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The board of the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and Shelby County will vote Wednesday, June 19, on requests by both companies to receive payment-in-lieu-of-tax breaks.

Memphis Police said it was a bad case of road rage. Investigators said Carlissa Rodgers got so mad that she pointed a revolver Last night was the 62nd annual Miss USA pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Details: The new ownership group of the historic James Lee House at 690 Adams Ave .

Former Memphis mayor Willie Herenton, seen here in a file photo, asked for a decision by February on allowing him to turn Northside High and Orleans Elementary into charter schools.

Kevin Hyneman Cos. Inc. has more than 40 acres under contract near Germantown and I-40 with plans for an automotive sales business.

If it seems like the Boyle family has played a key role in Memphis since the city was founded, it's because it has.

The Urban League of Greater Chattanooga will hold a free business workshop on Tuesday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd., Chattanooga, Tn.

Firefighters responded to a two alarm fire Sunday afternoon just after 3 p.m. at the St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church near the Donelson area located at 1943 Dabbs Avenue.

Shelby County Commissioners should wrap up their action Monday, June 17, on the first budget for the consolidated school system with a final vote on the school system budget.

MTSU sophomore biology major Taylor Lane of Nashville takes a sample to test in the lab during the FirstSTEP summer research program.

Yippie Hippie Foods Inc., a company which makes and sells all-natural granola and snack products, has been adding national clients to its customer list while expanding operations at a measured pace.

Memphis police have arrested a man in a shooting at the Cordova McDonald's Sunday that apparently involved an ad on Craigslist.

The victim is hospitalized in Memphis with serious injuries, police said. At about 10:22 p.m. Wednesday, Humboldt police responded to the aggravated robbery complaint in the 700 block of North 19th Avenue, according to a news release.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE Sale at public auction will be on July 11, 2013 at 2:00PM local time, at the west door, Polk County Courthouse, Benton, Tennessee, conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Lisa S. Brown and Michael C. Brown, wife and husband, to Arnold M. Weiss, Attorney, Trustee, on July ... (more)

A 10-vehicle pileup killed two people and injured at least five others early Thursday morning, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

A 10-vehicle pileup killed two people and injured at least five others early Thursday morning, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

The heat is on and the humidity is up. Wednesday was the hottest day of the month so far in Blount County, with temperatures reaching a high of 92 degrees, as measured at McGhee Tyson Airport.

Summer is just around the corner and for the sister-and-brother team of Zaadia and Zayrion Harris, and their cousin, Marliesha Malone, it's time to push forward as young entrepreneurs.

A 54,621-square-foot warehouse at 6881 Appling Farms Parkway in Northeast Memphis has sold for $2.7 million.

June 12, 2013 - Ramiyah Leann Drake, 3, creates a square with her hands to retired schoolteacher Betty Harris, not pictured, during pre-K registration at Southwind High School.