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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A reckless, racist rip off, were the strong words used by former Vice President Al Gore to describe the Byhalia Pipeline while in the Bluff City on Sunday. A crowd of roughly 200 people rallied Sunday around one of the highest profile names to oppose the Byhalia Pipeline. “This resistance ain’t nothing […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A new Memphis Police director is expected to be named in a few months, and at a time when crime is front and center in the city, many have big expectations for the top cop. Police director Mike Rallings is on his way out and who will head the Memphis force in […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More COVID-19 shots in the arms but the question is now when can you get yours? The Shelby County Health Department is continuing to roll out its vaccine plan. But it also comes as some of the places where you get the vaccinations are closing. In the midst of the COVID vaccine […]

Memphis, Tenn. — People in Shelby County trying to get their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine say it is very challenging. “I am not alone in this. I am not the only one having sleepless nights and trying to figure out what to do next,” said 77-year-old, Judy McCown. McCown say she is losing […]

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris announced his opposition to the construction of the Byhalia Connection Pipeline through South Memphis.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Now that the Christmas holiday is behind us, Shelby County health leaders say a more dangerous time is just a few days away — New Year’s Eve gatherings could increase the spread of COVID-19. COVID-19 has wrecked plans for the New Year’s Eve street party on historic Beale Street. The clubs and […]

Senators on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to block the District of Columbia’s updated criminal code from becoming law, marking the first time in more than three decades that a D.C.-passed bill has been nixed by Congress and the White House.  The Senate advanced the resolution, 81-14, with 33 Democrats voting alongside every Republican and Independent Sen. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, “Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius and the late George Michael have all been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Kate Bush also finally reaching the top of that hill. The Cleveland-based institution announced Wednesday the artists and groups entering […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Despite promises, it’s been more than a year since Memphis City Council received an update on the rape kit backlog, like what evidence has been processed and who’s been caught. For the past several years, updates on evidence backlog were provided to the city council every month, but they suddenly stopped in […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A company facing resistance to its plans to build an oil pipeline over an aquifer that provides drinking water to 1 million people has asked for a “mutual pause” in its dispute with city officials in Memphis, as it evalutates other options. Plains All American Pipeline sent a letter to the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis City Council got a detailed look Tuesday at an aggressive $200 million plan that Mayor Jim Strickland called the “largest city investment in neighborhoods and city facilities in the history of the city of Memphis.” Accelerate Memphis plan – see details on pages 28-41 Council members meeting in committee gave a […]