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Sunny skies should be back today in Memphis. According to the National Weather Service, today's highs should reach the mid 60s. Winds will be from the northwest at 5 to 10 ...
View ArticleChild rape trial expected to start for Memphis father whose son is on death row
Jurors on Wednesday are expected to hear opening statements and then hear testimony from two victims, now ages 14 and 18, who say they were raped for years by a relative, James Hawkins Sr., ...
View ArticleMan arrested after allegedly raping stabbing woman in South Memphis
According to police, this happened on around 10 p.m. Saturday near Hugenot and Barron in the South Memphis area. The woman told police that she met Brooks at a house on Barron. When she arrived, the ...
View ArticleWoman rams police civilian cars after boyfriend arrested
The deputies called for help, officials said, and Boyette fled in the Ion. Deputies pursued, but lost her. They waited around to see if she would return, police said, and she soon did. She sped by, ...
View ArticleMemphis man arrested for bigamy after first wife contacts police
According to police, McIntye married Nikia Bell in Memphis last July 16. But according to a woman named Carlena Hammons, she was still legally his wife. Hammons contacted authorities, who determined ...
View ArticleWarriors Mavericks Grizzlies and Suns battle for NBA West playoff places
After long stretches without making the postseason, the Washington Wizards and the Charlotte Bobcats will make their returns in the upcoming NBA playoffs. Photograph: Chuck ...
View ArticleAccused Killer Of Holly Bobo Does Not Appear In Court
DECATUR COUNTY, TN (localmemphis.com) - The man charged with kidnapping and killing Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo did not appear in court Wednesday as scheduled.According to a judge, Zachary ...
View ArticleGrizzlies vs. Heat preview
The Memphis Grizzlies find themselves in the unenviable position of having to make up ground in the late stages of a playoff race, and that task is especially difficult with three of their remaining ...
View ArticleRecap Memphis vs. Miami Miami Herald APR 9
Memphis, TN (SportsNetwork.com) - Mike Conley scored 26 points and keyed a pivotal late run that propelled the Memphis Grizzlies to a crucial 107-102 win over the Miami Heat in a key late-season ...
View ArticleGrizz keep playoff hopes alive drop Heat to 2nd in East CBSSports.com APR 9
Mario Chalmers scored 12 points for the Heat. The loss, coupled with the Indiana Pacers' 104-102 win at Milwaukee, dropped the Heat into the second spot in the Eastern ...
View ArticleTennessee Senate advances bill to bring back electric chair
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Tennessee's electric chair would be pressed back into service for executions if the state cannot obtain drugs needed to carry out lethal injections under a bill ...
View ArticleCV Z-Bo a match with Memphis wrestling roots
Zach Randolph, in physicality and personality, evokes Memphis’ wrestling past. (Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images) o Zach Randolph is a terrific basketball player, an altogether charming ...
View ArticleColeman Elementary evacuated due to smoke from air conditioner
Students at Coleman Elementary were sent to the playground beginning about 1 p.m. Wednesday when an air conditioner began spewing smoke inside the ...
View ArticleDeSoto briefs PSCs Presley to hold Horn Lake town hall
Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley will hold a town hall meeting in Horn Lake April 22 from 6 to 7 p.m. at City Hall, 3101 Goodman Road at ...
View ArticleBriarcrest brings in professional help for its soccer team
April 4 2014 — Gareth Munro, soccer coach for Briarcrest Christian School, instructs his team during an afternoon practice on the soccer field. Munro started coaching at Briarcrest in August...
View ArticleShelby County infant mortality rate declines
April 09, 2014 - Yvonne Madlock, director of the Shelby County Health Department, speaks about infant mortality rates during the Shelby County Commission meeting on Wednesday afternoon. The Shelby ...
View ArticleTennessee lawmakers approve bill removing statute of limitations in rape cases
NASHVILLE -- State senators gave final legislative approval Wednesday to a bill that removes the statute of limitations for prosecuting most rape crimes in certain ...
View ArticleFirst storm-spotter class offered to Memphis deaf community
April 9, 2014 — DeafConnect of the Mid-South sign-languge interpreter Randall Chappell relays information during the countyâs first Storm Spotter class for the Deaf and hard of...
View ArticleMemphis teen receives probation for accidental shooting death of friend 13
Special Judge Dan Michael placed the teen on probation through the court's Youth Services Bureau and ordered him to abide by several conditions, including receiving extensive counseling for...
View ArticleMid-South Memories April 10
Charles Nicholas/The Commercial Appeal files Isaac Hayes, 28, along with Memphis Symphony director Vincent de Frank, goes over some music at Stax Record Co. in early 1971. The two were preparing for ...
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