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Hockey: Goaltender leads Utah Grizzlies over Idaho Steelheads
West Valley City o The Utah Grizzlies turned in one of their most exciting games of the season with a season-high attendance of 9,225, beating the Idaho Steelheads 2-1 in a shootout Saturday at the...


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Dudley shoots Suns past Grizzlies 86-84
Memphis Grizzlies' Marc Gasol, left, of Spain, battles Phoenix Suns' Jared Dudley for the ball during the first quarter in an NBA basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, in Phoenix.(AP...
Multijurisdictional task force prepares to mount aggressive war on Memphis' burgeoning gang problem
Responding to a recent suspected gang activity call in Foote Homes, Memphis officers with the Gang Unit find drugs laying in plain sight in the...
Davis pals profited off city
CROPPED FOR APP 012912WIRE JUMP INSIDE 2-3 COLS MAX 29DAVIS January 27, 2012 - WIN offices in Southaven, part of Davis story by YJONES-PERRUSQUIA. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial...
Mayor: Review of MPD planned
After an onslaught of revelations involving police misconduct, the possible underreporting of crimes and secret undercover operations funded by a prominent businessman, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton said...
Wendi C. Thomas: Haslam apparently takes the high road
But Haslam had a message for legislators who've drafted bills to make such attempts easier by handing county school buildings to the new districts for free: Stand...
John Stamm takes new role as metro editor
Stamm, 59, has been in the industry 38 years. After graduating from the University of Missouri in 1974, he took his first job as a sports reporter for The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss. Shortly...
Shelby County minority policy draws fire
Shelby County government's policy requiring many of its private contractors to employ a percentage of minority workers or risk losing county business now faces legal...
Mississippi Crossroads: Hernando planning director reflects on career, new ventures
With his retirement announced and the city starting a search for his successor, Hernando planning director Bob Barber took a moment recently to reflect on his first day on the job in June...
Growing pains: Cooper-Young is learning the downside of popularity
Alchemy's chic, big-city feel has made it an immediate favorite for dinner or a drink, drawing customers to the Cooper-Young neighborhood from all across...
Touchdown Club readies for 2012 kickoff
"We've got about 15 DeSoto County residents that belong to the (Touchdown Club of Memphis), which meets weekly from August through early December," said Sowell, "and after the...
Chris Peck: We're intent on sticking around
We're intent on sticking around. Despite what you might have heard from the naysayers, the newspaper business is still here. Still profitable. Still the most important source of local news in...
Otis L. Sanford: Voters don't elect people they don't like
The economy. Unemployment, while slowly improving, continues to be a worry for many Americans. In his State of the Union message last week, the president touted efforts to help companies operating...
Veteran pastor gets 'fresh start' in Hernando
For veteran pastor Dr. Bobby Mullins, who in 2009 founded a Christian ministry based on "a fresh start," it was his own new beginning. And a bit scary,...
Mississippi Outdoors: Jan. 29, 2012
Here fishy, fishy: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' field offices at Enid and Sardis Lake recently announced the dates for their annual Fish Habitat Day - Feb. 4 at Enid and Feb. 11 at Sardis....
Bulletin Board: Jan. 29, 2012
The Friends of the Southaven Library are sponsoring a Romance Book Sale at the M.R. Davis Public Library, 8554 Northwest Drive. Through Feb. 29, a large selection of books will be sold for 25 cents...
Concert Review: Pianist siblings prove 5 more than enough
That's the same appeal of The 5 Browns, a group of siblings who are all graduates of Juilliard and individually accomplished pianists. Friday night at the Germantown Performing Arts Centre, they...
MATA listens to grievances
Betty Anderson discusses problems with wheelchair ramps on MATA buses during a meeting on Saturday, while MATA representatives Willie Lewis, Yuri Chambers, Darryl Covington and Alison Burton take...
In brief: Shelby farms New playground gets recognition
Shelby Farms: New playground gets recognition The new Woodland Discovery Playground in Shelby Farms Park has won national recognition for its sustainable design, construction and maintenance. The...
