A missing 14-year-old girl was rescued from a drug-filled motel room in Memphis on Monday night in what police are investigating as a child trafficking incident. The man found with the child was arrested and taken away by a swath of federal,

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Data from the City of Memphis shows significant decreases in violent crime, compared to the same time period in 2025— including 2023, the worst year on record for violent crime in the Bluff City.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Murders in Memphis are down 44% in the first six months of 2026, compared to the same time last year, and motor vehicle thefts are down 62%. That’s according to ...

A man was sentenced to spend nearly 80 years in federal prison after he was convicted of committing three armed business robberies in 2024, said officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office of D. Michael Dunavant.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Haywood County, Tennessee, jury found a man guilty of fatally shooting his child’s mother nearly four years ago. Jermis Jones, 44, received a mandatory life sentence, with an additional 34 years to be served consecutively to his life sentence.

Memphis crime continued to decline through the first quarter of 2026, data collected by the Memphis-Shelby County Crime Commission showed, with reported murders dipping below 2020 levels for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic reached Memphis that ...

Tennessee Democrats allege the Republican-led state legislature is systematically stripping power from Memphis, a Democratic stronghold. The state has also passed laws creating oversight boards for the Memphis school district and reversed local police reforms.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to his role in a racketeering conspiracy tied to the Young Mob street gang, according to the U.