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January 10, 2020 at 10:58 am

Marker recognizing 2 lynchings in Tennessee to be installed

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — In 1886, an African American domestic worker was accused of poisoning her white employer in Jackson, Tennessee. A mob broke into...

January 3, 2020 at 11:26 am

Tennessee’s largest county to keep welcoming refugees

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The mayor of Tennessee's largest county on Friday reaffirmed its commitment to welcome refugees, amid a drop in the number of...

December 17, 2019 at 12:15 pm

Removed statues of Forrest, Davis given to Confederate group

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee nonprofit group has handed over statues of Confederate leaders Nathan Bedford Forrest and Jefferson Davis to the Sons of...

December 17, 2019 at 10:45 am

Lawmakers discuss prison policies in administrator’s killing

Tennessee's corrections chief said Tuesday that it is “worth looking at” adding video surveillance cameras at residences located at a state prison following a corrections...

December 4, 2019 at 9:22 am

Hearing reset for convict charged in former NBAers’ killing

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge set a new hearing date Wednesday in the Lorenzen Wright murder case to give lawyers time to prepare expert...

November 20, 2019 at 10:40 am

Officers, inmates testify in Tennessee prison escape hearing VIEW

RIPLEY, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee inmate charged with killing a corrections administrator and escaping prison was seen riding a tractor by guards and a...

FILE – In this Oct. 14, 2019 file photo, April Alley, front, daughter of Sedley Alley, hugs a member of her legal counsel in a Memphis, Tenn., courtroom. Since the early 1990s, 22 death row inmates around the U.S. have been exonerated through DNA evidence. Now the Innocence Project hopes to exonerate Sedley Alley, a Tennessee man who has already been executed. Alley was put to death by lethal injection in 2006 for the murder two decades earlier of Marine Lance Cpl. Suzanne Collins. Alley said his confession was coerced. A judge is expected to rule Monday, Nov. 18 on whether DNA evidence can be tested. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian via AP, File) TNDME601 TNDME601

November 17, 2019 at 10:08 pm

Judge denies DNA testing sought 13 years post-execution

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The daughter of a man executed 13 years ago for murder does not have legal standing to seek DNA testing of...

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November 14, 2019 at 1:18 pm

Nation’s largest utility in long-term deals to sell power

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Most of the local companies that receive power generated by the Tennessee Valley Authority have signed long-term partnership agreements, but some...

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November 13, 2019 at 8:46 am

Justice Dept. rolls out new program to combat gun violence

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Attorney General William Barr announced a new initiative Wednesday that would better enforce the U.S. gun background check system, coordinate state...

October 28, 2019 at 2:31 pm

Nationwide program uses schools to spread word about census

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau is giving a homework assignment to schoolchildren across the country: Tell your parents to fill out the...