Trolley schedules get cut to balance MATA budget
Trolley service will be reduced, starting Sunday, in reaction to a $4.5 million deficit at the Memphis Area Transit Authority. The changes will cut more than 36 hours a week from MATA's three...
View ArticleInfamous drug lord with ties to bloody Mexican cartel back in Memphis court...
Admitted drug kingpin Craig Petties, then a multi-millionaire, shows off just some of his diamond jewelry paid for through his cocaine trafficking empire. Photo courtesy Memphis Police ...
View ArticleOfficials Warn Counterfeit Money Use On The Rise In North Mississippi
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - A problem with funny money in Independence County.Criminals have been caught trying to use counterfeit cash.';If you're trying to pass a bill here,...
View ArticleMATA Riders Can Now Enjoy Book On Board
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - MATA riders can now take a journey through a book while riding the bus.The "Books on Buses" program kicked off today at the MATA station downtown.It...
View ArticleMPD Searching For Suspects On Cordova Wal-Mart Assault
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) - On Thursday, August 8, 2013, at approximately 2:00 p.m., officers responded to an Aggravated Assault at the Wal-Mart located at 577 N. Germantown Parkway.Upon arriving...
View ArticleWorking Out Shelby County Schools Security Issues
MEMPHIS, TN-- Security at the Unified School District is still being ironed out. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office told me their talks with Memphis Police is ongoing and school security...
View ArticleThree Teens Hospitalized After Basketball Tryouts
FULTON, MS (localmemphis.com) - Three Mississippi teens are hospitalized after trying out for their middle school's basketball team. They were diagnosed with a rare muscle condition called...
View ArticleTennessee students rank near the bottom in ACT scores
rank among the worst in the country for ACT scores. Tennessee students who graduated from public high schools this spring had an average composite score of 19.5. Only 18% achieved college readiness,...
View ArticleRep. Cohen of Memphis to ask Obama to release some prisoners doing time for...
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen plans to ask President Barack Obama to use his commutation power to release federal prisoners sentenced for lengthier periods for crack cocaine possession than the...
View ArticleSouthaven mayor discusses his first 50 days in office
Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite has been busy, so busy that he joked with a crowd of more than 200 Wednesday that his first 50 days in office have felt like "50 ...
View ArticleNo dates set for do-over vote for Shelby County School Board
The Shelby County Election Commission learned on Wednesday that it will have to wait before any action can be taken toward another election for the Shelby County School Board District 4 ...
View ArticleMemphis Police Looking For Hit And Run Driver
Memphis, TN-Memphis Police are looking for the person responsible for the hit and run killing of Derrick Cross and Jessika Cavazos. They were killed early Sunday at 3:40 am on Interstate 40 and...
View ArticleFatal accident brings traffic to standstill on westbound I-240 near Lamar in...
A fatal car crash at Interstate 240 and Lamar has backed up westbound traffic to the Perkins exit, police said after the accident at about 12:30 ...
View ArticleProsecutor appointed to coordinate new federal crime initiative in Memphis
Federal prosecutor C. David Biggers Jr. has been appointed local coordinator of prevention and re-entry as part of the government's recently announced "Smart on Crime" ...
View ArticleNew hospital features glass made in Olive Branch
The new hospital’s two-story atrium features smart glass manufactured in Olive Branch that’s electronically tinted to minimize the need for air ...
View ArticlePeace Corps brings recruiting push to Memphis
Since the Peace Corps' inception in 1961, more than 1,600 Tennessee residents have volunteered two years of their lives to serve in another ...
View ArticleCareer shift led to new field for The Flower Man of Memphis Farmers Market
Lindsay Chandler had one of the biggest followings at the Agricenter Farmers Market. His customers left with arms full of flowers and smiles on their ...
View ArticleWeather Forecast Sunny and hot
Today will be mostly sunny with highs in the lower 90s, according to the National Weather Service. Cloudy skies will move in this evening. Lows will be in the lower ...
View ArticleHorse catches up with cart at EDGE meeting
The cart left the barn months ago (on International Paper expansion project), Gwyn Fisher, greater Memphis regional director of the Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development, said....
View ArticleWhy Mohammeds only renting in Chicago AUG 22
Nazr Mohammed and his wife moved from a rental house in Lake Forest to an apartment downtown. With 16 seasons in the NBA and this year's $1.4 million contract, Mohammed could afford to buy a...
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