Tag: MEMPHIS

Vehicle Found, Man Detained as Memphis Police Search for Schoolteacher Abducted While Jogging

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Authorities in Tennessee are searching for a woman who police said was abducted and forced into a vehicle early Friday while she was jogging near the University of Memphis campus. Her family has offered a $50,000 reward for information in the case. Eliza Fletcher, 34, was last seen about 4:20 a.m. Friday, Memphis police have…


Memphis Police Search for Schoolteacher Abducted While Jogging

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Authorities in Tennessee are searching for a woman who police said was abducted and forced into a vehicle early Friday while she was jogging near the University of Memphis campus. Her family has offered a $50,000 reward for information in the case. Eliza Fletcher, 34, was last seen about 4:20 a.m. Friday, Memphis police have…


Police in Memphis Search for Woman Abducted While Jogging

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Authorities in Tennessee are searched for a woman who police said was abducted and forced into a vehicle early Friday while she was jogging near the University of Memphis campus. Eliza Fletcher, 34, was last seen about 4:20 a.m. Friday, Memphis police said. She was jogging when a man approached her and forced her…


Memphis Black Lives Matter Founder Sentenced to 6 Years for Illegally Voting

A Black Lives Matter organizer in Memphis was sentenced to prison after she was convicted for illegally registering to vote. Pamela Moses, described by some outlets as the founder of a BLM chapter in Memphis, was sentenced to six years in prison last week after she was convicted in November 2021 for illegally registering to…


Shen Yun Is ‘Brave,’ Says Memphis Audience Member

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—The bright costumes, gravity-defying flips, and thrilling music—these are what initially draws people to Shen Yun. But what makes them devout to the show, as many of the audiences are? Beyond the artistry and aesthetic excellence displayed on stage is a sacred cause espoused by the performers: that of protecting freedom of belief, and…


Shen Yun a Reminder to Keep Exploring: Surgeon

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Surgeon Gregory Dabov said that Shen Yun Performing Arts’ stories reminded him of medical research in the 20th century when doctors started talking about how frequencies in music could be part of medicine. “I like the part about the frequency and the vibration,” he said of Shen Yun. “And, as a surgeon in medicine, I…


Memphis: The City’s Got Soul

The Mississippi flows south along the edge of Memphis, but musicians traveled north out of the Mississippi Delta and the South, arriving there in the 20th century. The birthplace of rock ‘n’ soul and the careers of such legends as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and B.B. King, Memphis has always been a music lover’s mecca….


Police in Memphis Hunt for Suspects in Young Dolph’s Killing

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Police scoured the city of Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday as they searched for suspects in the killing of influential rapper Young Dolph at a popular local cookie shop, a shooting that drew shocked and mournful reactions from the music world and throughout his hometown. Few details have emerged about the shooting of the 36-year-old…


Shooter Among Three Dead After Shooting at US Postal Service Facility in Memphis

Two United States Postal Service employees were shot dead by a third worker at a postal facility in Memphis on Tuesday before the shooter took their own life. U.S. Postal Inspector Susan Link said the three postal workers were found dead after the shooting at the East Lamar Carrier Annex. The Annex is located at 2801 Park Ave in…


Shooter Among 3 Dead After Shooting at US Postal Service Facility in Memphis

Two United States Postal Service employees were shot dead by a third worker at a postal facility in Memphis on Tuesday before the shooter took their own life. U.S. Postal Inspector Susan Link said the three postal workers were found dead after the shooting at the East Lamar Carrier Annex. The Annex is located at 2801 Park Ave in…