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To fully take back their positions, they must now advance in a special election Thursday. Both easily cleared their June primary elections, and now face general election opponents in Democrat-led districts

The city first told residents on July 20 that a diesel fuel spill at a treatment plant tainted the water supply system. The order came after residents reported a fuel smell in their water

Edwards’ new contract will begin in the 2024-25 season. He becomes the fourth player to get the maximum rookie-scale extension so far this summer

The judge in the case has shown willingness to release records in the case, while defense attorneys have objected to the idea

Some of America’s largest cities that challenged their 2020 census numbers are hearing back from the authorities, and they’re not all getting what they hoped for

The autopsy said the manner of death was homicide. It described multiple contusions, brain injuries, cuts and bruises to the head and other parts of the body

The lawsuit accuses Memphis Police Director Cerelyn ‘CJ’ Davis of starting a crime-suppression unit called Scorpion to target repeat violent offenders in high-crime areas

Two young Black Tennessee state legislators have gone from neophyte politicians to national prominence. They’re being heralded as living echoes of the civil rights struggles of the 1960s

Republicans banished Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones last week over their role in a gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting

Seattle has overhauled virtually all aspects of its police department since DOJ investigators in 2011 found officers were too quick to use force

The Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission voted to decertify Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin, Justin Smith and Desmond Mills on Friday morning

The footage will be released to the public in the next several days

Some Memphis City Council members were upset an officer was allowed to retire before steps could be taken to fire them

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Memphis plans to release on Wednesday about 20 hours of video and audio related to the arrest of the 29-year-old motorist who died January 10, three days after his violent arrest

The Memphis Grizzlies player will miss two games. This is at least the second time in the last few weeks that Morant has been the subject of a league investigation

Gershun Freeman, 33, had “psychosis and cardiovascular disease and died of a heart attack while being restrained,” the Shelby County sheriff said

The gunman has been apprehended and is in custody, according to local police

The former officers face charges of second degree murder. A judge asked for everyone’s “continued patience” and “continued civility”

The Memphis Police Department blasted Demetrius Haley and four other officers as “blatantly unprofessional”

The officer, Demetrius Haley, stood over the victim as he lay propped against a police car and took photographs

A growing desperation to fill hundreds of slots in recent years drove the department to increase incentives and lower its standards

Preston Hemphill had been suspended as he was investigated for his role in the Jan. 7 arrest of the 29-year-old, who died in a hospital three days later

‘We should not delay. And we will not be denied,’ Kamala Harris said to applause in Memphis, Tennessee. ‘It is non-negotiable’

Kamala Harris said the beating of the 29-year-old by five Black officers was a violent act and has called for reforms such as a ban on no-knock warrants

Such squads frequently wear street clothes and often are involved in a disproportionate number of violent incidents and civilian complaints