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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are investigating after a man’s body was discovered at an abandoned garage in the Raleigh neighborhood on Sunday afternoon. The family of Robert Grove, who hasn’t been heard from in nearly a week, fears it may be him. When the WREG crew arrived, police were not on the scene, but […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One of the people arrested in the FBI’s drug sting in Mississippi is a school resource officer with Memphis Shelby County Schools. School officials say Aasahn Roach is on administrative leave after being named in the indictment on Thursday. According to public records, Roach worked at a Memphis...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. —Game Over MC will host a charity event at Morris Park on Poplar Avenue on Sunday, Nov. 2, to provide food, clothing, and blankets to the homeless. The event begins at 9 a.m. and aims to support the local homeless community by distributing essential items. Donations of clothing, blankets, and other...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Memphis, TN – A stretch of cold November nights is settling over the Mid-South, with temperatures expected to dip into the 30s across much of the region through Wednesday, according to the National Weather...

In a recent string of incidents cataloged by the Germantown Police Department, residents and local businesses have fallen prey to various criminal activities, from fraud to theft, underscoring the persistent challenge of crime in the area. A business on the 9200 block of Poplar Avenue was the target of fraud...

The Battle of the Bands, Mid-South edition, has seen its second set of finalists emerge. On Oct. 20, The Commercial Appeal launched a series of polls to determine the best high school marching band in the Memphis area. After all the votes were tallied this week, the bands moving onto the finals are Whitehaven High...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hairstylists, makeup artists, and other professionals volunteered their time to give makeovers to women who have overcome adversity. The Celebration of Survivors event happened at the Citadel of Deliverance Church and was aimed at lifting up women in the community. “At the same time they are going...

When Tim Bednarski opened a tiny barbecue joint inside an old cinder-block tractor shed in a Lowe’s parking lot back in January 2013, the skeptics probably thought he’d lost his mind. After all, who puts a restaurant in a literal shack next to where people buy power tools?...

This story is part of an ongoing collaboration between the Institute for Public Service Reporting and WKNO-FM public radio. In 2023, troubling videos of five Memphis police officers beating motorist Tyre Nichols stirred outrage across the nation. Nichols died three days after the encounter. Emotions flared again when...

The house was hit roughly a dozen times by the various fired guns, according to law enforcement. At the time of the shooting, there were six people inside – including a 2-year-old boy. The post 'I got your money': Man unleashed hail of bullets into house over dispute with woman about car repair he was paid for but...