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After expulsion and reinstatement, Tennessee Reps. Pearson, Jones advance past Democratic primaries

Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones have advanced past an election hurdle after the two young Black lawmakers were expelled earlier this year for their gun control protest on the House floor, then reinstated by local officials days afterward

The Independent UK

Three 6 Mafia rapper Gangsta Boo’s cause of death revealed

Gangsta Boo, the Memphis-area rapper best known as a member of Three 6 Mafia, died earlier this year from an accidental overdose, her autopsy confirmed.

Tribune News Service

California skate park named for Black motorist fatally beaten in police traffic stop

Officials have dedicated a California skate park in honor of Tyre Nichols, a Black man prosecutors say was beaten to death last Janaury by police officers in Memphis, Tennessee

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Big 12 Commissioner Addresses Reported Visit to Campus of Potential New School

The Big 12 commissioner denied reports that he met with Memphis officials about a potential conference realignment move.

Sports Illustrated

Man pleads guilty to helping 2 others accused in the fatal shooting of rapper Young Dolph

A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to helping two other men charged with fatally shooting rapper Young Dolph in a daytime ambush at a Memphis bakery

The Independent UK

Rock City Angels: the self-destructive story of Johnny Depp's old band

In 1987 Geffen Records paid Rock City Angels $6.2 million dollars for a seven-album deal – but it was Guns N' Roses who ascended

Louder

Memphis ATH shows off visit to Michigan State football

A 2024 ATH from Memphis showed off his visit to MSU:

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Four young children from same family killed in Memphis apartment blaze

Two of the children were four years old, while one was six and another two, according to fire officials

The Independent UK

Cooper Flagg’s Nike EYBL Memphis Session is going incredibly well

The Montverde Academy (Fla.) standout is lighting up the stat book!

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Houston Gamblers at Memphis Showboats live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch USFL

The Houston Gamblers will square off against the Memphis Showboats in a Week 7 matchup of the United States Football League (USFL).

USA Today Sports Media Group

Interview about gun crime interrupted by drive-by-shooting

No one was hurt in the shooting, reports say

The Independent UK

Police 'check on Ja Morant' after NBA star posts concerning Instagram story

Concerning social media posts from Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant saw police go to his Tennessee home to perform a welfare check after loving messages to family members had a short sign-off

Daily Mirror

Elvis Presley's tragic final words in the hours before his harrowing death

Elvis Presley was just 42 when he died at his Graceland home, leaving fans around the world grieving for the icon from Memphis, Tennessee

Daily Mirror

Machine-gun conversion devices known as switches targeted by feds in Tennessee

Authorities in Memphis and Jackson, Tenn., have been trying to slow the proliferation of switches. A Sun-Times / WBEZ investigation last year showed the devices increasingly are fueling violence.

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The Independent UK

Federal agents, prosecutors going after machine-gun conversion devices in Tennessee

Federal law enforcement officials say 26 people in Tennessee have been recently convicted or face charges for possessing “switches,” devices that convert semi-automatic firearms into a machine guns

The Independent UK

Judge blocks release of video, records in Tyre Nichols beating death investigation

A Tennessee judge has continued to temporarily block the release of more video footage and records in the Tyre Nichols investigation

Chicago Sun-Times

Buddy Guy honored with 2 Blues Music Awards

Guy, the legendary guitarist and singer, won in the album of the year and contemporary blues album categories for “The Blues Don’t Lie” at the Blues Music Awards.

WEKU

Memphis Grizzlies suspend Ja Morant after a video in which he appears to flash a gun

The NBA previously suspended Morant in March for a separate incident in which he appeared on a video holding a gun at a club near Denver.

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The Independent UK

Blues Music Awards in Memphis bestows 2 awards each to Guy, Castiglia, Nemeth

Blues mainstays Buddy Guy, Albert Castiglia and John Nemeth each won two awards and Tommy Castro took home the prize of B

The Independent UK

Ja Morant allegedly flashes gun on Instagram Live again two months after NBA suspension

Video allegedly showing the Memphis Grizzlies guard holding a gun in a car went viral over the weekend

The Independent UK

Census Bureau rejects many big-city challenges that claimed the 2020 headcount missed their people

Some of America's largest cities that challenged their 2020 census numbers are hearing back from the U.S. Census Bureau

WEKU

In Tennessee, Black immigrants navigate a tricky course to a coveted driver's license

Being able to drive makes life easier. It can open up job opportunities. But it also has challenges, especially if there's a language barrier. And traffic stops can be especially high stakes.

The Independent UK

Memphis 'snake factory' transplants slither into their new home in Louisiana

It's become an annual conservation event in central Louisiana: Young Louisiana pine snakes that were bred in captivity are released in Kisatchie National Forest in central Louisiana

Chicago Sun-Times

Tyre Nichols died of blows to the head, autopsy shows

An autopsy shows Tyre Nichols died from injuries sustained in a beating by police during a traffic stop in Memphis in January. Five officers have been charged in his slaying.

Al Jazeera

Tyre Nichols autopsy reveals brain injuries after police beating

Five police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, have been charged with second-degree murder in Nichols’s death in January.

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