Shelby County News

A woman and two men have been charged in a home invasion in Cordova. Ashley Humble, Shannon Borman and Edward Chalmers face aggravated robbery, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated burglary charges.

Memphis police on Thursday charged a 15-year-old boy with first-degree murder in the shooting of his 18-year-old classmate.

The mother of the 15-year-old charge with 1st degree murder in the shooting death of his Raleigh Egypt High school mate pushes our news camera and microphone away as she leaves Shelby County Juvenile Court.

Shelby County Commissioner Joe Ford has a clear picture of his mission as interim mayor.

Shelby County Commissioners have chosen Joe Ford as interim county mayor. Ford received the 7 votes he needed to be appointed.

A Bolton High School teacher with a history of domestic issues was ordered held on a $25,000 bond this morning in connection with an incident involving his former wife behind Bartlett City Hall.

Germantown Police have charged Curtis Lee Morris, Jr., 27, of Germantown, with second degree murder after the death of his 16-month-old child on Saturday.

Tuesday the Shelby County Commission will try to come to a consensus on who should be appointed to temporarily replace former Mayor AC Wharton.

A number of overdoses tipped investigators off to an uptick in heroin use in Memphis and suburbs, authorities said Monday.

Police have one person in custody after a bank robbery led to a standoff Friday night in the middle of a busy Memphis neighborhood.

A state grand jury for Shelby County has indicted 51 people, many known gang members, on felony drug charges as a result of Operation Safeguard.

After a weekend of unprecedented lobbying and political maneuvering, the only thing certain about today's county mayor vote by Shelby County's Board of Commissioners is that it remains uncertain.

" A nationwide shortage of the seasonal flu vaccine is having an impact in Shelby County.

Over the next five years, Shelby County Schools will likely focus on campus renovations and rezoning to balance student population in the district, rather than building new schools.

The mother of two boys killed in a fire after they were left home alone faces criminal charges tonight.

Some Shelby County Schools are crammed with students this year, while other campuses have plenty of extra space.

The Memphis mother who left her two toddlers home alone to shop and run errands has been indicted by a Shelby County Grand Jury.

The Shelby County District Attorney's office announced increased rewards Tuesday for information they hope can bring closure to three cold cases.

Really, it lasted less than five hours from beginning to end, but Monday's meeting of the Shelby County Commission - the core of which was an effort to name an interim county mayor to serve until the general election next August - had the feel of a marathon.

More than half of Shelby County's federally funded nursing homes earned failing marks in a recent federal ranking -- below-average scores that at least one local expert credits to a shortage of area nurses.