University of Memphis News

Memphis fired Tommy West on November 9, but he's going to finish out the season.

Two professors tell the stories of historic Tennessee women in the pages of a new book titled, "Tennessee Women: Their Lives and Times." Beverly Bond, University of Memphis associate professor of history, and Sarah Wilkerson Freeman, Arkansas State University associate professor of history, are the editors of the book.

An Arkansas man has been charged with reckless homicide in connection with a fatal punch in a parking lot in July.

FAR, YET CLOSE: At the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia, cargo containers from Asia will soon be hauled to Memphis via Canadian National Railway Co.

A 23-year-old man faces federal armed robbery charges stemming from a holdup last week at a Subway sandwich shop in Hickory Hill.

With all this talk lately about what to do with the riverfront and cobblestones, I'd thought I'd share a great old photo I found, taken by J.C. Coovert , a professional photographer based in Memphis who captured many scenes in this region in the early 1900s.

These three candidates are running in the Republican primary for House District 83 in the Dec.

Four teenagers have been charged in the murder of 19-year-old University of Memphis student TK Hancock.

Memphis police say four people have been charged in the shooting death of a University of Memphis student.

The clarity of surveillance video is what police credit with receiving enough tips to nab a suspect in two armed robberies at Memphis area Subway's this week.

Memphis police say a a oeperson of interesta in the case of a University of Memphis student who was shot to death at a library parking lot is in custody.

Memphis police are searching for a suspect they say is responsible for a string of recent robberies.

A 57-year-old man was tied up and robbed late Tuesday during a home invasion in the Cordova area, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office.

University of Memphis coach Josh Pastner added to his star-studded recruiting haul Saturday in a major way when Jelan Kendrick committed to the Tigers.

Q: What do you do if the couple in the hotel room next to yours are getting amorous at high volume and keeping you awake? Memphis basketball team awaits top-ranked Kansas For an entire month, the singular focus of Josh Pastner's preparation was getting the University of Memphis ready to play Jackson State in the regular-season opener last Friday ...

The family of a dead city employee made the donation with the best of intentions.

Manning Hall, Auditorium, Memphis , TN [map] A&E Calendar >> Speakers/Public Forums * William J. Murnane Memorial Lecture - Stuart Tyson Smith speaks on "Revenge of the Kushites! Egyptianization, Cultural Entanglements, and the Emergence of the Nubian Pharaohs." Fri., Nov.

An antibiotic-soaked sponge that dissolves after surgeons place it in a wound is one of several ideas the FedEx Institute of Technology is helping become reality.

University of Memphis Provost Ralph Faudree said he will work to ease tensions between his office and the U of M Faculty Senate after he revoked his offer to let the organization choose its next ombudsman.

" Friends and family are mourning the loss of a University of Memphis sophomore.