Lucas Finton covers crime, policing, jails, the courts and criminal justice policy for The Commercial Appeal. He can be reached by phone or email: (901)208-3922 and [email protected], ...

Get ready for part cookie, part cake and part brownie treats. A second Memphis-area location of Cookie Plug is opening ...

Should he be confirmed, Kash Patel said he would work to re-establish Memphis' FBI field office when asked by Sen. Marsha ...

Tennessee bet big on tutoring and summer learning programs after the pandemic. However, MSCS has opted out of a separate NAEP ...

Memphis' DeeDee and ECU's Devin Hagemann talk before every game. That might change on Saturday, when they'll face each other ...

Cannon Peebles is expected to be Tennessee's starting catcher in his second season with the Vols. He hit .216 in 54 games ...

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton has threatened a state takeover of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board. Pure ...

Germantown resident Alexis Luttrell planned to keep skeleton decorations up all year in her yard. But she now faces a court ...

The University of Tennessee System is preparing for the national "enrollment cliff," when the number of 18-year-olds declines ...

Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert, who has faced two ouster attempts, was in a similar situation with Shelby County in 2023.

Tennessee voters amended the state Constitution to create a Lottery that would fund academic scholarships for students.

The Trump administration has paused federal grants and loans to review agency programs and determine the best uses of funding ...