The Shelby County Schools board unanimously voted Tuesday to close Gateway University charter school at the end of the current academic year.

UT interim president says program provides "direct impact" for Memphis and could help addicts statewide.

The University of Memphis board of trustees approved a proposal Tuesday that will create a foundation enabling the university to get into the real estate business.

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Some groups believe fetal heartbeat bill would run into constitutional problems, with state attorney general calling it "suspect."

A man in a paper jumpsuit outside 201 Poplar is raising questions in the minds of social justice advocates.

Republican leaders say social media recordings can cause distractions and affect the state's video of committee meetings.

A Memphis legislator interviews with numerous news organization about pending legislation requiring districts to adopt parental rules, potentially for dress codes.

An East Memphis home dialysis clinic will pay more than $3 million to settle claims it violated federal and state anti-kickback laws.

With just months to go before a company is supposed to take over Tennessee’s troubled assessment program, the state has yet to release its request for proposals.

The federal judge in the civil rights lawsuit brought by Darrius Stewart's parents says former Memphis Police officer Connor Schilling was not in “serious danger” the night of the shooting and his use of deadly force was “not reasonable.”

Breaking the city's development boom outside of Downtown and Midtown is the goal Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland outlined Monday in his election year state of the city address -- a difficult goal shared by Strickland's predecessor in the mayor's office.

The leader of Gateway University Charter School spoke publicly Monday, saying the school had made its share of mistakes in its first year, but that it deserved to stay open.

The City of Memphis hosted the first public meeting with Frayser citizens Thursday to get their input on what a brand new Ed Rice Community Center should look and feel like. 

The Shelby County Commission voted Monday to allocate $1.3 million to begin designing a new Youth Justice and Education Center to replace the current juvenile detention facility.

Two Memphis Police Department officers are honored for their service to community and valor by the 100 Club of Memphis. 

The University of Memphis may take the first step Tuesday to become active in the real estate market, taking advantage of a provision in the tax reform package Congress passed in 2017. 

After decades of what critics called an unfair enrollment system that favored well-off families who could camp out for days to get priority admission, 1,700 parents applied online for Memphis schools during the first hour on Monday, Jan. 28.

The Shelby County Commission is expected to appoint a new county historian at its Feb. 11 meeting. 

Joris Ray intends to be involved in his interim role as Shelby County Schools superintendent.

Family First Prevention Services Act set to replace state's waiver program for providing behavioral and mental health services to children in state custody.

Gateway University – the Memphis charter school that district officials say broke state law – will have the chance to publicly make the case for why the school board should not vote to close the school.

The University of Memphis has received $1.4 million from an anonymous donor and the Suder Foundation to create a new office and establish a scholarship fund for first-generation students.

Court documents show the city of Memphis has been removed as a defendant from a civil suit filed by the mother of 19-year-old Darrius Stewart, who was killed in an officer-involved shooting in 2015. But the police officer who killed Stewart remains a defendant in the suit. 

The start of a Memphis Public Libraries lecture series on the city's bicentennial draws a standing-room-only crowd, while the Memphis Pink Palace museum prepares for a March opening of its own bicentennial exhibit.