Mostly sunny and warm today with a high near 77°F. Storm chances climb later this week with a possible heavy‑rain flood risk over the weekend.

University of Memphis forward Paris Gaines was arrested March 2 and charged with aggravated assault after Sunday’s game at UTSA, local reports say.

Sips Dirty Soda will take over Wooty's Coffee Roastery at 109 North Main in Covington; renovations began this week and Wooty's says it will still serve coffee. No opening date yet.

Cloudy morning clears to the low 70s; slight shower chance tonight and an unsettled, wetter pattern moves in later this week.

State party documents show former TV judge Joe Brown was marked "not qualified" and removed from the Tennessee GOP's certified list for Shelby County mayor. The change follows mid‑February filings and a party review of his petition.

Shelby County eviction officers found 17 dead animals at a Whitehaven home, including ten kittens; a warrant has been issued for the leaseholder and the investigation is active.

A March 18 groundbreaking at Tilden Rodgers Park will kick off construction of a new indoor aquatic and recreation center with pools, courts and community rooms.

A truck struck a hydrant and a line break left parts of Dyersburg under a boil-water advisory; crews expect repairs and testing to take about 48 hours.

A Climate Central analysis finds Memphis springs are about 1.9°F warmer since 1970, extending the growing season by more than two weeks and stretching allergy and storm windows.

Swamp Lounge, a late-night offshoot of Swamp Bar, opens this weekend in the former Second Line space on Monroe Avenue. The small room will target later hours and casual drinks.

A $35M phase of Providence Place is set to break ground in March, adding housing and retail to Arlington's growth corridor.

A Millington man was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison after prosecutors say he attacked his Navy wife on Christmas Eve 2023. The Department of Justice announced the sentence Tuesday.

Memphis Fire investigators ruled the New Life Outreach Ministries blaze an arson and estimated about $6,000 in damage. Neighbors are shaken as authorities probe a string of suspicious fires.