Dudley, Suns top Grizzlies, snap three-game skid
Phoenix Suns got a win this time. Jared Dudley made two free throws with 3.3 seconds remaining to lift the Suns to an 86-84 victory over...
NBA: Phoenix 86, Memphis 84
Steve Nash led the Suns with 21 points, six assists and five rebounds. Dudley finished with 20 points. Marcin Gortat added 13 and 12 rebounds as Phoenix snapped a three-game winless streak on its...
Preacher Hosting Unique Prayer Event To Fight Crime
A Memphis preacher is hosting a unique prayer event He plans to have hundreds of people holding hands surrounding the county jail He hopes to have a moratorium of crime during the month of...
Barton has 29, leads Memphis past Marshall 83-76
It wasn't until the final 2 minutes that the Tigers finally pulled away to keep a share of the Conference USA lead. Will Barton scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Memphis...
Tennessee uses tough defense to pull away from Auburn
Tennessee forward Jordan McRae shouts as he defends Auburn guard Varez Ward during Saturday’s game. (Adam Brimer | Knoxville News Sentinel | Associated...
Late Austin Peay surge tops Tennessee-Martin 92-73
Fraley had 23 points and 13 rebounds and got lots of help from teammates TyShwan Edmondson (22 points), Josh Terry (16) and Melvin Baker (12). Up 40-37 at halftime, the Governors (9-14, 6-4) scored...
Dudley Shoots Suns Past Grizzlies 86-84
PHOENIX (AP) - Jared Dudley made two free throws with 3.3 seconds remaining to lift the Phoenix Suns to an 86-84 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.


Dudley finished with a...
Domestic Violence Huge Problem in Shelby County
MEMPHIS, TN— Curbing domestic violence, it's a growing and serious problem in Shelby County. This year nearly there were 10 homicides and almost half were domestic violence related. In...
Tennessee uses tough defense to beat Auburn 64-49
Kenny Gabriel sank a long jumper with 9:46 in the first half to give Auburn a 13-12 lead, but the Tigers wouldn't score a field goal for the rest of the half. As Auburn missed 10 shots, Tennessee got...
Extreme Couponer Brings Christmas in January to Family in Need
Family of 14 recovering after losing everything in house fire Extreme Couponer brings joy at a a bargain for the family Family now learning to...
Telephone weather alerts start Monday for residents in Lee County, Miss.
TUPELO, Miss. -- Lee County residents in the path of severe weather will get telephone alerts through a new system that goes live Monday, but they need to register online for it...
Memphis residents say hawks attacking small pets
- An e-mail is circulating amongst Midtown Memphis warning them to watch out for hawks attacking small animals. Midtown resident Donna Karney said Friday her Chihuahua Moby was seconds away from...
Former airport worker gets 8-month prison term in laptop theft
A former federal Homeland Security agent convicted of stealing an airline traveler's laptop computer was sentenced to eight months in prison...
Auburn pays visit to Tennessee
Auburn coach Tony Barbee, right, talks to players Frankie Sullivan, left, and Josh Wallace during a game earlier this season. (Todd Van Emst | Associated...
Dana's Journey: WBIR follows one East Tennessee woman's weight loss
Dana Bradley, bariatric coordinator for Blount Memorial Weight Management Center, will soon be getting a gastric sleeve to lose weight and kick start a healthier lifestyle. WBIR will follow her...
MCS Security Officer Charged
MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com)--A Memphis City Schools security officer is in jail and facing charges of tampering with evidence.Police arrested 41-year-old Phillip Cotton late Friday afternoon. On January...
Tennessee man suspected in threat on Ariz. sheriff
Authorities in Tennessee say they've arrested a man who's suspected of threatening the self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" in America.</p><p>Knox County Sheriff's...
Mourners remember 'dedicated' family members
Hundreds of cars lined the streets near St. Stephen Baptist Church in Raleigh Friday as more than a thousand people mourned three slain family members who were remembered as being especially loving...