Law enforcers in Greater Memphis respond to shootings in Baton ...
By Jody Callahan of The Commercial Appeal Updated: Yesterday 8:56 p.m. 2 Be wary. Remain hypervigilant. Watch your back, and your partner's, too. Those are just some of the words being used to describe the mood of area law-enforcement officers as they patrol the streets after the recent shooting deaths in the U.S. of two civilians by police, followed by two incidents in which a total of eight police officers were killed in apparent retaliation. "Everybody is just really trying t..>> view originalBacklog of Memphis police complaints being reviewed
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - After retiring from the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division in 2010 with 28 years, Modestyne Mack decided to use her retirement check to buy the car she'd always wanted: a brand new, jet-black Cadillac.It was a nice car - too nice for a black woman, said the Memphis police officers who pulled her over one late night in February 2011, according to Mack, 61.When additional squad cars began arriving, Mack asked, tongue-in-cheek, if she'd killed someone. "And they said, 'Shu..>> view originalMemphis police identify homicide victim
By Jody Callahan of The Commercial Appeal Posted: Yesterday 3:40 p.m. 0 Memphis police have identified a man found shot to death last week as Eddie Jones, 62. The shooting happened about 3 p.m. Thursday at a residence in the 2700 block of Filmore in the Orange Mound area. Responding officers found Jones on the floor with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene. Police have made no arrests in the killing. About Jody Callahan Jody Callahan covers crime fo..>> view originalThe Week Ahead: July 18-24
VOL. 131 | NO. 142 | Monday, July 18, 2016 The Week Ahead: July 18-24 Updated 1:29PM It’s supposed to get hotter in Memphis this week, which is pretty normal for mid-July, and the coming week brings what could be a hot debate at the Memphis City Council meeting Tuesday on a plan to solve parking on the Overton Park Greensward. That and some other events planned this week include... Early voting goes deeper Monday with the opening of satellite early voting places at 21 locat..>> view originalMemphis Grizzlies sign 1st-round pick Wade Baldwin IV
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – The Memphis Grizzlies have signed first-round draft pick Wade Baldwin IV. The team announced the signing Saturday. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Baldwin, a 6-foot-4 guard from Vanderbilt, was selected with the 17th overall pick in the draft. The 20-year-old averaged 14.1 points, 5.2 assists, 4 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 33 games as a sophomore for Vanderbilt last season. He averaged 9.3 points, 4.4 assists and 4.1 rebounds as a freshman.>> view originalMemphis sends 14 police officers to GOP convention
The Memphis Police Department is sending 14 officers to help at the Republican National Convention in Ohio, police spokeswoman Karen Rudolph confirmed in an email Saturday evening. She didn’t elaborate.Tensions are high in advance of the convention, which starts Monday in Cleveland. Donald Trump will likely be confirmed as the Republican nominee.Various groups are planning protests. Adding to security concerns, Ohio allows the open carry of weapons in public, which means some people will be arme..>> view originalGo to date:
VOL. 131 | NO. 142 | Monday, July 18, 2016 Memphis Botanic Garden will host a Garden Lit meeting to discuss David George Haskell’s “The Forest Unseen” on Monday, July 18, from 11 a.m. to noon at MBG, 750 Cherry Road. Meet fellow readers and discuss nature-based books at this series led by a certified Tennessee naturalist. Free with garden admission. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com. Wolf River Conservancy and Memphis Botanic Garden will host a “Bats of the Mid-South” seminar on Mo..>> view originalFrayser Landfill Owner Pulls Expansion Application, But Plans to ...
VOL. 131 | NO. 142 | Monday, July 18, 2016 Frayser Landfill Owner Pulls Expansion Application, But Plans to Return By Madeline Faber Updated 11:28AM Amid public opposition, Memphis Wrecking Co. has withdrawn its application to expand its landfill near Whitney Elementary School in Frayser. This is the second consecutive time the company withdrawn its application with the Land Use Control Board before the board could consider the request. Memphis Wrecking’s de..>> view original
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