Wharton Looks Ahead To 2014
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - The November unemployment numbers show Memphis folks aren't doing well getting work.Unemployment is at 10 1/2 percent.That's an increase from just...
View ArticleInstincts Help Tupelo Man React During Shooting
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Calling for back up.A Tupelo man was forced into action when two police officers were shot, one fatally.Randy Gregory has been a lawman before. He said that is what...
View ArticleMemphis pastor agrees to plead guilty to sexual battery of teen
Horne said Michael Bryant, pastor of Hour of Restoration Church of God in Christ, reached an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to sexual battery by an authority figure. Under the agreement, he...
View ArticleCollierville mayors salary may increase to $35000
November 22, 2013 — Mayor Stan Joyner, third from left, talks with others on hand during a ribbon-cutting for a Tennessee 385 highway opening named after former Governor Winfield Dunn at the...
View ArticleRonnie Patterson longtime EMS figure in East Tennessee dies
Ronnie Patterson, who devoted nearly 40 years to rescue and emergency medical service in East Tennessee, died Wednesday. He had just spent Christmas with his ...
View ArticleHolidays Hard For Locked Out Workers
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - For more than two hundred Memphis families, yesterday was a difficult day.They were dealing with the traditions of Christmas, while not knowing when they would see a...
View ArticleMemphis police investigate death of man found next to a saw
Lt. Col. Mickey Williams of the Raines station could not say whether the saw had anything to do with the death, but it was mentioned in a police scanner call for ...
View ArticleHarden leads Rockets past Grizzlies 100-92
Houston Rockets guard Jeremy Lin (7) drives for a reverse layup past Memphis Grizzlies' Ed Davis (32) and Zach Randolph (50) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 26,...
View ArticleTheatre Memphis asks for your help as 2014 approaches
is a vital part of the performing arts communities of the Memphis metropolitan area, and it needs contributions to operate and provide for the services it gives back to the area. So, during this time...
View ArticleLocal Banks Respond To Target Security Breach
Thieves are already busy hacking accounts belonging to Target customers here in the Mid-South. First Tennessee Bank confirms a few accounts have had suspicious activity since the Target security ...
View ArticleNBA Houston 100 Memphis 92Jeremy Lin ignited a fourth-quarter rally and James...
James Harden had an amazing game from the foul line Thursday to bring Houston a 100-92 win over Memphis.The Rockets trailed by six heading into the fourth quarter before outscoring the Grizzlies 34-20...
View ArticleRockets come from behind to stun Grizzlies
The Houston Rockets blew over the Memphis Grizzlies in the fourth quarter to an inexplicable 100-92 win in a National Basketball Association (NBA) match here at the Toyota Center. The Rockets were not...
View ArticleMemphis unemployment slowly improves
Memphis' unemployment rate improved significantly in November, but still stood higher than it was a year ago. According to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development,...
View ArticleMan arrested after child pornography found on cellphone
Michael Ashmore has been charged with sexual exploitation of a minor after images of young girls involved in sexual acts with adult males were found on his ...
View ArticleTrain hits car near fairgrounds
December 27 2013 - Memphis police and railroad crews work the scene where a car was hit by a train near the corner of South Hollywood and Midland Ave.(William DeShazer/The Commercial ...
View ArticleLaw enforcement groups searching for home invasion suspects in DeSoto
Local law enforcement gather at Horn Lake police sub-station coordinating search for suspects Friday morning. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial ...
View ArticlePolice Search For Suspect In Christmas Robbery Kidnapping
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - Police searching for Michael David Manis. Manis shot at two police officers. He is wanted for a Christmas Day kidnapping and robbery. Manis is 33 years old, is...
View ArticleLong-Term Unemployment Benefits End Saturday
File photo NEW YORK CITY (CNN)- Michelle Marshall is one of the 1.3 million long-term unemployed Americans who will lose unemployment benefits Saturday. Marshall, 56, has been out of work for a year,...
View ArticleYear in Review 2013 July
Developer Casey Hill on the Toof Building's roof overlooking AutoZone Park. As we count down the days until the new year, Memphis Business Journal is taking a look back at our most-read web...
View ArticleMemphis Police Officer Arrested For Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
On December 26, 2013, officers received a complaint from a concerned citizen who located a cellular phone at a business. Upon looking through the phone, the complainant observed several images of...
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