AM–9 PM |Sun-Mon Closed. Locals in Memphis talk about The Bar-B-Q Shop the way you talk about a favorite cousin who always brings the best food to the party. From the moment you walk in, the smell of...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Demolition has begun on the old Commercial Appeal building on Union Avenue, which is coming down to make way for a new Regional One hospital. Crews were tearing down walls Tuesday at the newspaper’s 95,000-square-foot former home at 495 Union, near downtown. The Commercial Appeal downsized and moved to

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - University of Memphis Athletic Director Ed Scott shared updates about the $220 million Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovation project Tuesday afternoon. Scott discussed what’s next in the construction process and what fans can expect when the Tigers return to the field. The announcement comes wi

Tony Carruthers, a Memphis man on death row, is experiencing mental and physical health complications after the Tennessee Department of Corrections botched its lethal injection attempt, Carruthers’ family and attorneys told MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. “I think he is still in trauma,” said a member of Carruthers’

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — Don't be surprised if you see more police presence along Highway 385 on Wednesday. The purpose of the campaign "Arrive Alive on 385" is to lower deadly and serious crashes. Law enforcement across West Tennessee will focus on Highway 385. It stretches from Memphis all...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man is accused of spending more than $16,000 at Lowe’s stores with someone else’s store account number and posting the stolen items for sale on Facebook. Lugene Moore, 31, was booked in the Shelby County Jail on Tuesday for Identity Theft, Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card, and Theft of […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man allegedly pinned a woman to the ground by holding his knee on her neck after she ‘accidentally’ collided into his car last Saturday evening. Julian Lee Horne is charged with carjacking. Memphis police said its officers responded to a carjacking in the 1200 block of North McClean Boulevard two min

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — National Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump and Attorney Van Turner will be representing the family of a one-year-old who was shot and killed during an officer-involved shooting in Senatobia, Mississippi. Crump said the following in a statement on Tuesday: “A 1-year-old child is dead because police office

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Hunter Demster uses his phone daily to document law enforcement and its interactions with Memphians. According to court documents, his recordings have increased as thousands of federal agents surged into Memphis. The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU Tennessee’s May lawsuit filing shows tho