Memphis News

Hatchett Hospitality is planning a 3,300-square-foot expansion of its Memphis headquarters that will include a new design center and showroom.

Photo by Dave Darnell Buy this photo>> Remains of the old structure are piled in front of new construction on the R.Q. Venson Center as it rises on Beale Street west of Danny Thomas Boulevard on July 30, 1971.

These guys aren't buddies. Never have been. Never will be. Steve Cohen and Willie Herenton have been to plenty of political events, and both are Democrats, so they often show up and support the same candidates.

Abdul Hakim Muhammad returned to Nashville last year with a history of violence and the belief that he was a soldier of God.

A massive downpour managed to soak parts of the Memphis area leaving behind stranded drivers and frustrated homeowners.

Street flooding was reported in East Memphis and Midtown this evening after isolated heavy downpours hit the area.

" A Memphis mother and father mourn the death of their 4-month-old baby, and police say preliminary results indicate today's heat is to blame.

On Thursday, July 22, 2010 a family member of Lorenzen Wright filed a missing persons report with the Collierville Police Department.

A few weeks ago, my good friend told me she won tickets to a city food tour here in Memphis.

Remember your momma's advice, "If you don't care what you look like, no one else will." Well, we don't seem to care very much what we look like and we haven't for some time.

Dr. Willie W. Herenton and incumbent Steve Cohen have generated nationwide interest in the outcome of the Democratic Primary for the Ninth District Congressional seat.

Memphis may have the blues, and country music and Nashville are practically synonymous, but between those two cities is Jackson, where blues, country, rockabilly, pop rock and more musical influences flourish.

When artist Russell Wild moved into his apartment in the Edge District in 1998, the neighborhood was filled with body shops and garages.

Lorenzen Wright played high school, college AND professional basketball in the Bluff City.... Making him one of Memphis' most popular and well-known athletes.

A massive crowd gathered as word spread that Lorenzen Wright's body was found in a wooded area off of Hacks Cross Road Wednesday.

Hidden gems abound in Tennessee, where visitors can explore the state's history, culture and revitalization at sites and attractions sure to leave vacationers excited to return.

Fire rescuers sit outside the Hampton Inn on Hacks Cross Road. Inside, 11 female workers are stuck on the hotel elevator.

Defense lawyers for a man accused of killing six people and critically injuring three children on Lester Street told a judge this morning that they want access to the children before their client's capital murder trial in September.

" A squirrel puts Beale Street in the dark - " MLGW blames the furry animals for a major power outage in downtown Memphis last Friday.

Store owners at Raleigh Springs Mall are hurting for business. And now, they're dealing with a new problem: a rash of after hours burglaries.