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A member of the Memphis Animal Shelter advisory board defended fired Animal Services administrator Ernest Alexander on Tuesday, saying he did "an excellent job." Shelby County sheriff's deputies raided the shelter Oct.

In the parlance of the sweet science, a knockdown occurs when a boxer is knocked to the mat but rises to fight again.

MEMPHIS, TN a ' Memphis police say an officer shot a dog after he was bitten while trying to arrest a man wanted on a Felony warrant.

A man is dead, after being hit and killed by a tractor trailer at a Love's Truck Stop in Southeast Memphis, just after 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, Nov.

The year 2004 was pivotal for Willie Herenton. Earning $160,000 a year as Memphis mayor, he was seeking, and finding, ever new sources of income.

Memphis police charged a Hickory Hill resident today with the rape of a 16-year-old girl, who said she was attacked several times during the past three years.

Friday night, November 6, 2009, Memphis firefighters battled a huge fire at a vacant school.

The importance of rural music is part of the story at the Rock 'n Soul Museum in Memphis.

Animal welfare advocates are holding a candlelight vigil at Memphis Animal Services at 6 p.m. in response to the recent news of abuse and neglect at the city-run shelter.

MEMPHIS, TN a ' Memphis firefighters are on the scene where a 12-year-old has been shot.

Andrew Wilburn, a Public Works Division employee with the City of Memphis, cleans up tires dumped illegally behind an abandoned building at 557 Lipford in Binghamton.

MEMPHIS, TN a ' Memphis police say a Major with the department was arrested for DUI and reckless driving.

Memphis Police are investigating the shooting of a woman in South Memphis Monday night.

A 10-month-old baby girl who was airlifted from a Hickory Hill home died of injuries today, and Memphis Police were are trying to determine the cause.

Missing dog returned home safely. MEMPHIS , Tenn. - Violet, the black lab, who ran away after police shot at her, was returned home safely Saturday night.

The new mayor is a position to make change in the city unseen in decades : As far as Wharton and his team are concerned, when he takes the oath of office at noon Monday, he will carry with him something no previously elected mayor has ever brought to the office - a combination of management experience and broad-ranging popularity.

One east Memphis homeowner has some remodeling to do after a car slammed into his house early Thursday morning.

A lawyer for former Memphis City Attorney Elbert Jefferson says Jefferson will appear before a federal grand jury as a witness, not a target.

Our Mike Matthews reports Federal grand jury testimony has ended for the day for former City of Memphis attorney Elbery Jefferson.

The Tennessee Department of Revenue is holding free bimonthly tax workshops for new businesses.