Memphis TN

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On this day in 1973, Federal Express, now known as FedEx, launched its first overnight delivery service right here in Memphis. With just 14 jets and fewer than 400 employees, the company delivered only 186 packages on its first night. But founder Frederick W. Smith had...

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — At approximately 2 a.m. on Friday, April 17, 2026, the Arkansas State Police (ASP) was notified that a stolen Memphis Fire Department ambulance was traveling westbound on Interstate 40 and entering Arkansas. Troopers located the vehicle on Ingram Boulevard near Baron Avenue in West Memphis....

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A third of three ‘Young Mob’ gang members accused of selling fentanyl has been sentenced. On April 16, the court sentenced Darius Moore to 210 months in prison. Moore’s conviction stems from his role in distributing fentanyl across the Western District of Tennessee.

The last Young Mob defendant in a major Memphis drug case just learned how long he will be sitting in federal prison. On Thursday, April 16, a federal judge sentenced Memphis resident Darius Moore to 210 months behind bars for distributing fentanyl across the Western District of Tennessee, making him the third member of the group to be punished in the case after earlier...

Diego Flores Huerta, age 19, of Hernando, Mississippi, passed away on April 14, 2026, at Methodist Hospital in Olive Branch, following injuries sustained in a tragic car accident. Born on January 18, 2007, in Southaven, Mississippi, Diego’s life, though far too short, was filled with promise, dedication, and a strong...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis Fire Department ambulance was stolen while crews were treating a patient early Friday morning, and a 63-year-old woman has been charged after it was recovered in Arkansas. MFD says crews were treating a patient around 2:15 a.m. when they saw an unknown person driving Unit 30 away from the scene. […]

CORDOVA, Tenn. - A 16-year-old has been arrested in connection with a shooting at Shelby Farms Park that left a teen dead, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) said. SCSO said the teen is charged with first-degree murder, criminal attempt first-degree murder, reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and three counts...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - For families facing childhood cancer, the fight is overwhelming enough. At St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, that burden is eased in one critical way: families never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing, or food. It’s a mission made possible, in part, by supporters in...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - xAI has plans to build a 312,000-square-foot building west of the company’s Whitehaven supercomputer, according to construction permits viewed by FOX13. The $20 million construction project is east of Tulane Road on the company’s campus of supercomputers. The building, zoned as commercial office space, would be 48 feet tall, according to the permits. FOX13 asked xAI what the purpose of...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A wave of violence tied to senior skip day parties has prompted concerns about safety at unsanctioned events after a teenager was killed at Shelby Farms Park this week. In the past month, three unsanctioned senior skip day events turned violent, some ending in shootings and...