Cohen secured $1.9 million in federal funding for MPD — half for surveillance cameras and the other half for officer equipment. 

Memphis Mayor Paul Young told hundreds of community stakeholders during a two-day conference that violence plaguing the city can’t be combatted by flooding the streets with police officers. 

The vote coincides with Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Melissa Boyd’s pending criminal case, a conviction that could put her law license at stake.

But there are still some lingering concerns about the proposal, which would make the proposed University Schools district the 10th public school operator in Shelby County.

There are a litany of things that can cause a ship or barge to collide with a bridge, with “Mother Nature being a primary one,” according to a waterways management chief with the U.S. Coast Guard. 

The former mayor is an alumnus of both the law school and U of M. He was a practicing attorney until he became mayor in 2016.

“I hope that people are keeping score at home and try to pay attention to what’s happening to this guy,” said the DeSoto County district attorney.

She will head team of 20 at the university responsible for internal communication, marketing, media relations, graphic design, social media, photography and videography.

Downtown crime was down for NCAA, Geronimo Kee has words for his judge and the Asian Night Market is too big for Crosstown. 

Memphis Mayor Paul Young is hosting a newly formed coalition of Black mayors from 12 states. 

This year’s NCAA weekend followed the previous weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, when there were 95% more crimes reported.

Two men were arrested following a shootout and chase with law enforcement that spanned two DeSoto County cities and ended with a standoff at a Southaven warehouse. 

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Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Melissa Boyd’s bond could be revoked for continued use of drugs and alcohol.

“Pine Hill needed a win,” Mayor Paul Young said at the opening of the new clubhouse, which overlooks the revamped golf course in Longview Heights that opened last June.

Geronimo Kee’s second outburst came after his March 11 arraignment, when he also argued with Judge Christian Johnson.

Hamilton Road was blocked off Monday morning as multiple law enforcement agencies from DeSoto County made the scene. 

Report reveals problems at 201 Poplar, pickleball has come to a theater near you and we tell you where to find beach drinks without the beach. 

“We kind of have a volume problem,” OUTMemphis executive director Molly Quinn said of the at least 18 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in the Tennessee General Assembly this year.

After a recent joint recommendation from legislators, it seems likely that Judge Melissa Boyd will be removed from office. Her seat would normally be temporarily filled and then an election would follow. But new legislation could change that.

Also happening this week: Judge Melissa Boyd is due in court, and there are plenty of ways to celebrate Easter.

A December 2023 deposition provides testimony from assistant chief jailer George Askew about the state of the Shelby County jail and how it’s run. 

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“We were able to remedy the problem,” said former Shelby County Sheriff and former county mayor Mark Luttrell. “Why did the remedy not stay in place?”

At a rare community meeting Thursday evening, tensions between about 30 community members and a couple company representatives boiled over. One message was clear: The community doesn’t trust Velsicol.

The plaza commemorates the nine historically black fraternities and sororities founded at American universities during the 1900s. 

Business leaders on “Behind The Headlines” say Memphians leaving the city because of crime is a real threat to the city’s economic prosperity, and they had to act on the problem.