Memphis TN

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A funeral worker is behind bars for allegedly stealing almost $14,000 in gas using a company’s credit cards. Memphis Police arrested Patrick Jacques Keys, 33, and charged him with theft of property ranging from $10,000 to $60,000. Keys worked for Memphis Burial Vault. According to police, on May 2...

DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. (WMC) - A man has been sentenced for a high-speed chase, in which he evaded police as he crossed state lines. Rashood Jefferson was convicted of felony fleeing after an incident in Olive Branch where he attempted to evade law enforcement. Jefferson crossed the state line into...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A North Memphis man is facing a slew of charges after police say he set a car on fire and threatened to do the same thing to his sister and her dog. Alfred Davis was booked in the Shelby County Jail on Wednesday for attempted murder, aggravated assault, animal cruelty, possession of […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– The Memphis City Council is deciding how it plans to spend $2.8M in interest revenue from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act. Mayor Paul Young wants the money to go towards non-profit organizations and policing improvements in Memphis, while some council members have other ideas in mind. The $1.9...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An investigation is underway early Tuesday morning at an apartment complex in Northeast Memphis, according to Memphis Police. Officers say they responded to the Canterbury Woods Apartments on 6545 Edmondshire Ct. just before 4 a.m., assisting the Memphis Fire Department. When WREG crews arrived at...

The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned publishers of Memphis magazine. For over 30 years, The Memphis Flyer has hit the streets every Wednesday morning with a blend...

The problems at Pinebrook Pointe Apartments couldn’t get any worse. Roof leaks. Raw sewage. Swarms of roaches and rats. Black mold. Collapsed ceilings. Windows covered with plywood. None of that stopped the owner, KeyCity Capital, from leasing the units. Residents say they were lured into renting low-cost, but...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The 28-year-old suspect in the July 29, 2025, quadruple murder in Lake County, Tenn., Austin Drummond, is now in custody after a week-long manhunt. Memphis attorney Claiborne Ferguson said that Drummond could face serious charges, and with serious charges come serious penalties, including the death...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — City of Memphis officials are hoping to close on the Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel by the middle of September. During a Aug. 5 meeting, Memphis City Council members questioned why the transaction of the hotel was taking so long, noting the project should have been completed several months prior.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A former FedEx employee filed a lawsuit against the company for racial discrimination. Barbara Blake, a Black woman, worked for FedEx from 1997 until August 2024. For the last 18 years of her employment, she worked as a security officer for FedEx. While working as a security...