Tag: Memphis
Confederate leader’s Memphis past erased with body’s removal
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s polarizing presence has hung over Memphis since he moved here in 1852 — his legacy cemented...
Authorities find escaped federal inmate in Tennessee
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Federal agents on Wednesday captured a prison inmate who escaped from a minimum security facility in Tennessee, the U.S. Marshals Service...
Lorenzen Wright’s ex-wife seeks relief from guilty plea
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A judge reset a hearing on Tuesday to address a request by the ex-wife of slain NBA player Lorenzen Wright to...
Copeland, Ingram among winners of Blues Music Awards
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Singer Shemekia Copeland and guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram are among this year's top winners at the Blues Music Awards.
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Expert to study mental disabilty claim of death row inmate
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An expert hired by a state prosecutors' office can conduct a mental evaluation of a Tennessee death row inmate who claims...
Buttigieg to visit closed Interstate 40 bridge in Tennessee
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg travels to Tennessee on Thursday to learn how the closure of the Interstate 40...
Trial in former NBA player’s killing set for January 2022
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee judge Wednesday set a 2022 trial date for a man charged with conspiring with the ex-wife of Lorenzen Wright...
Mitchell scores 30, Jazz beat Memphis 120-113 to go up 3-1
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, and the top-seeded Utah Jazz grabbed a 3-1 lead Monday night by holding off the Memphis...
Wizards avoid being swept by 76ers, Embiid injured
WASHINGTON — After the Philadelphia 76ers lost NBA MVP finalist Joel Embiid to a sore right knee late in the first quarter Monday night,...
Workers begin removing Forrest remains from Tennessee park
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Workers arrived at a Tennessee park Tuesday to begin the process of digging up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford...