Memphis mayor appoints new General Services director
Mayor A C Wharton has tapped Martha C. Lott to serve as new director for the city's General Services Division, which has been rocked by scandal in recent months. 55 min ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
Does Blood Make You Faint? Study May Explain Why
It used to be a common scene in old-time movies: somebody fainting at the site of blood. Well, researchers are now closing in on a possible cause. KFWB NEWS TALK 980 talks to Dr.... 5 hours ago | CBS |  
Bone drugs could increase throat cancer risk
People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests. 5 hours ago | ABC |  
Hockey moves
Mississippi RiverKings team captain and defenseman Derek Landmesser recently visited with the Trafalgar Village Baptist Day Care summer camp in Bartlett, where he shared some... 5 hours ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
Patriot Bank names Employees of the Quarter
Patriot Bank has announced that Tonya Jones and Rita Turner have been named Employees of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2010. Employees of the Quarter are recognized for... 5 hours ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
Learning to lead
The Mayor's Youth Council just kicked off a new year with its first leadership training event at Crow's Neck in Tishomingo County, Miss. Youth Council members completed what... 5 hours ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
Win Tickets To See ‘Leap of Faith’
Click here for your chance to win tickets to see Leap of Faith at the Ahmanson Theatre! Plus, send in a review of the show for a chance to be a Guest Reporter, record your... 5 hours ago | CBS |  
Rotarian of the Year named
Sybil Canon has been selected to receive the Sam Morris Rotarian of the Year award. 5 hours ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
Feds indict three in Memphis inn holdup foiled by security guard
Three men out to rob the Red Roof Inn on South Camilla near Union in June didn’t count on tangling with an alert armed security guard in the wee hours of the morning. 1 hour ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
Study published on brain activity and Alzheimer's disease
New research puts in question the conventional wisdom that increased mental activity is helpful against Alzheimer's risk. 1 hour ago | ABC |  
Study: Sugar may not relieve infants' pain
It's been a long-standing thought that giving sugar to infants can help relieve pain after medical procedures such as injections. 1 hour ago | ABC |  
Dan Wolken: NCAA had little choice but to clear Masoli to play immediately
Tuesday’s decision that Masoli had to sit out the 2010 season was so clearly against precedent, Ole Miss’ appeal practically wrote itself. 1 hour ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
Memphis loses in bid for 2015 Southeastern Conference basketball tournament
SEC opts for Nashville and Bridgestone Arena over Memphis and FedExForum. 2 hours ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
Germantown man pleads guilty to Medicare fraud
Federal authorities didn’t think the way a Germantown man ran his diabetics shoe-insert business was a good fit for Medicare. 2 hours ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
Flasher Exposes Himself Twice At OC School
MISSION VIEJO (CBS) – Police are hunting for a man who reportedly exposed himself to at least five girls in two separate incidents this week at Mission Viejo High School. Flasher... 3 hours ago | CBS |