A large fire significantly damaged the historic Clayborn Temple in Downtown Memphis. The fire was reported around 1:30 a.m. and firefighters battled the blaze for hours. The temple served as a key ...

Tennessee fans were treated to a big night in Memphis Tuesday as the Big Orange Caravan rolled into the Bluff City with a stop at the Botanic Gardens. The stop was a nice ...

The Commercial Appeal is hosting a reader-voted barbecue bracket contest to determine the best barbecue in Memphis. Nominations can be made until noon May 1. Eligible restaurants must be located ...

John Badman is a 1982 graduate of SIU-Carbondale, with a major in cinema and photography and a minor in law enforcement administration of justice. He has worked at The Telegraph in Alton full-time ...

AND THE WINNER IS: Margaret Belk is the winner of this year's Xpress Poetry Contest, judged by poet Michael Dechane. Belk is featured here with her dog, Ziggy. Photo courtesy of Belk Nearly 100 ...

MEMPHIS, TN — Large portions of the historic Clayborn Temple in downtown Memphis, a key meeting spot for the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike that brought Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to ...

The Golden State may be famous for its national parks, but its state park system is worthy of praise, too. Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Police Department said a juvenile was injured in what they believe was a self-inflicted or accidental shooting. Police responded to the shooting around 4:40 a.m. in ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis Police said it only took 20 minutes for chaos to unfold across the city Saturday afternoon, leaving three people wounded and drivers scrambling for safety. According to ...