ICYMI: Tennessee Teenage Twerk Team—Five MEN ARRESTED for Downtown Dance Party!
MEMPHIS, TN — Five young men from. decided to transform a busy downtown Memphis intersection into their personal dance floor Monday night, leading to their arrests after an unconventional traffic disruption that left local authorities shaking their heads. The Late-Night Dance Session. The incident unfolded at the...
Fatal hit-and-run crash leaves one dead
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is dead after being hit by a car early Thursday morning in the Nutbush area, Memphis Police confirm. Around 1:20 a.m., officers say they responded to a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run crash on Jackson Avenue and Orchi Road. A man was found injured at the scene. Officers say a driver hit […]
Fun events happening in Memphis this weekend
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s finally Friday, which means it’s time to look at several events happening across the greater Memphis area this weekend. There is something for everyone. Before you take the kids to Disney on Ice, let them enjoy Kids Fishing Weekend hosted by Bass Pro shops! All weekend, kids can fish for free! […]
PHOTOS: Walmart truck overturns on railroad tracks
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Walmart semi-truck overturned on railroad tracks early Friday morning in Presidents Island. WREG was on the scene and captured photos of what appeared to be a Walmart truck lying on the railroad track in the 2100 block of Channel Avenue. The cab of the truck is heavily damaged. The peninsula is […]
Saturday REAL ID Appointments Now Open in Tennessee, Deadline Looms
Tennessee residents still needing to secure their REAL IDs now have additional opportunities on Saturdays. The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security is offering extended service times at 15 driver service centers across the state in preparation for the May 7 REAL ID deadline. According to WSMV,...
Barrett Firearms Set to Amplify Tennessee’s Manufacturing Sector with $76.4 Million Investment in Rutherford...
Tennessee is looking ahead to bolster its manufacturing sector with the expansion of Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, Inc. in Rutherford County. The company, which was acquired by the Australian NIOA Group in 2023, is planning to invest $76.4 million to build a 250,000-square-foot facility that will serve as its...
18-year-old Memphis native to star in Lifetime drama
JACKSON, Tenn. — At only 18, one Tennessee native is starring in a thriller drama. Lily Brooks O’Briant, from Memphis, will star in Lifetime’s ‘Killing the competition.’. This movie also stars Mellissa Joan Hart who plays O’Briant’s mother who is living her life vicariously through her...
East Texas Louisiana Arkansas & Mississippi prep for severe storms & tornadoes this weekend
STORM PREDICTION CENTER RAISES RISKS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS & TORNADOES ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH. STATES INCLUDE TEXAS, LOUISIANA, ARKANSAS, MISSISSIPPI, & WESTERN TENNESSEE. The Deep South is about to see its third severe weather outbreak in less than two weeks. The Storm Prediction Center is indicating a "slight...
Woman tries to help dog left in car in South Memphis
A Memphis woman had to wait three days for someone to rescue a dog left inside a car in South Memphis, and the dog was eventually removed and taken to a foster home.
Attorney Fred Gray calls for ‘Second Civil Rights Movement’ in ‘Final Exhortation’
MONTGOMERY, AL — Legendary attorney Fred D. Gray recounted his involvement in demonstrations and legal battles that blossomed into the Civil Rights Movement, then issued a passionate plea to rejuvenate that work in response to injustices persisting or emerging today. “Seventy years ago, right here in Montgomery,...