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PANOLA COUNTY, Miss. - A father and daughter from the Memphis area were found shot to death inside a crashed car along a rural gravel road in north Mississippi on Sunday morning, authorities said. Panola County Sheriff Shane Phelps said deputies were called around 7 a.m. after a passerby reported...

The National Park Service wants to hear from the public about eight lynching sites in and around Memphis, Tennessee. The agency is studying whether the locations should become part of the National Park System. Comments are open until April 3, 2026. The sites span from 1868 to 1940 and are...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis police are investigating a shooting, they say left one man injured, in the Binghampton neighborhood on Saturday evening. Officers were called to the 200 block of Red Oak St., near Mimosa Ave. around 7 p.m., but did not locate a victim, police say. They say they spoke to a witness who […]

The driver hit the gas, racing his blue Chevy Malibu through the streets of Memphis’ Whitehaven community for a quarter-hour with three highway patrol cars in hot pursuit. Seventeen minutes into the chase — initiated after the driver failed to dim his bright lights — things turned chaotic. A state trooper “began to...

A new location of one of Memphis’s top Chinese restaurants is getting ready to open its doors. Little Petals Chinese is nearing the finish line on its Collierville storefront, according to a social media post on the restaurant’s Facebook page. The concept is bringing its Michelin Guide rated...

This story has been updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis Police dispatcher confirmed officers are investigating a shooting that happened in North Memphis overnight. The dispatcher reported that the call came in around 4:36 a.m. in the 1000 block of Merriwether Avenue. Police say the shooting was deemed self-inflicted....

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Authorities are searching for a man who went into the Wolf River in Memphis on Sunday and never resurfaced. The man was identified as Byron Baughns. According to the Memphis Police Department (MPD), a fisherman watched the man take off his shoes and socks and go in to swim. But then, he went under...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fayette County Fire and Shelby Co. Fire Departments battled several brush fires on Friday and Saturday, including one that burned around 108 acres, as smoke moved through the area Sunday, officials say. According to officials, Collierville Fire and Rescue received numerous calls reporting smoke...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis Safe Task Force vehicle was hit by gunfire Saturday night during a shots call investigation in the Raleigh neighborhood that resulted in a multi-agency response by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the National Guard,...

There’s no shortage of opinions when it comes to great barbecue, but the Deep South is where the real arguments start. Whether it’s slow-smoked ribs over hickory, pulled pork slathered in white sauce, or brisket that practically melts before it hits your plate, this region has been perfecting the craft for well over...