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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mid-South doctors say they welcome Tuesday’s new mask recommendations from the CDC. It comes as cases of the Delta Variant soar across the country and the Mid-South. The CDC now recommends vaccinated people resume wearing masks indoors in places where COVID-19 is on the rise. The Director of the CDC said this was […]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The leader of a small polygamous group on the Arizona-Utah border had taken at least 20 wives, most of them minors, and punished followers who did not treat him as a prophet, newly filed federal court documents show. The filing provides insight into what investigators have found in a case that […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — These days, more COVID-19 vaccine shots are available than ever, but the challenge is getting people to take them. In Memphis and the Mid-South, gone are the days of there being a shortage of coronavirus vaccine. Thousands of vaccine slots are now available, but not everyone is taking advantage of it. Health […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s governor on Friday signed a bill that gives $105 million in state funding for a renewable energy battery plant in a former steel town. Gov. Jim Justice signed the bill at the site of Form Energy’s planned manufacturing facility in the Northern Panhandle community of Weirton. The 55-acre plant […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thanks to a request from the Memphis and Shelby County mayors, you could be next in line to get vaccinated against COVID, no matter your age or job. Mayor Jim Strickland and Mayor Lee Harris have gone to the state with the request to let all people in Shelby County get the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A planned emergency overflow hospital for COVID-19 patients in Memphis has been decommissioned without ever being used, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said this week. The hospital was located in the 125,000-square-foot building at 495 Union Ave. formerly occupied by The Commercial Appeal newspaper offices. The building was renovated to make bed […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – – Cerelyn Davis, Mayor Jim Strickland’s choice to be Memphis’s new police chief, addressed the Memphis media for the first time Monday afternoon. Davis, who comes to the Bluff City from North Carolina, talked about how important it is for her to build trust with her officers and the community.  “I say just […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Health officials are asking the public to be patient as the COVID vaccine is given to first responders like police and firefighters. Dr. Jeff Warren said Tuesday, at vaccination events for those first responders, a group of people saw what was going on, got in line and demanded vaccines, even calling family […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For almost nine months, Doctors Manoj Jain, Jeff Warren and Stephen ThrelkelD have been three of the health specialists sounding the alarm on how to protect Memphis families from the spread of COVID-19. “Thanksgiving is going to be super spreader event of unclear proportions,” Jain said. We wanted to know what are […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s not surprise Memphians and Mid-Southerners are getting vaccinated because they are anxious to return to life before COVID-19. But Shelby County health leaders say just because you’ve gotten your shots doesn’t mean we’re in the clear. As more people roll up their sleeves in hopes of returning to normal life, Barbara […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Chow Time restaurant, like many others,  felt the impact of the pandemic. “We had to strategically work out a plan where we could survive,” says Chow Time Owner Carolyn Kent. After buffets were shut down, Chow Time pivoted to get approval from the Health Department to be able to re-open. “Usually you […]