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ATLANTA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies reliever David Robertson will miss the NL Division Series after injuring his right calf jumping to celebrate Bryce Harper’s home run in their clinching wild-card victory at St. Louis. The Phillies left Robertson off the roster for their NLDS opener at Atlanta on Tuesday. The defending champion Braves placed rookie […]

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is proposing roughly $10 million in budget cuts due to COVID-19, and the devastating effect it’s having on the economy.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s like driving to Nashville every day, a three-hour trip — that’s how long one man in Memphis says he typically spends on the bus going to and from work. He was one of several bus riders to reach out to WREG’s investigator Jessica Gertler about concerns they have with public transportation, […]

Shelby County Commissioners unanimously approved a $2.5 million relief package for Memphis and Shelby County.

The Shelby County Health Department said they will begin coronavirus testing staff and inmates at the Shelby County Division of Corrections facility starting Tuesday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Andy Ogles, a far-right county mayor, won Tennessee’s crowded Republican primary on Thursday in a reconfigured congressional district in left-leaning Nashville that the party is hoping to flip in November. In a warning ahead of the general election, he said, “Liberals, we’re coming for you.” Ogles, the Maury County mayor and […]

DALLAS (AP) — After Opal Lee led hundreds in a walk through her Texas hometown to celebrate Juneteenth, the 95-year-old Black woman who helped successfully push for the holiday to get national recognition said it’s important that people learn the history behind it. “We need to know so people can heal from it and never […]

The task proved difficult due to the county’s chief financial officer’s prediction of a $16 million shortfall.

Here are the highlights of the November 8 election: ► Full election results for the Mid-South TENNESSEE GENERAL ELECTION TENNESSEE GOVERNOR Republican Gov. Bill Lee easily won a second term in office, defeating facing 9 challengers – including Democrat Dr. Jason Martin. Gov. Lee has 65% of the vote – with Dr. Martin getting 33%. […]

Being prepared for the worst was the message from Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris as he talked about the upcoming 2021 fiscal year budget.

NEW YORK (AP) — William “Poogie” Hart, a founder of the Grammy-winning trio the Delfonics who helped write and sang a soft lead tenor on such classic “Sound of Philadelphia” ballads as “La-La (Means I Love You)” and “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time),” has died. He was 77. His son Hadi told The […]