Shelby County Commissioner Britney Thornton says she is concerned about how this new law will impact a city known for having ...

The City of Memphis and Shelby County invest little in their anti-lead efforts. The city-owned utility, Memphis Gas Light and Water Division, is in the midst of replacing lead water lines ...

City officials have indicated that they plan to challenge the conclusions drawn by the DOJ, which could lead to a prolonged legal and political battle over the future of policing in Memphis. The ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Several recent shootings at Airbnbs have city leaders taking a closer look at how they’re regulated. Over the last two years, police responded to at least a h… ...

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris nominated Dr. Bruce Randolph as interim director of Shelby County Health Department on July 2.

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland has nominated Philip Davis, the longtime deputy director of the city's solid waste department, to lead the city division. Davis' nomination became public Thursday when ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn.— The fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by officers after he ran away from a traffic stop in January 2023 exposed serious problems in the Memphis Police Department, from the use of ...

Memphis will not agree to negotiate federal oversight of its police department until it can review and challenge results of a yet-to-be-released Department of Justice investigation into how its ...