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WARNING: There may be explicit lyrics in the video below. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hundreds attended a memorial Thursday in Memphis for slain rapper Young Dolph. The ceremony inside the FedExForum in Memphis will be a celebration of life honoring Adolph Robert Thornton Jr. Young Dolph, who grew up in South Memphis and returned often, was […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A judge has dismissed federal charges against state Sen. Katrina Robinson in a money-laundering case, one of two cases she faced this year. Judge Sheryl Lipman dismissed an indictment from January involving an alleged wire fraud scheme involving tuition payments at her nursing school in Cordova. According to court documents, the state […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis’ chief of police urged everyone in Memphis to stay home if possible Wednesday night, following the shooting death of Memphis rapper Young Dolph at a store on Airways. “We strongly encourage everyone to stay home if you do not have to be out,” Chief CJ Davis said in a news conference […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — State Sen. Katrina Robinson said in a motion that she wants to be acquitted of her federal charges or given a new trial. Attorneys for the Memphis Democrat filed the motion nearly two weeks after she was found guilty of wire fraud. A jury found that Robinson misrepresented how she was spending […]

In a press conference after the verdict, Robinson said she maintains that she was totally innocent and was targeted for prosecution.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After two and a half weeks of testimony and even taking the stand herself claiming her innocence, a jury now must make a decision in the Katrina Robinson fraud case. Closing arguments ended around 6 p.m. Wednesday evening. However, the jury elected to go home for the evening and return Thursday morning […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Tennessee state senator Katrina Robinson took the stand Tuesday afternoon. She testified before the jury that has been hearing her case for the last two weeks. On Monday, a federal judge acquitted Robinson of 15 of the 20 counts she was facing as prosecutors allege she stole thousands of grant dollars that was […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Tennessee State Senator Katrina Robinson and her legal team walked into the federal building on Monday hours after a federal judge granted a motion to acquit her on 15 of the 20 counts she’s facing. Robinson has been accused of stealing $600,000 of federal grant dollars supposed to go to her school, The […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A federal judge has acquitted embattled Tennessee State Senator Katrina Robinson of 15 of the 20 counts against her. According to court records, Robinson has been acquitted of counts one through 10 and counts 13 through 17. Robinson has been on trial for charges of theft and embezzlement. She’s accused of stealing […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The prosecution has rested its case on day eight of the trial of Sen. Katrina Robinson. Attorneys spent the day questioning Jonathan Nyaku, a certified public accountant who provided services to Robinson and the school she started, The Healthcare Institute, or THI. His team knew money had to be spent within accordance […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An investigator with Health and Human Services who reviewed the records of Tennessee State Sen. Katrina Robinson’s nursing school testified Wednesday that he discovered students listed as receiving federal grant funds but actually paying their own way, and fictitious students. The Healthcare Institute received more than $2 million in government grants, some of which […]