Memphis tax preparers plead guilty to fraud, false returns
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two tax preparers pleaded guilty to conspiracy and preparing false tax returns for clients on Monday, according to the United States Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Tennessee. Robert Wells, 54, and Andre Wilson, 54, both operated Wells and Wilson Financial, a Memphis-based tax...
Four people airlifted to hospital following vehicle crash in Mississippi
MISSISSIPPI — Four people were critically injured in a single-vehicle crash Saturday night in Lafayette County, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they responded around 7:30 p.m. to a crash along County Road 313, where a vehicle had left the roadway. Emergency crews found four occupants...
Woman’s death in North Memphis raises questions among neighbors
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are working to learn more after a woman’s body was discovered this weekend near abandoned homes in north Memphis. Authorities have released few details about the case, but the death has neighbors asking questions. Officers responded to a suspicious person call in the 1300 block of Hyde...
Beloved Memphis seafood restaurant to permanently close after 28 years
Beloved Memphis seafood restaurant Tsunami will permanently close, according to a social media post by owner and executive chef Ben Smith. Since it first opened its doors in 1998 at 928 S. Cooper St., Tsunami has been a staple of the Cooper-Young neighborhood, but according to Smith, that hasn't protected it from the...
MPD issues City Watch for 16-year-old boy
The Memphis Police Department has issued a City Watch Alert for a minor who is missing. According to MPD, Zermaine Lampkin, 16, was last seen around 11:45 p.m. on Feb. 8 at his home, located in the 4300 block of Range Line Road. Police received a missing person call from...
Orange Mound community unveils new art work at neighborhood library
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Orange Mound community continued Black History Month, dedicating a brand-new piece of art in front of their neighborhood library. The art piece is an addition to the already historic site of the Old Melrose school building. Kayla Hardy is a fifth generation resident of Orange Mound....
Covington Bravest Briefly Trapped As Ceiling Crashes In Pre-Dawn Blaze
A routine pre-dawn fire call in Covington turned into the kind of close call firefighters train for but hope never to see. Early Saturday, three Covington firefighters were briefly separated inside a burning structure when part of the ceiling gave way, trapping one of them in falling debris, officials said.
Unidentified Woman Found Dead in Hyde Park, Memphis
An unsettling discovery in Memphis's Hyde Park neighborhood has sparked a police investigation after a woman was found dead early Saturday afternoon, the Memphis Police Department said. Officers were called around 12:49 p.m. to the 1300 block of Hyde Park Boulevard for a report of a suspicious person and found the...
Man’s body found in Hickory Hill: MPD
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police are investigating a man’s death after his body was found Saturday afternoon in the Hickory Hill neighborhood, officials say. Officers responded to a call in the 2900 block of Charlestowne Pl., near Mt. Moriah Ext. around 4:15 p.m., according to officials. Police say they...
‘They shot up my car’: Memphis Police investigating after man shot on I-240
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are investigating after a shooting on I-240 reportedly left a man seriously injured. According to a report from the Memphis Police, officers responded to a report of a shooting on I-240 East at Lamar Avenue at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday. Memphis Police say officers...
