Round 2 of voting for the Best BBQ in Memphis bracket is open until noon on May 22. Eight restaurants remain in the competition, including The Bar-B-Q Shop, Payne's, One & Only, Commissary ...

FBI Director Kash Patel stated Memphis is the "homicide capital of America" per capita. Patel announced an FBI task force will be deployed to Tennessee to address crime in Memphis. Crime ...

Heath Riles BBQ won the Grand Champion title at the 2025 Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. The competition included categories such as ribs, shoulder, whole hog ...

Rescue Smokers from Sycamore, Georgia, was named Grand Champion at SmokeSlam in Memphis. The team also placed first in Pulled Pork and fourth in Ribs. Totally Bodacious BBQ won the World Junior ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Bad weather forced two BBQ festivals in Memphis to close early Friday night. The Memphis In May World Championship ended at 7 p.m., while SmokeSlam Barbecue Fest stopped at 7:30 ...