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" Sheriff's Deputies have released a sketch of the man they say raped a woman inside her Cordova apartment.

By Zack McMillin , Memphis Commercial Appeal Thursday, July 9, 2009 It's beginning to feel a little like election season in Memphis.

There are questions over the status of Keith McGee, the city chief administrative officer whose retirement date was July 3. A. J. Wolfe /The Commercial Appeal Keith McGee is shown in a Jan.

Memphis attorney Charles Carpenter just sent out a release announcing his intention to enter the City of Memphis's special mayoral election, and if you are into reading tea leaves, that's a pretty large sign that Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton is indeed going to leave office.

MEMPHIS - Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton is packing his belongings in his seventh-floor office at City Hall, but the process to replace him is at a standstill.

On Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at approximately 3:00pm, officers received an attempt armed robbery call to the Hobson Building located at 5384 Poplar Avenue.

In a candid interview with FOX13's Les Smith Wednesday, Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton stated emphatically that he plans to stick with a July 30 retirement date from the post he's held for nearly 18 years.

The violence from the Fourth of July weekend trickled into the start of this week, and another person is dead after being shot on the streets of Memphis.

Shelby County District Attorney Bill Gibbons announced Wednesday that the state grand jury for Shelby County had indicted Memphis City Councilwoman Janis Fullilove-Chalmers on charges related to allegedly submitting false information to receive a duplicate Tennessee driver license and allegedly driving while her license is revoked.

Wrestler Jerry 'The King' Lawler announced Wednesday morning that he will run for Memphis mayor in a special election, barring any "surprises" from the outgoing Mayor Willie Herenton.

By Alex Doniach and Amos Maki , Memphis Commercial Appeal Tuesday, July 7, 2009 The sideshow that has been Mayor Willie Herenton's pending resignation turned into a full-blown circus Tuesday, complete with City Council bickering and threats of a lawsuit over succession.

A pregnant teen is in critical condition after an early morning shooting in downtown Memphis.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Police said five people were killed in separate incident on July Fourth in Memphis and several others were seriously wounded over the weekend.

A total of 12 people were the victims of crime over the July 4th holiday weekend, with 3 of those victims losing their lives in deadly shootings.

Two shootings in North Memphis on Sunday resulted in one victim being left in critical condition and the other in non-critical condition.

Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton, who announced last month that he was resigning to focus on his Congressional bid, is delaying his departure by nearly three weeks.

Sources say Memphis wrestling champ Jerry "The King" Lawler is considering another run for mayor of Memphis.

The 4th of July holiday weekend was a busy one for the Memphis Police Department.

Fireworks and bullets lit up the night sky on Beale Street during the 4th of July weekend.

Memphis Police are investigating two homicides that occured early in the morning on the Fourth of July holiday.