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MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Top Southern Baptist church leaders released a 205-page previously secret and explosive list of hundreds of pastors and other church-affiliated personnel accused of sexual abuse, including many pastors from the Mid-South. The 205-page database includes both visible and redacted entries. The nearly 300-page report detailed how the Southern Baptist Executive Committee mishandled sex […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A West Memphis man who was temporarily living with his friend in Memphis was convicted Friday of sexually abusing his friend’s three daughters and niece, Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich announced. A criminal court jury convicted 54-year-old Rodger Bridges on rape of a child, rape, three counts of aggravated sexual battery, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Department of Justice announced the arrest of 43 individuals in a press conference Friday. “The Marshal Service worked with local and state law enforcement agencies, and the primary focus was fugitives with violent backgrounds,” US Attorney Joseph C. Murphy said. The DoJ spoke at Memphis City Hall detailing the joint efforts […]

With the Supreme Court poised to let states tightly limit or ban abortion, reproductive rights advocates are planning to open new clinics or expand existing ones in states where lawmakers are not clamping down on access.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man has been convicted and sentenced to life in prison after robbing four gas stations and killing the store clerk, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Decardo Moore, 22, walked into an Exxon gas station on Stage Road in March 2019 demanding money from the store clerk and two other […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson knocked down eight 3-pointers on the way to 30 points, Stephen Curry scored 29 with six 3s, and the Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference finals by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 110-96 in Game 6 on Friday night. Curry found his shooting touch late and made two […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium — otherwise known as the Liberty Bowl — is planning to get a modern new look with a major renovation in the next three years, the University of Memphis announced Thursday. University officials estimated the cost at $150-200 million from a combination of public, private and philanthropic sources. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis Grizzlies EVP of Basketball Operations and General Manager Zachary Z. Kleiman has been selected as the winner of the 2021-22 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year, the NBA announced today. “This is an organizational honor,” said Kleiman. “I wouldn’t be in this position without Robert (Pera)’s vision and support, and I’m […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Klay Thompson hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 36 seconds left, and the Golden State Warriors overcame Draymond Green’s first-half ejection to edge the Memphis Grizzlies 117-116 on Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. Jordan Poole led the Warriors with 31 points off the bench, hitting 5 of 10 […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A state-run youth facility, the Wilder Youth Development Center in Fayette County, is getting failing grades in a scathing report on conditions at the center. Two groups, Disability Rights Tennessee and Youth Law Center, said their investigation and interviews of youth and staff at the facility, along with public data, found beatings and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Drivers curious about electric automobiles can take a spin in Ford’s latest offerings at the Memphis International Auto Show this weekend at the Renasant Convention Center. That includes the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck that will soon be made in West Tennessee. Last year, Ford announced plans to build $5.6 billion […]