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LOCAL | City Leaders In Discussions For Stricter Curfew Enforcement Heading Into Summer
The most effective strategies to implement the city's curfew law has been discussed by city officials. Calls for an enforced curfew come just days after a 14-year-old boy was shot in Downtown Memphis, and a 17-year-old girl shot in broad daylight at Tom Lee Park. According t...
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LOCAL | Career Criminal Escapes Prison Again; Manhunt In Crockett County Underway
The Crockett County Sheriff's Office reports that a manhunt is currently in progress after an inmate broke out of the Crockett County Jail. Gerald Pete Samples, 59, escaped on Wednesday morning, according to deputies. At the time of his escape, he was reportedly 6 feet 2 inc...
Mar 25, 2026
LOCAL | Teenage Girl Injured In Shooting At Tom Lee Park During "Senior Skip Day"
On Tuesday afternoon, a 17-year-old girl was hurt in a shooting at Tom Lee Park. Around 3:20 p.m., police arrived at Riverside Drive. One female was reportedly in non-critical condition following the shooting. MPD said no charges have been brought against the two individuals...
Mar 25, 2026
LOCAL | 119 New Jobs Anticipated With Morgan Steel HQ Expansion Into Shelby County
Morgan Steel announced on Tuesday that it will buy a new property in Shelby County to expand its headquarters operations. According to a press release, the facility is anticipated to invest $11.7 million in Memphis and generate 119 new jobs. Founded in 2014, the family-owned...
Mar 24, 2026
LOCAL | DA Steve Mulroy Responds To Trump's Memphis Visit
President Donald Trump was criticized by Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy after he visited Memphis on Monday to honor the Memphis Safe Task Force. "Let's not forget that crime of all categories was coming down dramatically, for two years, before the federal ...
Mar 24, 2026
VIDEO | President Trump Gets a Tour of Graceland
President Trump took some time to see the sights in Memphis after his round table discussion on the huge success of the Memphis Safe Task Force. One of his stops was Graceland. WATCH
Mar 23, 2026
National News
Summer in March: How the Southwest is Adapting to the Most Expansive Heatwave in History
A growing stretch of the American Southwest is facing longer and more intense heat waves, as officials warn that rising temperatures are becoming a se...
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Oil Prices Fall as Pakistan Facilitates Secret U.S.-Iran Talks
A proposed ceasefire effort appeared to gain shape Tuesday as U.S. officials and regional intermediaries worked to open a path toward talks with Iran....
Mar 25, 2026
Trump Signals Iran Talks as Tehran Pushes Back
President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is in contact with Iranian officials and sees a real chance for a deal to end the war. He al...
Mar 24, 2026
Trump's 48-Hour Deadline: Middle East on Edge as Strait of Hormuz Standoff Peaks
A new warning from President Donald Trump pushed the Iran crisis into sharper focus on Sunday. In a message tied to the Strait of Hormuz standoff, Tru...
Mar 23, 2026
Sports News
Retirement not for St. John's coach Rick Pitino; planning to 'stay as long as I can'
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- St. John's coach Rick Pitino might not have plans for his 74th birthday in September, but he'll sooner consider putting them on his calendar than weigh the prospect of retirement.Pitino has St. John's back in the Sweet 16 with a s...
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Report: Georgia Southern coach Charlie Henry to get new 4-year deal
Georgia Southern and men's basketball coach Charlie Henry are in agreement on a new four-year contract, ESPN reported Thursday.No financial terms were disclosed.The Eagles finished the regular season at 16-15 and 8-10 in the Sun Belt Conference. To q...
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Report: Pepperdine hiring UVA's Griff Aldrich as coach
Pepperdine is finalizing a deal to hire Virginia associate head coach Griff Aldrich as the new head coach of the Waves, ESPN reported on Thursday.Aldrich, 51, was the head coach at Longwood from 2018-25, compiling a 127-100 record and leading the Lan...
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Home Sweet 16 Home: Illinois downplays Houston's hometown advantage
HOUSTON -- Illinois is the road team in more ways than one on Thursday night when the Fighting Illini play in the South Region semifinal against the Houston Cougars.The University of Houston campus is less than three miles from the Toyota Center, whe...
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