Memphis Mayor A C Wharton vehemently denies he decided to cut back on the funding for the police department's Blue Crush operations.

He insists millions of dollars earmarked for police services have been sitting unused since the end of the 2012 budget battle.

Some are already envisioning their sniping as a prequel to

An early and nasty flu season that has swept across the country and killed eight in the Mid-South is picking up steam and is shaping up to be one of the worst flue seasons on record.

There are seven flu-related deaths in Arkansas and one flu-related death in Tennessee.

In New England, Boston has declared a pubic

FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - A Fort Smith man faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to illegal possession of a machine gun.

The Southwest Times Record reports that 24-year-old Ryan Scott Doughty pleaded guilty to the charge Monday and faces sentencing at an as yet undetermined date.

An affidavit says Doughty was arrested Sept. 26 by