Five Hancock Middle School students stopped a school bus after their driver blacked out during a medical emergency; video shows them steering, braking and administering medication.

Google has released the first $5M from a $25M Energy Impact Fund for West Memphis, directing money to weatherization, home repairs and community grants to cut utility costs. Local nonprofits and a Google‑ICF‑Entergy partnership will run the work.

OUTMemphis is building a $12M Midtown headquarters at 340 N. Cleveland St. to expand drop‑in services, youth programming and advocacy across the Mid‑South.

Historic Mason Temple will receive $1.2M in federal funds for long-term repairs and technology upgrades as part of a broader package that also backs Clayborn Temple.

Ted Townsend, president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber, was placed on leave April 10; local reporting says reasons for the leave remain unclear.

A Cordova couple says a sinkhole has hollowed their backyard and swallowed fence panels while they await a city inspection to determine responsibility.

A vendor switch has left about $1.6 billion in child support payments unprocessed, leaving Memphis families short on essentials.

Federal data show U.S. hires fell to a 3.1% rate in February, the weakest since April 2020. Memphis residents and counselors say openings are getting harder to find.

Visitors poured nearly $3.93 billion into Sevier County in 2024. Local leaders say the sales-tax windfall pays for police, schools and roads — keeping property levies down.

Jeff Webb, the Memphis founder of Varsity Spirit and a leading figure in modern competitive cheer, has died at 75. His death closes a half-century that built an industry now facing both acclaim and legal scrutiny.

Five faculty in UTHSC’s occupational-therapy program resigned after students raised complaints of verbal abuse; the university has hired search firms to find replacements.

A temporary warming center opens Monday night at First Baptist Church in Midtown to shelter people during a cold snap. MATA will provide rides and volunteers will hand out meals and blankets.

Society Memphis opened a 10,000‑sq‑ft skatepark, coffee bar and event space at 583 Scott St in Binghampton, offering lessons, contests and a Sunday farmers' market.