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Professor Martin Becker of New Jersey's William Paterson University shipped 19 boxes of fossils to a colleague in Florida — then they were dumped in a Tennessee landfill by UPS because the university failed to make their payments. New Jersey’s William Paterson University is being sued by one of...

Two former Memphis Police Department (MPD) officers are facing possible decertification after being accused of serious misconduct, as per reports from several local news outlets. Deedrick Collier and Mikhail Payne, both of whom resigned in the face of potential termination, have reportedly violated departmental...

Memphis, TN – March 18, 2025 – Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, a gynecologist practicing at Poplar Avenue Clinic Women’s Health & Med Spa in Memphis, has been indicted on 23 federal charges, including allegations of sexual assault, adulteration of medical devices, and healthcare fraud. The indictment alleges that...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - MPD responded to a report of an aggravated assault involving two men and a machete. Zeyad Elhoufy, 21, asked the victim to watch his food at a Macon Mart. After the victim declined, Elhoufy grew agitated and pulled out a large machete and began swinging it...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After roughly 30 years of gracing television screens to bring news to viewers, Richard Ransom is signing off. Ransom announced he would be leaving ABC24 as anchor and managing editor after nearly eight years at the company and will move to a new role in a new field - but he’s not going too far.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Shelby County Board of Education is objecting against a request to use their phone records in court. The request was made by Dr. Marie Feagins, the former Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent, who is suing the board following her firing. The board says this request violates...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A new prosecutor is now handling the case involving pastor Ricky Floyd’s shooting death. West Tennessee Pro Tem Prosecutor Meghan Fowler will represent the state in the prosecution of Samantha Marion, who is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the case. Marion appeared in court for the first time...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis and Shelby County officials are looking to reduce violence and inviting the public to help at the first-ever Safer Memphis 365 meeting on Wednesday, March 19. Attendees will be able to make their voices heard, learn about violence reduction strategies, offer ideas and commit to...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Police Department is searching for the man responsible for stealing a safe filled with lottery tickets from an East Memphis gas station over the weekend. On Saturday, officers responded to the Mapco Express at 1781 Kirby Parkway around 5:30 a.m. They were informed that a man entered the...

MEMPHIS – A Memphis doctor faces charges of TennCare fraud and theft of property following an investigation by special agents with the Medicaid Fraud Control Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. In February 2023, TBI’s MFCD special agents received a fraud referral from the TennCare Office of Program...