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New financial app pushes new savings concept for close family and friends
Asking for money using social media or crowdsourcing websites and apps when a crisis strikes has become a modern-day norm. But a new digital platform is emerging that aims to…
Sports
Memphis Grizzlies trade Ja Morant to Portland Trailblazers, AP source says
By Tim Reynolds Ja Morant is headed to Portland, after the Trail Blazers and Memphis agreed on a trade Monday that sees the Grizzlies starting anew and gives the two-time…
City Council votes unanimously to pay for AutoZone Park repairs and improvements
A $5 million funding resolution for renovations at AutoZone Park passed on a third reading walk-off during the Tuesday, June 23, Memphis City Council meeting. Council members agreed 11-0 to…
Cameron Boozer arrives as Grizzlies begin building a new core
Cameron Boozer and Cedric Coward were supposed to share a basketball future once before. It did not happen at Duke. But as Boozer sat inside FedExForum on Thursday, June 25,…
Lifestyle & Culture
‘Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom is Dead’ explores loss, family and finding humor in grief
“Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom is Dead: A Memoir” by Angela Nissel, c.2026, Amistad, $21.99, 224 pages For weeks, you’ve been picking at a scar. Your brain says to…
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The Soundtrack of a City
If music has a hometown, Memphis has long made its case as the strongest contender. From soul and blues to gospel and hip-hop, generations of Bluff City musicians have contributed…
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Snake activity rises in the region as summer heat intensifies
Wildlife experts are warning residents across Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas to prepare for increased snake activity as summer temperatures climb, creating…
Independent review shows Kohen Wiley was shot from side, raising new questions in police killing
The bullet that killed 1-year-old Kohen Kartier Wiley did not travel from front to back, an independent forensic review shows. It…
Memphis schools takeover blocked by judge in temporary order
By Melissa Brown A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Memphis school takeover board’s authority after school officials said it could…
At Kohen Wiley’s funeral, grief takes center stage after weeks of protest
POPE, Miss. — In the two weeks since Kohen Kartier Wiley was killed by a Senatobia police officer, there have been…