Live Updates: The Coronavirus What started as a mystery virus last month in Wuhan, China, has now killed more than 200 people and infected thousands more around the world.
Arsonist sought after fires cause thousands of dollars … Authorities are searching for a person responsible for setting fires to multiple cell phone towers in Memphis and causing more than $500,000 in damage.
Six water fountains shut off at Rhodes College after … Six water fountains on the Rhodes College campus have been shut off after tests revealed they had high levels of lead contamination.
Trump commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Day with … President Donald Trump on Monday made an unscheduled, unannounced trip to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in recognition of the holiday honoring the civil rights icon.
One Beale developer addresses noise complaints from … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Residents near downtown’s One Beale construction site are upset over the noise coming from the site, and they’re not alone in their frustrations. The head of the One Beale high rise project said the overnight work had to happen at odd hours. The construction zone was in full-swing around 1 a.m. Thursday […]
Worker falls from under-construction Oxford water … OXFORD, Miss. — A contractor was airlifted to a Memphis hospital after falling from an under-construction water tower in Oxford. Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill said the worker fell more than 60 feet from the city’s new water tower being constructed behind Kroger around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday. Tannehill said the man who fell from the tower […]
$1.1B development plan pitched for Pinch District Real estate investment firm 18 Main and the Downtown Memphis Commission say the Pinch District project would add 2.8 million square feet of apartments, hotel rooms, retail and office space in a walkable neighborhood with green space and street-level retail along several blocks east of the Bass Pro Pyramid.
Board OKs incentives for Raymond James relocation EDGE board members on Wednesday approved $3.2 million in tax incentives for financial services company Raymond James to move out of its office tower in downtown Memphis and create jobs in East Memphis.
City plans pedestrian bridge to connect Bass Pro … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A $3.8 million, 190-foot pedestrian bridge could soon link Front Street and the Memphis Convention Center with the Bass Pro Pyramid. The Downtown Memphis Commission this week reviewed plans from the city’s Division of Housing and Community Development for a lighted bridge spanning a riverfront railroad and trolley line that presents a […]
Tenants at troubled Madison Tower Apartments say … More complaints are emerging about the living conditions at a downtown Memphis apartment building for the elderly and disabled.
Storms lead to thousands of overnight power outages At one point, more than 17,000 homes and businesses were in the dark.