Amanda Watford (formerly Hernández) covers criminal justice for Stateline. She has reported for both national and local ...

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen said Monday he backs the buildup of some federal law enforcement agencies in a Memphis crime-fighting ...

Officers from multiple federal and state agencies have issued more than 4,600 traffic citations with the Memphis Safe Task ...

Thousands of Tennesseans protested Trump administration policies in cities across the state as part of national "No Kings" events.

Shelby County officials on Friday filed suit against Gov. Bill Lee and other state leaders, seeking an immediate halt to the deployment of the National Guard in Memphis, which they say violates the ...

Two Tennessee Republican gubernatorial candidates are pushing to expand the state’s private-school voucher program, but a third candidate says he would “suspend” the so-called scholarships, calling it ...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday that the “Memphis Safe Task Force” is focused on violent crime, and that the coalition ...

Mayor Lee Harris has declared a state of emergency in Shelby County, citing a strain on local resources caused by the surge ...