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America’s preeminent infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, and its incoming vice president, Kamala Harris, join the Renaissance master himself, Leonardo da Vinci, atop this year’s list of most mispronounced words.

The restaurant industry has taken a beating because of COVID-19 restrictions. By one estimate, businesses serving food and drinks have lost more than $215 billion since the beginin gof the pandemic and millions are out of work.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If you’ve had a lawsuit in Shelby County Court, you could be owed some money. A new member of Shelby County government said he found some accounting issues since he took office. “There’s 12 million dollars in the account that nobody can account for,” said Michael Williams, chief administrative officer for General […]

Governor Bill Lee has tapped former General Assembly Rep. John DeBerry to join his team as a senior advisor.

Mayor Lee Harris announced a partnership with Memphis Light, Gas and Water which will provide utility assistance to some 1,400 customers negatively impacted by the pandemic over the holidays.

All of the municipalty mayors have relased a joint statement in support of the Shelby County Health Department’s latest health directive.

The previous single-day record was 700 new cases which was set July 14, according to WREG’s data.

Shelby County reported 691 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, but health department officials said that number is largely due to data, which had been running a few days behind, catching up. David Sweat with the health department said many people who test positive for the virus don’t showi symptoms, or only show mild symptoms. One out […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and other local leaders held a joint news conference on Tuesday discussing election preparations and safety. Two weeks ago, local leaders participated in an exercise with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to work through scenarios that could potentially arise before, on or after […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A court date has been set for seven Memphis landlords to present their case to a judge to end the eviction ban. The landlords will present their case to a judge on October 30. The CDC banned evictions until the end of the year to assist families who are at risk of […]

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett faced a final round of questioning from the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday before a scheduled vote on her confirmation Thursday.