6 rushed to hospital after crash on I-240, MPD says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department is investigating a crash that left six people injured. According to MPD, officers responded to a multi-vehicle crash was reported around 2:25 p.m. on Interstate 240 near South Parkway. The accident led to the closure of all southbound lanes, which have since...
Family identifies man killed in North Memphis shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Family has identified the man who was killed in a shooting near the Nutbush area in North Memphis on Sunday afternoon. Police say officers responded to the shooting just before 1 p.m. in the 3300 block of Buchanan Avenue, near Jackson Avenue. Investigators say they found a male victim and pronounced...
This Day in History: Elvis Presley returns to Memphis after two years of Army...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On this day in 1960, Elvis Presley returned home to Memphis after completing two years of service in the U.S. Army. Fans gathered to welcome Presley back upon his arrival. His return followed a two-year absence from his music career while he served in the military.
Group home resident heroically saves caregiver in crisis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Mid-South group home resident is being called a hero after staff say his quick thinking helped save a caregiver’s life during a frightening medical emergency. A few days ago, an employee fainted while on duty at the home where Austin Johnson lives. The caregiver became unconscious and unresponsive....
Teen Says His Dad and Sister Went to Buy a PS5 on Facebook Marketplace...
A Tennessee family is searching for answers after a father and daughter were found shot to death in Mississippi... The post Teen Says His Dad and Sister Went to Buy a PS5 on Facebook Marketplace And They Never Came Home appeared first on parentdiaries.com .
Butcher knife-wielding woman threatens bank, store workers: MPD
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police have arrested a woman they say threatened employees at two Binghampton businesses with a butcher knife Friday morning before fleeing to a nearby neighborhood. Kimly Lightfoot, 45, who has a lengthy criminal record, was booked in Shelby County Jail and is facing charges of aggravated...
Memphian named board chair at TVA
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Tennessee Valley Authority has appointed Memphis native Mitch Graves as board chair. Graves has been a board member with Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) for almost ten years, plus chair and interim CEO. He is currently the CEO of West Cancer Center & Research...
No injuries reported, after fire in Fayette County
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Crews battled an apartment fire Saturday evening at the Rossville Manor Apartments in Fayette County, Tenn., according to officials with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. Firefighters from the Rossville Fire Department were called to the apartments in the 5200 block of Highway 57 in Rossville....
One injured, detained after gunfire at Shelby Drive shopping complex, police say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Gunfire erupted in a shopping complex parking lot Saturday evening, and one person with gunshot wounds was later detained, the Memphis Police Department (MPD) said. Officers responded to the call in the parking lot of Walmart in the 6900 block of Shelby Drive around 6:40 p.m. MPD...
Burger Hotspot Bandos Makes Late-Night Power Play on Poplar
Bandos, the Memphis burger-and-wing joint that pulled steady late-night crowds on Thomas Street, is packing up and heading downtown. The homegrown spot is set to reopen in a Poplar Avenue storefront and has already started recruiting staff, according to recent social media posts. It is the latest independent...

















