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  • Recording claims to show racist rant by former Memphis Chamber ...

    Recording claims to show racist rant by former Memphis Chamber ...
    by: Jim Spiewak Updated: Apr 14, 2017 - 6:25 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A viral video circulating on social media claims to show a Memphis couple making explicit racist remarks while on vacation in Turks & Caicos. The video was the result of a phone call between the couple and staff members of Mango Reef restaurant, Magnetic Media reported. WARNING: This video contains extremely explicit, racist remarks, along with threats of violence and death. >>Full transcript of racist comments alleg..
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  • Memphis football picks up where it left off in spring game

    Memphis football picks up where it left off in spring game
    CLOSE Tigers football returned to the Liberty Bowl on Friday for their annual spring game, Friday Night Stripes. Jim Weber/The Commercial AppealBuy PhotoMemphis quarterback Brady Davis looks for an open man downfield during the Tigers' annual spring scrimmage at the Liberty Bowl Friday Night.(Photo: Jim Weber, The Commercial Appeal)Buy PhotoEDITOR’S NOTE: Tom Schad was one of the guest coaches for the overtime period of Memphis’ spring football game.Anthony Miller sprinted through the s..
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  • Memphis murder rate mirrors '90s cocaine epidemic level

    Memphis murder rate mirrors '90s cocaine epidemic level
    CLOSE Memphis breaks homicide record with 214 homicides this year. Yalonda M. James/The Commercial AppealBuy PhotoJanuary 11, 2017 - Two young men, who didn't want to be identified, leave a couple of teddy bears at the entrance of Creative Cuts and Design Barber Shop, located at 2721 Frayser Blvd., on Wednesday afternoon. Memphis police officers responded to a shooting call at approximately 8:07 PM at the location on Tuesday night. They found a male victim lying unresponsive on the floor..
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  • Official Black Lives Matter Memphis launching drive to get moms out ...

    Official Black Lives Matter Memphis launching drive to get moms out ...
    Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Official Black Lives Matter Memphis launched a new effort to pay bail for black moms in jail by Mother's Day. Shay Jones is a member who also knows what it’s like to be a mom behind bars. "At the time my child was four years old. She had to deal with her mom. I had to go to court five or six times," she said. Ten years later she’s part of the new campaign to help other moms in a similar situation, who might not have the same ..
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  • Babalu No. 2 for Memphis opens Monday

    Babalu No. 2 for Memphis opens Monday
    Buy PhotoApril 14, 2017 - Partners Al Roberts, left, and Bill Latham sit in their newest restaurant, Babalu Tacos & Tapas in East Memphis. This is Memphis' second Babalu restaurant. The three-year-old Babalu in Overton Square is "definitely'' the No. 1 Babalu for sales among the chain's five restaurants spread across the South, said Bill Latham, co-founder and chief executive of Eat Here Brands. (Photo: Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal)Buy PhotoLittle wonder the Babalu Tacos & Tapas chain has pi..
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  • 5 things to watch at Memphis football's spring game

    5 things to watch at Memphis football's spring game
    CLOSEVIDEOS: MEMPHIS TIGER FOOTBALLMike Norvell talks final Memphis practice before spring game | 1:49Norvell addresses the media after practice on April 13, 2017. Tom Schad/The Commercial Appeal1 of 21CLOSEVIDEOS: MEMPHIS TIGER FOOTBALLMike Norvell previews Friday Night Stripes | 2:52The Memphis football coach talks about the state of his team entering the spring game after practice on April 11, 2017. Tom Schad/The Commer..
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  • Millington, Memphis butt heads on airport name

    Millington, Memphis butt heads on airport name
    CLOSE Millington renamed airport Memphis-Millington Airport, drawing complaint from Memphis International Airport. Wayne RisherDonald Trump disembarks his campaign jet with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for a rally at Millington Regional Jetport on Feb 27, 2016.(Photo: File / AFP / Getty Images)The Millington Regional Jetport was good enough for the 2015 Memphis Airshow and a 2016 rally for then-candidate Donald Trump.But when the Blue Angels swoop in for the 2017 airshow May 13-14, the..
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  • U of Memphis issues safety alert after armed robbery

    U of Memphis issues safety alert after armed robbery
    2 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutU of Memphis issues safety alert after armed robberyA gunman demanded property from students at the Sigma Chi property off campus, the university said.Sent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. U of Memphis issues safety alert after armed robberyClose-up of emergency lights(Photo: Hemera Techno..
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  • Memphis Bounces Back with 10-8 Win over No. 11 Houston

    Memphis Bounces Back with 10-8 Win over No. 11 Houston
    MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis scored three runs in the eighth inning to break up a 7-7 tie and then held on for a 10-8 win over No. 11 Houston Friday night at ...
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  • Thieves target East Memphis neighborhood again

    Thieves target East Memphis neighborhood again
    Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- When Cynthia Jones came home to her house on Dunn Road Tuesday night, she immediately knew something wasn't quite right. "We got to looking and then stuff were missing." On further inspection, she her gate wide open. "One of the items that were missing was on the back step," she said. Just this week, thieves broke into a total of three homes in Jones' neighborhood, including one on Boyce, where they got in through a window an..
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