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  • Spurs take the opener

    May 20, 2013 10:10 AM

    SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs took Game 1 of the NBA's Western Conference finals by shredding the league's top defense. San Antonio shot 53 percent from the field and set a team playoff record by draining 14 three-pointers in a 105-83 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. The... more »
  • Klan promises massive protest

    February 7, 2013 7:51 PM

    The Ku Klux Klan promised a massive protest in Memphis because the city renamed three parks that celebrated the Confederacy. One was changed from a Confederate General who was also the group's Grand Wizard. That park was renamed Health Sciences Park, replacing the name of Nathan Bedford Forrest. Confederate and... more »
  • NBA back in action after break

    November 23, 2012 10:48 AM

    UNDATED - It's back to basketball after the NBA took a day off yesterday to celebrate Thanksgiving. Play resumes tonight with 12 games on the schedule including the two teams with the best record in the league. The Knicks visit Houston, while Memphis hosts the Lakers. New York and the... more »
  • Corps: Low Mississippi causes harbor closures

    August 21, 2012 3:32 PM

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say low water levels that are restricting shipping traffic, forcing harbor closures and causing towboats and barges to run aground on the Mississippi River are expected to continue into October. Major Gen. John W. Peabody, commander of the Corps'... more »
  • Thousands mark Elvis's death, get surprise visit

    August 16, 2012 7:24 AM

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Thousands of devotees converged on Graceland to mark the 35th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death and got a surprise welcome from the King's former wife and daughter, the first time Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley have appeared together at the annual gathering. The two women appeared... more »
  • Memphis accepts invitation to Big East Conference

    February 9, 2012 2:59 PM

    The Big East says Memphis has officially accepted an invitation to be part of the conference's next incarnation in 2013. Memphis is the seventh school, and fourth from Conference USA, to sign up for future membership in the Big East since December. The Tigers will compete in the... more »
  • Fans visit Graceland to remember Elvis' death

    August 15, 2011 12:42 PM

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Fans of Elvis Presley are making their way to Graceland for a candlelight vigil to honor the 34th anniversary of the singer's death. Every year, thousands of people trek to Memphis from around the world to remember Elvis' death on Aug. 16, 1977. The main... more »
  • Johnny Cash's sideman Marshall Grant dies in Arkansas

    August 8, 2011 12:49 PM

    JONESBORO, Ark. - A longtime member of country music superstar Johnny Cash's original band - the Tennessee Two - has died in a Jonesboro hospital. Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery in Memphis, Tenn., says 83-year-old Marshall Grant died Sunday. A spokeswoman at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center... more »
  • Snake tags along for family's road trip

    August 1, 2011 2:39 PM

    MEMPHIS - A 5-foot-long snake slithered across the windshield of a Tennessee family's car during a road trip. The Fishers were driving down Sam Cooper Blvd. when they noticed the snake on their windshield. "All of a sudden the thing is snaking up, like out of the engine,... more »
  • Calling All Duckmasters

    July 21, 2011 7:20 PM

    The famous Peabody Ducks in Memphis need someone to help care for them so the Peabody Hotel wants to hire an assistant "duckmaster" to care for the five birds. The assistant would help head Duckmaster Jason Sensat feed and care for the ducks and would also guide the four hens... more »
  • Witnesses: Slain Ark. officer saved partner's life

    April 13, 2011 3:43 PM

    TRUMANN, Ark. - An Arkansas couple says a policeman killed during a late night traffic stop pushed his colleague out of harm's way despite having been shot in the neck. Keith Elumbaugh says Trumann police stopped his car shortly before midnight Tuesday while he and his girlfriend gave 37-year-old... more »
  • Memphis police won't charge La. fugitives

    March 23, 2011 2:56 PM

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis' police director and mayor say there will be no local charges filed against two fugitives from Louisiana who were captured after a police chase. Darian Pierce and Ricky Wedgeworth were arrested by Memphis police on March 14. They had been on the run for... more »
  • Extradition orders signed for Louisiana fugitives

    March 21, 2011 12:33 PM

    MEMPHIS, TN - Extradition orders were signed today for two former trusties who escaped from Baton Rouge and were caught in Tennessee. A spokesperson for the Shelby County District Attorney's Office said Ricky Wedgeworth and Darian Pierce will be extradited to Louisiana, where they face escape charges. The... more »
  • Fugitives being extradited to Louisiana

    March 18, 2011 5:17 PM

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Federal charges against two fugitives captured in Memphis have been dropped, though the men still face extradition to Louisiana on state charges. Court documents from the Middle District of Louisiana show that a federal charge of unlawful flight from prosecution has been dismissed for both Darian... more »
  • 2 La. fugitives caught in Memphis briefly in court

    March 15, 2011 12:35 PM

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Two fugitives from Louisiana who were captured in Memphis after evading authorities for 10 days have made a brief court appearance. The men, 33-year-old Darian "Drake" Pierce and 36-year-old Ricky Wedgeworth, are being held in Memphis on a federal escape charge. They also face charges... more »
  • Paul breaks out of slump in Hornets win

    March 4, 2011 9:55 PM

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Chris Paul broke out of a scoring slump with 23 points and 14 assists, Willie Green keyed a fourth-quarter rally and the New Orleans Hornets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 98-91 on Friday night. Paul, limited to 17 points over the previous three games, was 7 of... more »
  • Fans celebrate Elvis' 76th birthday in Memphis

    January 8, 2011 11:37 AM

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Hundreds of Elvis Presley fans, including Chilean miner Edison Pena, have gathered at Graceland to sing "Happy Birthday" on the late rock n' roll icon's 76th birthday. Pena, the guest of honor Saturday at Elvis' birthday party, cut into a 4-foot high cake fashioned to look like... more »
  • FedEx expectes 16 million shipments on busiest day

    November 11, 2010 1:22 PM

    NEW YORK - FedEx expects to move nearly 16 million packages on its busiest day this year, Dec. 13. The prediction is FedEx's highest ever for a single day and 11 percent higher than last year. More than half the increase is from its partnership with the U.S.... more »
  • Pull Up Your Pants or Else!

    October 5, 2010 7:44 PM

    Police in Memphis say a man who was angry over two teens' saggy pants shot one in the buttocks during an argument and faces aggravated assault charges. Investigators say Kennth Bonds yelled at the kids to pull up their pants while they walked through his neighborhood. When the teens refused,... more »
  • Barge collision closes Miss. River north of Memphis, 3 hospitalized

    July 27, 2010 1:26 PM

    Twenty-five vessels were backed up on the Mississippi River at midday, 13 hours after a chemical spill closed a stretch north of Memphis. A barge collision at about 9 p.m. Monday spilled the chemical acrylonitrile. Three tugboat workers were hospitalized as a precaution and the river was closed at... more »
  • Seattle line plans cruises on Mississippi River

    June 21, 2010 5:27 AM

    A Seattle cruise line plans Mississippi River excursions next year, with routes between New Orleans and Memphis, and between Memphis and Nashville. Cruise West says the 207-foot Spirit of America will leave New Orleans on March 19, 2011, for an eight-day trip to Memphis. The ship will leave Memphis for... more »
  • Severe weather damage: Mississippi

    April 24, 2010 12:24 PM

    Emergency officials say severe storms Saturday heavily damaged a church in east central Mississippi and caused minor damage to a school in the northern part of the state. Greg Flynn, spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, says meteorologists had not confirmed whether a tornado struck in Lauderdale County.... more »

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