The U.S. Senator from Tennessee says there’s a “good chance” Biden is the next president.

In Shelby County, 351,616 people have been tested for coronavirus; 13% have received positive results.

Memphis-born painter makes it big and gives back to the Bluff City, what you should cook for your smaller-than-usual Thanksgiving and a visit with the ghosts of NBA Drafts past and future.

Overton Park Conservancy is asking the public to complete by Nov. 30 a 21-question survey to help guide a new master plan for the park’s east side. The survey is found at www.overtonpark.org/zone1.

Mayors from the West Tennessee counties outside Shelby County heard a pitch from Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and others Thursday for a regional mask mandate. Harris says Gov. Bill Lee is unlikely to order a statewide mask requirement. The regional effort will move to one-on-one talks.

The mayors of Bartlett and Germantown are pushing Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee for a statewide mask mandate. Short of that, they’re working to create a county-by-county mandate among West Tennessee mayors. 

Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich has released body camera videos of the 2018 police shooting of Martavious Banks. 

The 389 cases come from 3,621 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 10.7%.

The Shelby County Health Department reported nearly 400 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, Nov. 19.

Increased restrictions designed to curb the rising COVID-19 numbers are likely coming soon, mayors were told Thursday.

The trial of Quellor, a drug to tame inflammatory response in COVID-19, is for people already sick and with underlying conditions.

Two Broke Bartenders is taking its services to Saddle Creek for the holidays. 

If the study can be replicated, it’s possible drugs already in use could be quickly repurposed to fight cytokine storm.

We’ve got all the basketball today, from high school to the NBA, as well as an agonizing wait for local restaurants, a home (testing kit) for the holidays and the continuation of City Council contention. 

Tennessee’s diversity, size and urban-to-rural ratio are thought to be assets for drug-maker hoping to iron out vaccine distribution wrinkles.

The Council Scorecard dives deeper into the political winds blowing in what turned into a race for council chairman and the mixed results in a set of proposed convenience stores with gas pumps.

A Shelby County Schools presentation to school board members this week provided the first systemwide look at student learning loss in the months since school buildings closed due to the coronavirus crisis. 

While the wait until completion likely won’t be as long as the years long push for a new facility, there’s no Ed Rice center available while those improvements are underway.

Council member JB Smiley is also seeking a change in council rules that would allow the chairman of the body to bar a council member who does what Ford did twice during Tuesday’s council meetings.

With $500,000 in federal grant money, the small-scale pilot includes electric vehicle chargers as well as a broader reconsideration of how county government makes the decision of which vehicles to purchase.

New kits allow up to 20 family members to self-test at home, so we tried it.

Students attending on the hybrid platform will learn remotely. Friday was already scheduled as a remote learning day. 

There were 397 COVID-positive patients in area hospital beds as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.

The Tennessee Supreme Court has suspended all jury trials in the state because of a surge in COVID-19 cases. Trials are suspended Nov. 23 through Jan. 31.