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Fire crews respond to smoke billowing from Peabody hotel
Guests were evacuated from the Peabody Hotel Downtown on Saturday morning after a fire was reported in the laundry room.
Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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Spirit of Memphis Strikes and gutters, ups and downs: Bowlers let fly for a good cause
More than 1,000 bowlers of all skill levels gathered over the last two weekends to raise funds for Junior Achievement at the organization’s annual “Bowling on the River” Bowl-A-Thon.
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Public Safety Family praises judge for sentence in fatal hit-and-run
Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Ray Lepone sentenced Julio Hernandez, 21, to five years in prison for vehicular homicide.
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Public Safety Man who killed U of M student in hit-and-run crash sentenced
The incident happened in July 2023, when Hernandez, behind the wheel of a stolen car, blew through the red light going an estimated 88 mph.
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Arts & Culture Purple, pink, yellow, green and more colors of powder covered those celebrating Holi at Shelby Farms
Some celebrate triumph of good over evil, some celebrate leaving the past behind, some celebrate the changing seasons. Despite their reasons for celebrating, Holi is a colorful day for all.
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Health CareTwo more resign from troubled UTHSC department as officials announce a new hire
The number of people who have resigned from the program grows amid abuse allegations that school officials allegedly refused to address.
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Health CareSixth faculty member at UTHSC resigns over fellow professor
With the latest resignation, the sole full-time faculty member left in the occupational therapy department is the instructor accused of mistreating her students.
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Ask the MemphianAsk the Memphian: Why do TV stations interrupt shows like the Oscars for weather coverage?
Many watched the Academy Awards earlier this month spent much of their night watching weathermen on the TV.
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BusinessTV merger means 1 group will control 3 of Memphis’ 5 stations, worrying some
The deal would create a company that owns 265 television stations in 44 states and the District of Columbia, most of them local affiliates of ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. Included in that tally are three Memphis stations: WREG, WATN and WLMT.
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EducationUTHSC looking for new faculty to stem resignations after abuse allegations
The staff members’ departures will leave just two occupational-therapy faculty remaining, including the faculty member accused of mistreatment.
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Health CareMost of UTHSC occupational therapy faculty resign amid abuse allegations
Five of the seven members of UTHSC’s occupational therapy faculty resign, allegedly over school’s handling of a professor accused of mistreating students.
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Health CareDoes Memphis need a new Regional One hospital? For some, the answer is a resounding yes.
In the first of a two-part series on the future of Regional One Health, advocates for a new facility say it is desperately needed to replace the aging campus in the Memphis Medical District.
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Health CareCritics urge caution before biting off nearly $1 billion Regional One project
Does Shelby County need a new hospital? And if so, how will it be financed? Skeptics raise questions.
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Metro Memphis escapes severe wind damage, but freezing temps are on the way
About 9,600 MLGW customers were without power late Sunday night, but Memphis dodged severe wind damage. Freezing temperatures are on the way and will last through Tuesday.
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Metro Heavy winds, thunderstorms expected Sunday night
The National Weather Service warns of severe weather starting around 5 p.m. Sunday. The forecast includes damaging winds with a secondary threat of hail, and possible tornadoes.
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Food News Jittery from java? That’s that Grind City Coffee Xpo.
The love of coffee lured an estimated 700 people to the Grind City Coffee Xpo at Crosstown Concourse, but come bedtime, they may regret the extra caffeine.
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Public Safety Wing Guru owner gets diversion but must repay more than $335,000
Billy Richmond founded the Wing Guru eateries in 2016.
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BusinessBuster’s owner, others file new lawsuit seeking to shut down The Station
Buster’s owner and others have filed a new lawsuit seeking to shut down The Station, the new high-end liquor store that opened Feb. 17 in East Memphis after a battle that has lasted more than a year.
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Health Care Company with two Memphis offices hit in suspected Iran-based cyberattack
A medical technology company has been hit with a “global outage” cyberattack possibly initiated by Iranian hackers.
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Sports It’s baseball, sort of. Banana Ball takes Memphis by storm.
Baseball purists may sniff at Banana Ball, but as a packed AutoZone Park showed Saturday night, the wacky version of the national pastime has its devoted fans.
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Education Three-time spelling champ is heading back to D.C. bee
Sixty children competed Saturday for the right to represent Shelby County in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The victor was a Farmington Elementary student. Again.
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Midtown Incident with visitor leads to damage at Memphis Zoo bonobo exhibit
The bonobo habitat will be closed while repairs are being made. A window broke after one of the great apes reacted to taunting from a visitor.
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Spirit of Memphis ‘We decided to do something’ about rundown cemetery
Volunteers have taken on the task of cleaning up the 10-acre graveyard. Among the estimated 3,400 graves at Mt. Carmel Cemetery is that of Memphis hero Tom Lee.
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Education CBU to partner with Purdue for graduate engineering programs
This will be at least the second partnership CBU has signed with another school to provide new classes, all with an eye to increasing enrollment.
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Ask the MemphianAsk the Memphian: Can a class of 6 CBU students help solve 2 cold-case murders? A grieving family hopes so.
Maybe, just maybe, a class at Christian Brothers University can focus attention back on the murders of Beau and Shea Grauer, two brothers killed seven months apart in two separate Midtown shootings that appear unconnected.
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