Dozens pray for safety outside SCS administration … Saturday morning, people gathered outside the Shelby County Schools administration building to pray for the children
Grammys 2015: Highlights, winners and best moments Sam Smith, Beck and Beyonce were among the big winners of the 57th annual Grammy Awards Sunday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
City awards grants to non-profits to clean up around … Mayor A C Wharton awarded two non-profits who employ ex-cons $150,000 to clean up the mess around what they’re calling “school safety zones.”
City leaders speak out on Mayor Wharton’s Youth Violence … Plan to tackle youth violence getting mixed reviews
Grass roots crime fighting This week the FBI released a list of the most dangerous cities in America and ranked Memphis number three
District Attorney General says deadly force against … The issue is not cut and dry, as the country has seen in several highly publicized incidents.
Man found shot with motorcycle on top of him Police say people in the area heard gunshots shortly before the crash
South Memphis neighborhood fights back against crime MEMPHIS, Tenn. — People in South Memphis said enough is enough. They’re taking back their neighborhood after four teens are shot in a drive-by. “Boom, boom, boom!” said an eight-year-old living in Foote Homes Community Complex off Vance. He didn’t learn that sound from a video game. He said it is gun shots in his […]
Local group aims to turn abandoned homes into community … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A local Memphis organization says rehabbing abandoned homes may be just what the community needs to clean up the streets and keep kids safe. “We are seeing children get arrested at earlier and earlier ages,” said Stevie Moore, the founder of Freedom From Unnecessary Negatives. According to Moore, when most Memphis children […]
