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On May 5, 1993, the naked, hogtied bodies of eight-year-olds Stevie Branch, Christopher Byers, and Michael Moore were found ...

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. - A large pothole on Interstate 40 in West Memphis was causing a major traffic backup Sunday afternoon, according to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT).

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (WMC ... Only the far left lane (of three lanes) was open as crews made repairs. Traffic remained congested for about six miles west of the road work for about nine hours.

There was scoring left and right, but it was Memphis ... West Virginia offense has struggled to do much early. The Mountaineers have generated just 28 yards of offense and just one first down in ...

The Memphis basketball team needed to make a statement against No. 16 Ole Miss Saturday. It got exactly that with an 87-70 win over the Rebels.

No. 25 Memphis finished an 11-2 season with a 42-37 win over West Virginia in the Miami Beach ... He was a 6-foot-3, 250-pound defensive lineman. A framed University of Arkansas football jersey ...

West Virginia has a lot of work to do to fix ... On Saturday, the Mountaineers extended an offer to Memphis defensive line transfer William Whitlow Jr., who was a first-team All-AAC selection ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Gunfire seriously injured a man at an apartment complex Sunday morning, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD). MPD said the shooting happened at the Summer Trace ...

Colby Rogers scored 28 points and Moussa Cisse had 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks as Memphis defeated No. 16 MIssissippi 87-70 on Saturday.

The Tigers (10-3) end non-conference play on a high note, while the Rebels (11-2) lose just their second game of the season. It is the eighth Quad 1 or 2 win of the season for Memphis. PJ Haggerty ...