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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nashville announced the city is scaling back its reopening schedule, returning to Phase 2 after the city saw sharp increases in COVID-19 cases. Could the Memphis area also have to scale back its reopening? The Shelby County Health Department has already delayed moving into Phase 3, and local officials say they’re monitoring […]

Republican senators, who had been shut out of negotiations over the permitting bill’s language, said Wednesday they don’t expect it to pass if attached to a short-term government funding bill that Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans to bring to the floor next week.  

After working with the Shelby County Health Department to establish safety protocols, the 901 FC will host a maximum of 1,000 fans Saturday when they take on the Charlotte Independence.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive Squad, eked out a closer-than-expected Democratic primary victory Tuesday against a centrist challenger who questioned the incumbent’s support for the “defund the police” movement. The evening went far smoother for another progressive, Becca Balint, who won the Democratic House primary in Vermont — […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If being out in the summer sun has you thinking about traveling out of state over the next few weeks, you might need to pump the brakes a bit. Some health experts are once again sounding the alarm that, if we don’t social distance or wear a face mask indoors and outdoors, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When Dr. Jeff Warren looks at video of protests in Memphis and elsewhere, he’s conflicted. “I was worried the people in the protest might be infecting each other. That being said, there’s a reason people are out there protesting,” he said. He said he supports their right to protest and thinks their […]

“With COVID-19 and these two storms, it’s just getting to be a bit too much right now.”

Physicians warned people in Shelby County about the increasing number of COVID-19 cases Monday.

A proposed Memphis city ordinance would require residents to cover their faces in public due to the coronavirus pandemic.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fresh Market stores in Memphis are now requiring shoppers to keep their faces covered. The supermarket chain announced last week that its employees must wear masks, following CDC guidelines. Tuesday, it began requiring shoppers to do the same. At the Union Avenue store’s entrance on Tuesday evening, an employee wearing a mask […]

People in Memphis will have to wait at least another two weeks to find out if city council will require face coverings or masks in public places.