Emmitt Martin III was facing a maximum of life in prison, but prosecutors are recommending he serve 40 years. U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris does not have to follow that recommendation.

Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Carol Chumney set the date during a Friday, Aug. 23, status conference.

Kyl Alton Hall was indicted Tuesday, Aug. 20, on three felony charges. 

Memphis Democrat Justin J. Pearson, along with Gloria Johnson of Knoxville and Justin Jones of Nashville, had been scheduled to take the national stage just before the balloon drop during the Democratic National Convention.

One ex-cop in Nichols’ case takes a deal, Midtown’s crown jewel has a new queen and birria tacos are coming to Grizz games.

Sgt. Bryan Andrews took charge of the DeSoto County sheriff’s sex-offender registry in 2021, shifting the department’s reactive posture when investigating noncompliant offenders to one more proactive.

Three men are seeking the remaining two years of Keri Blair’s term. A former educator, a current educator and a manager at a railroad company are vying for the seat.

The planned $112.5 million private development High 5 could transform Liberty Park, formerly known as the Mid-South Fairgrounds, and bail the City of Memphis out of an underwater wager.

University of Memphis president Bill Hardgrave said there were many who believed the renovation wasn’t going to happen.

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Founding executive director Tina Sullivan announced in June she was leaving the leadership role she has held since 2012.

The thief was caught on camera swiping packages from Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway’s home Aug. 8. 

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The change of plea comes after a federal judge ruled Tyre Nichols’ young son must be represented by someone besides his grandmother’s attorneys in the civil rights lawsuit against the City of Memphis. 

Escaped DeSoto inmate was arrested 500-plus miles away, a restaurateur couple has been keeping a secret and we’ve got the perfect spot for your next Instagram profile pic.

“This was a winnable race. This was a ridiculously winnable race,” Lisa Arnold told Shelby County Republicans of her loss.

For about 25 years, Agricenter International has offered visitors the chance to say cheese in a 3-acre field teeming with sunflowers.

After months on the lam, DeSoto County escapee Joshua Zimmerman was found barricaded in a Chicago restaurant. 

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As part of work it will do for the U.S. Office of Naval Research, the university will also build a 400-foot rain chamber. 

The unit has taken 18 cases to trial this year, resulting in 15 guilty verdicts. It’s seen an additional 12 guilty pleas from defendants. 

A thief stole multiple pairs of Nike shoes from Coach Penny Hardaway.

The final vote on the referendum allowing the County Commission to hire its own independent attorney failed by one vote.

A teenager has been charged with aggravated assault, evading arrest with vehicle pursuit and possession of a machine gun.

Joshua Zimmerman, the subject of a manhunt for more than two months, is in custody Wednesday after a standoff in Chicago.

A stalled Whitehaven High project can move ahead, a Downtown hotel bar nods to the Press-Scimitar and we’ve got a look at what’s planned for Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium.

The new structure, outlined in a resolution sponsored by all nine board members, is a return to a precedent of the legacy Memphis City Schools district.

COVID, inflation and missing funding had some supporters doubting the project would ever be finished.