Aug 28 Judge orders new trial for 3 Memphis ex-officers convicted over fatal beating of Tyre Nichols By Associated Press U.S. District Judge Sheryl H. Lipman issued the order for a new trial for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, who were found guilty in October 2024 of obstruction of justice through witness tampering in the beating death of Nichols after… Continue reading
Jun 17 NAACP files intent to sue Elon Musk's xAI company over Memphis supercomputer air pollution By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Musk's xAI said the turbines will be equipped with technology to reduce emissions. Continue reading
May 22 Fire that engulfed historic Black church in Memphis was intentional, investigators say By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press A fire that severely damaged a historic Black church that served as the headquarters for a 1968 sanitation workers’ strike, which brought the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis, was intentionally set, investigators said Wednesday. Continue reading
May 07 3 former Memphis police officers acquitted in state trial over fatal beating of Tyre Nichols By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Three former Memphis officers were acquitted Wednesday of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop in 2023. Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: Memphis won't sign police reform agreement with DOJ following Tyre Nichols report, mayor says By Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Mayor Paul Young said at a news conference Thursday that Memphis has already made hundreds of positive changes since the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols. Continue reading
Dec 04 Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people, DOJ probe finds By Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in 2023. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 5:05 Former Memphis officers convicted of witness tampering in Tyre Nichols beating death By John Yang, Karina Cuevas, Azhar Merchant Three former Memphis police officers were found guilty of witness tampering following the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in January 2023. John Yang reports. Continue watching
Oct 03 Jury delivers mixed verdict for 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' beating death By Adrian Sainz, Kristin M. Hall, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Three former Memphis officers were found guilty Thursday of witness tampering in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, and two were acquitted of federal civil rights violations in a death that sparked national protests and calls for broad changes… Continue reading
Sep 26 Memphis man found guilty of murdering Young Dolph, sentenced to life in prison By Travis Loller, Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder in the death of rapper Young Dolph on Thursday after the jury heard testimony from a co-defendant that the killing was part of a feud between rival record labels. Continue reading
Sep 09 Jury selection begins for federal civil rights trial into fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Nichols was pulled over in January 2023 and ran from police after he was yanked out of his car. Officers caught up with Nichols and pummeled him in a Memphis neighborhood, police video showed. Continue reading