Suddenly well behind the leaders, Dutch distance runner Sifan Hassan stood up and turned on the gas. Eleven of the world's fastest runners stood between her and victory.
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The Delta variant has an easy time spreading through Shelby County's large number of unvaccinated citizens. 23 people have died from COVID in the past week, and hospitalizations are rising. Thanks to vaccine hesitancy, local health officials may now have to consider more restrictions. -
This week on Channel 10’s Behind the Headlines Eric Barnes hosts a journalist roundtable to discuss COVID-19 restrictions, the I-40 bridge failure and more with The New Tri-State Defender's Karanja Ajanaku, The Memphis Flyer's Toby Sells, and The Daily Memphian's Matt Stroud and Bill Dries.
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The Shelby County Joint Task Force resumes video conferences as the number of COVID-19 and Delta Variant cases rises. Watch at 12PM on Thursday, July 29.
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The select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is holding its first meeting Tuesday.
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Transmission of COVID-19 is on the rise in Shelby County as a more contagious strain of the virus, known as the Delta variant, spreads across the country.
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Administrators are facing another semester overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic as students in the Shelby County Schools district return to classes on August 8.
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At the corner of Fourth and Beale Streets in Downtown Memphis, stands Ida B.Wells, proud and strong, with one hand gripping a pen resting on her hip and the other clutching a copy of the local newspaper she co-owned.
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As Republican state lawmakers clamp down on what health officials can say about COVID-19, Memphis lawmakers consider whether local voters should be aware of a candidate's party affiliation.
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Memphis lawmakers say an expanded federal tax credit program that will send direct cash payments to parents through the end of the year could help lift thousands of children in Shelby County out of poverty.
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The Tennessee state health department recently stopped all outreach to adolescents about vaccinations - of any kind. This decision came after "some Republican legislators thought things were moving too fast and that minors would get vaccinations without parental approval," says Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries.
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Patriotism and protest were in the news this week as Capitol Democrats assembled a committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection. And in Tennessee, factions weigh in on what constitutes Critical Race Theory and whether transgender bathroom signage will catch on in liberal Memphis.
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Since 2014, Shelby County Schools has partnered with Porter-Leath, a nonprofit focused on early childhood education for at-risk and low-income families. Last month, SCS made the decision to end its seven-year collaboration.
