Tag: Memphis
TN Ranked 5th Most Dangerous State in the Country
Tennessee natives and transplants from elsewhere might agree that the Volunteer State seems to be one of the safest in the nation. But a new survey says otherwise, ranking Tennessee as the fifth most-dangerous state in America. WalletHub, a personal-finance…
Read MoreAs Memphis Declines, Nashville Grows to Largest City in TN
After nearly 120 years as Tennessee’s largest city, Memphis is on the verge of surrendering that title to fast-growing Nashville, census estimates released Thursday show. As of July 1 of last year, Memphis clung to a 1,160-person edge in population…
Read MoreMeasles Outbreak Possibly Caused by Syrian ‘Refugees’
The first reported case of a person with measles in the recent Memphis outbreak, which now numbers seven confirmed cases, was at a local mosque on April 15, according to the Shelby County Health Department. “The first public place where…
Read MoreMeasles Outbreak in Memphis Has Officials Worried
In the wake of a rapid threefold increase in confirmed measles cases, Shelby County health officials Monday stepped up their efforts to control the emerging outbreak, while at least one hospital began screening patients for the highly contagious viral infection….
Read MoreMemphis Boasts Twice the Murder Rate of Chicago
By at least one measure, the homicide rate in Memphis this year is nearly twice that of Chicago, a town that is generating unwanted notoriety for its soaring number of killings. Through the end of March in Memphis, 60 people…
Read MoreTBI Brags Local Cops Have Only 2,100 Rape Kits Left to Check On
Tennessee police departments have dramatically reduced their numbers of untested rape kits since a new state requirement took effect this year. Now a set of new written standards, finalized this week, will also govern how police take care of sexual…
Read MoreMemphis Goes “All In” on Cultural Cleansing
The Memphis City Council has begun the process that could result in the removal of the body and a statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest — rebel general, slave trader and early Ku Klux Klan member — from a park. Multiple…
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