The vaccine made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech now carries the strongest endorsement from the Food and Drug Administration, which has never before had so much evidence to judge a shot’s safety.

Former Memphis linebacker Danton Barto, 50, has died from COVID-19.

The 1918 influenza pandemic killed tens of millions worldwide, but 30 to 40 years later, it had evolved into a much less serious disease. COVID-19 will likely follow a similar path — never going away, but becoming less deadly over time.

Travel nurses filling the gaps make two to three times more an hour than staff RNs; it rankles, nurses say. But there are other reasons, including appreciation, exacerbating the nursing shortage.

Good commercial real estate trumps a pandemic and any surge in e-commerce, figures Ray Gill of Gill Properties. Exhibit A: His new White Oak at White Station center is 96% filled.

Flooding in rural areas took out roads, cellphone towers and telephone lines, leaving families uncertain about whether their loved ones survived the unprecedented deluge.

The big stars, the national television games, the weekend showcases. Chris Herrington goes game-by-game to rate the entertainment value of the Grizzlies’ 2021-22 home schedule. 

Unspecified auxiliary revenue from the University of Memphis will take care of the over $3.5 million the former basketball coach is still owed, allowing for job openings to get filled.

The state’s executive order banning mask mandates is taking fire from President Joe Biden as well as Biden’s education secretary Miguel Cardona, who this past week specifically questioned the legality of the executive order.

Shelly Pilkington is the owner of a barber shop in Arlington’s Depot Square, maintaining an old-school approach to cutting hair, trimming beards and shaving chins.

It wasn’t pretty, but The Daily Memphian’s No. 1 high school football team found a way.

Five coaches and a former NBA executive, granted anonymity for their opinions, point to knowledge and expertise, but also a couple of negatives about the University of Memphis’ formidable basketball coaching staff.

East Memphis pub has a bounty of board games for guests to play as they munch snacks and sip beverages.

The approval is the second for an outparcel in The Lake District.

Our photographers captured some classic Elvis Week images, and also made it to an unusual school, an iconic store and some sporting events. Cast your ballot for the best one.

No. 9 team in the Power 15 is lead by quarterback Houston Wilhelm, who throws for two touchdowns and runs for one.

New faces contribute as Owls roll.

At Baptist, they extend the reach of nurses from four to six patients and allow beds to open. 

Chauncy Black, now 20, who gained national attention when $300,000 was raised on GoFundMe for him and his family was found guilty of reckless endangerment in the fatal shooting of his neighbor, a by-stander, who was killed as Black and his brother were involved in a shootout with men they had an argument with over video games. 

Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order allows students to opt out and attend classes without masks.

The Arizona transfer had missed at least the past two practices. 

Sen. Katrina Robinson accused of embezzlement and fraud with her business, The Healthcare Institute, appeared in court Friday, a final time before her Sept. 13 trial begins. 

COVID-19 issues at Southwind result in forfeit, with Lausanne awarded a victory.