Suspect pays $5K bond after arrest in deadly 2020 motorcycle crash
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department has made an arrest in connection with a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred in 2020. Jail records show the suspect has since been released on a $5,000 bond. Jacqueline Walker, 44, is charged with causing death by failure to yield to right-of-way...
Car overturns, strikes pole in Frayser neighborhood
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Police are investigating what led to a car being overturned during the early morning hours of April 13. Just before 7 a.m., officers responded to a one-vehicle accident on Overton Crossing and Lynwood Avenue in the Frayser neighborhood. When officers arrived, they discovered that a single-vehicle...
Why An Iconic Memphis BBQ Restaurant Turned Elvis Away
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Elvis Presley had quite the appetite for life, whether it was for outlandish jumpsuits, customized Cadillacs, or a dozen of his favorite fast-food burgers from Krystal. But there was one hometown restaurant that Presley wasn't able to patronize in person, no matter how much he wanted to. Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous, one of the...
2 unrestrained children found in back seat at suspected DUI crash scene; driver arrested
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A woman faces numerous misdemeanor charges after her arrest at a crash scene early Monday morning in a Memphis neighborhood. Khadijah Houston, 32, is charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, child abuse/neglect/endangerment, failure to exercise due care, and violation of child restraint law. Shelby...
Trio wanted in gas station killing last month
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police are looking for three men wanted in a deadly shooting at a gas station in South Memphis last month. On Mar. 28 at around 1:00 a.m., officers arrived at the In & Out Express in the 1300 block of South Bellevue Boulevard and located one male shooting victim. He was later […]
Father fled fight with kids in car, climbed roof: MPD
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis father is facing multiple charges after police say he sped away from officers with his two children in his car, leaving them behind when he ran from police. Marquarius Goss, 25, is charged with aggravated assault domestic violence, two counts of child abuse and neglect or endangerment, evading arrest by […]
Three teens missing from Memphis treatment center
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police are asking for help finding three juveniles who ran away from a treatment center in the 1100 block of Vance Avenue over the weekend. MPD said Clara Smith, 17, Mikeria Rutledge, 17, and Elijah Hendricks,17, left the facility in the Medical District on foot Sunday. They said the teens left without […]
Memphis Council Mulls $13M Bridge Loan For MATA
Memphis transit is staring down another cash crunch, and City Council members are being asked to play emergency banker yet again. On Tuesday, the council is set to consider a $13 million bridge loan for the Memphis Area Transit Authority, a temporary lifeline that city officials say would keep buses and trolleys running on normal schedules while MATA waits for federal money to land...
Raising Cane’s Expands With A Second Location In This Southern City
There’s a new reason for chicken lovers in Memphis to celebrate. Raising Cane’s opened it's second location in the Bluff City Monday morning. The new restaurant is at 7750 Winchester Road in the Centennial Commons Shopping Center. Before the doors opened, 20 customers ages 13 and older were...
Memphis woman faces tough recovery after tree destroys home
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Bethel Grove woman is facing a long road to recovery after a tree demolished half her home nearly a month ago. Brenda Carter’s home on Arlington Avenue is unlivable after it was split by a large tree brought down by high winds during the evening of March 15. The night of […]
