News Staff A woman has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a community activist in Memphis, Tennessee, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Tifanee Wright, 33, was wanted on a second-degree murder charge in the Aug. 13 shooting of Yvonne Nelson, authorities said. Wright was arrested Tuesday in Memphis, the Marshals Service said. Memphis police … Read more
More controversy involving Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert, as it’s been discovered she’s now vacationing in Jamaica while the clerk’s office remains closed and mired in a massive backlog. Comptroller Jason Mumpower Tweeted Monday that Halbert’s trip “shows a lack of leadership and concern for her staff who are left behind to address the backlog … Read more
MLGW issuing a fair warning. It will resume disconnections for non-payment for residential customers next week. This, after the utility announced on August 11th that it would pause disconnections temporarily to help cash-strapped customers due to inflation and rising home energy costs. Regular disconnections will resume on August 29th. Payment plans can be set up … Read more
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers river vessel will be named in honor of a civil engineer who worked in the Memphis division before he died of cancer last year, officials said. Corps officials plan to christen the Survey Vessel Chasteen in a ceremony Tuesday on the Mississippi River, the Corps said in a news … Read more
A federal judge is ordering Starbucks to reinstate seven employees in Memphis who were fired earlier this year after leading an effort to unionize their store. In a decision issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman agreed with the National Labor Relations Board, which had asked the court to intervene in May. The labor board … Read more
Tennessee’s largest school district is reviewing all buildings older than 70 years with drop ceilings after one collapsed earlier this week, officials said. Memphis-Shelby County Schools said inspectors and engineers have been reviewing the damage after a drop ceiling collapsed in the library of Cummings K-8 Optional School on Monday. Three employees were treated for … Read more
A hospital was on lockdown early Tuesday while treating multiple victims of a shooting involving two crime scenes in in Memphis, Tennessee, local media reported. A sedan was left riddled with bullet holes outside Methodist North hospital. Memphis Police also taped off the scene at a gas station several miles away where an assault rifle … Read more
A Memphis firefighter was tragically killed in the lione of duty Wednesday when his fire engine was involved in a crash. It happened around 8pm on Cambridge Avenue near EH Crump and Danny Thomas Boulevard. Memphis Polcie say the fire truck struck a pickup truck. Four firefighters were taken to Regional One Trauma Center, where … Read more
Ralph Prater, one of the first Black students to enroll at then-Memphis State University in 1959, has died. He was 81. The university confirmed his death on its website but did not reveal the cause. He died Sunday. The group of students who integrated the university became known as the Memphis State Eight. Also in … Read more
A Democratic lawyer who pledged to make abortion prosecutions under Tennessee’s “trigger law” an extremely low priority in the county that includes Memphis has defeated the incumbent Republican district attorney who refused to say whether she would go after doctors who perform the procedure. Steve Mulroy scored a decisive win over Shelby County District Attorney … Read more