"I was drawn to Teach For America because school was my safe haven away from the chaos at home when I was growing up."

What makes an NBA superstar? Is it about generating highlights and interest or about generating wins? However you define it, Ja Morant's rookie season may have him on that trajectory. 

City Council approves referendum on police and fire residency. Residents will have a chance next November to weigh in on whether police and firefighters can live within 50 miles of the city or in neighboring counties. 

Water and gas rate hikes were approved but a proposed electric rate hike was rejected. The council also took back its rejection of a solid waste fee hike that goes on the same monthly utility bills. That after Mayor Jim Strickland threatened layoffs and reductions in garbage service in the new year without the hike.

The Holiday Night Market Friday in the park highlights the intersection between the drive to remove the monuments and an earlier effort to activate the park for more Memphians.

Alex Lomax is not a defensive point guard anymore. He’s an offensive weapon. 

Rep. Martin Daniel says state taxpayers could be paying "tens of millions of dollars" too much per year for state employees' health insurance claims. 

Boyle Investment Co. applies for two construction permits totaling $1.5 million to renovate and rebuild the Williamsburg Village Shopping Center.

Memphis-based FedEx Corp. missed Wall Street earnings expectations for the September-November quarter and further reduced full-year earnings guidance.

ESPN’s Herbie Awards doled out generously to Memphis after an epic GameDay here in November.

Demands in his new position with Mike Norvell at Florida State means Adam Fuller will not coach the Tiger defense in the 2019 Cotton Bowl Classic. 

Dean Jernigan founded Storage USA in Memphis in 1984 before selling it and now will become a consultant for his latest self-storage company that bears his name.

Good morning! It's Tuesday, Dec. 17. Today is the Memphis City Council's final meeting of the year, and FedEx has an earnings call this afternoon. 

The eight-unit apartment building at Kansas and Waldorf from the 1950s got an extensive rehab with state funding and some donations after sitting vacant for 20 years.

The goal of the program is to increase the number of minority and women developers locally. 

At Caritas Community Center & Cafe, Christmas dinner for the needy will include appetizers and a three-course meal.

The Penn State defense presents a tall task for the Memphis offense in the Dec. 28 Cotton Bowl Classic. But that is only one aspect of the balanced Nittany Lions.

The City Council could also Tuesday revisit its decision two weeks ago to reject a solid waste fee hike. Mayor Jim Strickland said no fee hike could lead to laying off sanitation workers and scaling back garbage pickups of curbside trash. The combination with the MLGW rate hike proposal could cause the council to do either/or but not both.

The senator has focused relentlessly on education and health policy, working to enact the sort of important legislation that Congress is supposed to deal with instead of attacking or defending the president’s conduct. 

Department of Veterans Services Commissioner Courtney Rogers is considering “rare exceptions” for burying soldiers on weekends, a situation stemming from the state's refusal to hold services for Maj. Trevor Joseph of Collierville on a weekend when more family and friends could attend.

Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Brandon Clarke combined for 50 points as the Grizzlies beat the Miami Heat for their fourth win in their past five games. 

FedEx says Amazon could hurt small businesses by banning the e-commerce giant's third-party sellers from shipping Prime packages through FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery networks starting this week.

The proposal would raise teachers' starting salary to $45,000. Those with master’s degrees ultimately could make a salary as high as $74,000, and teachers with doctorates almost $84,000.

Horn Lake man identified through rape kits to six sexual assaults in Memphis over a seven year period. 

ChenMed plans to open multiple locations in each of its five new markets, including three in Memphis.