Tennessee’s poverty rate rose from 10.1% to 10.7% last year, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau data.  Overall, the Census estimated last year 762,000 Tennesseans made less than the $33,000 federal poverty threshold for a family of four. In 2024, the number was 716,000.  The numbers are within the margin of error for the […]

The National Weather Service expects a dangerous heat wave to continue through Aug. 20 in West Tennessee. In Memphis, the maximum heat index — what the temperature feels like to the human body — is expected to remain at or above 107 degrees through Thursday. Heat indices in more rural areas of the state are […]