Memphis TN

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - In most parts of our region, schools have been closed for two weeks and counting. That means thousands of parents have lost childcare for two weeks and counting. "The hard thing is our jobs are you know, still open, but the schools are closed,” explained Jamie Aldridge-Bowers,...

DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department played a pivotal role in the apprehension and recovery of a firearm from a violent multi-state offender. Sharka Corbin, 34, was sentenced to over ten years in federal prison after a high-speed pursuit ended in a crash in North Mississippi. The sentencing is hailed as...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A 62-year-old man was killed after a house in Orange Mound caught fire early Friday morning, according to the Memphis Fire Department (MFD). The department said firefighters were called just before 2 a.m. to a house fire on Douglass Avenue — just off Inez Street. They arrived to find a single-story...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Emergency rooms across the Mid-South are still overwhelmed days after last week’s winter storm, as doctors continue treating a surge of patients injured in ice-related falls. Physicians at Regional One Health say they are still seeing a steady stream of people with broken bones, head injuries...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Loved ones and those who worked alongside Dr. Clarence Christian are reflecting on his impact on the Mid-South community. Dr. Christian passed away this week. They remember him not only as an advocate for equality, but the kind of man who could make anyone smile. “He...

In the quiet hours before sunrise Friday, a child was rushed to Baptist Memorial Hospital - East in East Memphis with a gunshot wound, according to Memphis police. Hospital staff brought the child into the emergency department at about 4:30 a.m., and officers quickly launched an investigation. Police have not...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man accused of robbing a mail carrier at gunpoint is in custody, court records show. According to records, Johnathon Granger approached a postal worker while the worker was delivering mail in the 1100 block of Coppock Street in the New Chicago neighborhood and demanded "all the money."

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As if the snow and ice weren’t enough over the last two weeks, some drivers also had to deal with large herds of deer blocking the roadway. Jessica Hall-Griggs was traveling along Highway 51, Brighton to Collierville, early Tuesday morning, when she was forced to stop for at least two dozen deer […]

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) has responded to a viral video showing a Memphis Safe Task Force agent kicking a dog. On Feb. 4, Memphis Safe Task Force members were serving an arrest warrant near Raines Road for a commercial burglary suspect, according to U.S. Marshals.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A woman was seriously injured after a shooting in Raleigh Thursday afternoon, the Memphis Police Department (MPD) said. Police said the shooting happened in the 4400 block of Kerwin Drive just before 2:30 p.m. According to records, the woman was involved in an argument with her ex-boyfriend,...