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HOUSTON (AP) — With every big swing, Yordan Alvarez is owning this October A ferocious comeback for the powerful slugger who struggled in Houston’s loss to the Atlanta Braves in last year’s World Series. Alvarez and his mighty bat did it yet again, launching a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning off Seattle ace […]

HOUSTON (AP) — When Justin Verlander was laboring and needed 45 pitches to get through two innings, Astros manager Dusty Baker was worried he’d have to go to his bullpen early. Instead, the veteran ace buckled down and found a groove, striking out 11 in six strong innings to lead Houston over the New York […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander pitched one-run ball into the eighth inning and won his MLB-leading 14th game, Aledmys Díaz hit two homers and Yordan Alvarez slugged his 30th home run of the season as the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 11-1 on Friday night. Verlander (14-3) allowed one run in 7 2/3 innings, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Health officials said they have now begun vaccinating people as young as 12 years old in Shelby County. In an update Thursday, officials said the first pre-teen was vaccinated early Thursday morning, just hours after the state of Tennessee gave the go-ahead. The move allows 50,000 additional people in Shelby County the opportunity to get […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn, — Le Bonheur Children’s hospital pediatrician in chief says he does not think it’s safe to go back to contact sports like football right now.  Dr. John McCullers says we have high levels of community transmission, meaning there’s no good answer to returning to school.  “We know that if kids go back to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – An local health expert says Memphis is not experiencing a second wave of COVID-19, but the city will need to maintain social distancing and good hygiene practices to prevent one. As some states see declining COVID-19 cases and slowly reopen, Memphis has recently seen a small increase. “We attribute it to the […]

As Shelby County businesses enter phase one of reopening, the number of cases in the county continues to increase.

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said a sub-group of the COVID-19 task force will decide when and how the city gets back to business.

Another phase in Shelby County’s reopening process may be on the horizon next week and while some are ready to roll, others aren’t so sure the region is ready.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The elderly are most at risk of severe coronavirus complications, but over the last few there’s been a growing evidence that younger, otherwise healthy people can also fall victim. A New York pediatrician says an alarming 80% of kids likely have coronavirus, but are asymptomatic. But some leading Mid-South pediatricians have issues […]

Mother’s Day will have to be celebrated a little differently this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.