Memphis police would be handcuffed if the city had a law like the one that took effect in Philadelphia with the mayor's signature on Tuesday, said Mike Williams, former president of the Memphis Police Association.
Williams was asked about Philadelphia's move...
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A jury on Thursday convicted state Sen. Katrina Robinson (D-Memphis) of using federal grant money awarded to a health care school she operated on her wedding, a political campaign event and other personal expenses.
A 12-person federal...
“Put simply, the reason I am here is to emphasize that the situation with the bridge may be a regional issue, but it is a national concern,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who spent much of last Thursday...
The Tennessee Valley Authority on Wednesday detailed to the Memphis Light, Gas, and Water board of commissioners the measures the utility has taken over the last five years to protect the Memphis Sand Aquifer and restore the retired Allen...
An inspection of the Interstate 55 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas began Tuesday, a week after the span became the states’ primary Mississippi River crossing when a cracked steel beam prompted the indefinite closure of the nearby Interstate 40...
by Adrian Sainz and Andrew DeMillo --
The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday that river traffic has reopened on the Mississippi River near Memphis, three days after it was closed when a crack was discovered in the Interstate 40 bridge...
Repairs to the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee could take months after a crack was found in the span, forcing thousands of trucks and cars to detour and shutting down shipping on a section of the Mississippi...
Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, and Labor Secretary Martin Walsh touched down in Memphis last Thursday to tout President Joe Biden’s “investment measures,” namely, the American Families Plan and the $2.3 trillion infrastructure bill.
The pair staged...
Paul Young, City of Memphis Division of Housing and Community Development director, was named the next president and chief executive officer of the Downtown Memphis Commission DMC) Tuesday morning.
The commission’s board gave Young unanimous approval after a national search for its...
Although the annual retreat of the Shelby County delegation of state legislators was virtual this year, it hosted some of the state’s most powerful decision makers and influential elected officials.
The two-day event convened four hours each day Monday (Nov....