A Missouri woman has pleaded guilty to a federal charge accusing her of concocting a brazen plot to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property before a judge halted the mysterious foreclosure sale. Lisa Jeanine Findley pleaded guilty in front of a federal judge Tuesday to a charge of mail fraud related to the scheme.
Stax Music Academy’s teen students mark 25th anniversary, Black History Month with concert
The Memphis music studio where some of America’s most recognizable songs were recorded decades ago is now a museum. But next door, trumpets blare, drums boom, and singers craft the soulful sounds of Stax Records’ biggest hits.
Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating
Three former Memphis police officers have been convicted in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced.
A former officer texted a photo of the bloodied Tyre Nichols to his ex-girlfriend
A former Memphis police officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols sent his ex-girlfriend a photo of the badly injured man on the night he was punched, kicked and hit with a police baton following a traffic stop, according to trial testimony Wednesday. Brittany Leake, a Memphis officer and Demetrius Haley’s former girlfriend, testified during the criminal […]
Gun control initiatives to be left off Memphis ballot after GOP threat to withhold funds
Election officials in Memphis have decided to leave three gun control questions off the November ballot after top Republican state leaders threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in state funding.
Holly Bobo murder case returns to court, 7 years after a Tennessee man’s conviction
With Bobo’s parents sitting in the courtroom, a judge heard legal arguments Friday as part of an attempt by Zachary Adams to receive a new trial in the kidnapping, rape and killing of Bobo.
Tennessee sheriff indicted for profiting from inmate labor, misusing funds
Officials say the sheriff of a rural Tennessee county illegally profited from the work of jail and prison inmates under his care and housed dozens of them in a home outside of the prison without permission.
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says
The Rev. James Lawson Jr., has died. His family said Monday that Lawson died peacefully on Sunday.
Tennessee nurse practitioner known as ‘Rock Doc’ gets 20 years for illegally prescribing opioids
A Tennessee nurse practitioner who called himself the “Rock Doc” has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for illegally prescribing thousands of doses of opioids including oxycodone and fentanyl in return for money and sex, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Witness thought Tyre Nichols was already dead at the scene of police beating, new documents show
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The city of Memphis on Wednesday released hundreds of pages of documents tied to the January 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by five police officers, including an account from a witness who saw Nichols slumped on the pavement and thought he was already dead.
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