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A silent killer is lurking in homes across Shelby County. Lead is poisoning children in the Mid-South and affecting their ability to learn and grow.

The nations housing shortage is pushing a growing number of renters, including in Memphis, to dwell in extended-stay hotels.

By Max Blau, photography by Lucy Garrett for ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. This story was produced in partnership with MLK50: Justice Through Journalism and co-published with the Commercial Appeal. On a brisk morning in the winter of 2019, at a standing-room-only...

Jessica ames’ death illustrates the risks inherent in a culture where speed is of the essence and safety comes a distant second, say former FedEx employees.

Since 2019, the region’s proportion of vacant rentals has plummeted from above 10% to about 6%.

After previously announcing the end of the local rental assistance program, Memphis and Shelby County now seem to be reversing their decision.

Millions of dollars were available to protect Shelby County residents from eviction, but a city agency decided not to apply for the additional funds.

A little-known but powerful board steers affordable housing into segregated, poor neighborhoods where Black children have little chance to reach the middle class.

A little-known but powerful board steers affordable housing into segregated, poor neighborhoods where Black children have little chance to reach the middle class

Longtime MSCS board member Billy Orgels decision to leave creates a path forward for a Tennessee Department of Education official to fill the seat.