Task force arrests man wanted in 2020 deaths of two teens
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A wait for justice that spans half a decade came to end for one family this week after the Memphis Safe Task Force announced the arrest of the man accused of killing two teenagers in 2020. FOX13 spoke to a family friend of one of the teens...
Fire destroys Shelby County deputy’s home, displacing family of four
CORDOVA, Tenn. (WMC) - A fire destroyed the home of Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputy Phil Amuzu early Friday morning, forcing four family members to flee and leaving them without shelter as temperatures are expected to drop. The blaze broke out around 1 a.m. at the residence in Cordova where...
Memphis-Based Spotset Radio Network Hits 12.5 Million Weekly Listeners
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — New data from Nielsen’s Spring 2025 Nationwide Audio Survey shows major growth for the Memphis-based Spotset Radio Network, which now reaches 12.5 million adults each week — including 25% of all Black adults in the U.S. Spotset, created in 1996 by Trust Marketing &...
FOX13 Investigates: Memphis Police data shows across-the-board reduction in crime
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Across Memphis, families are sharing the sentiment. They feel safer in the city than they did last year.
USPS leases new building for operation in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A leasing company has confirmed that the United States Postal Service will be leasing a building for a new operation here in Memphis. According to a representative with the real estate company JLL, USPS secured a lease of a facility on E. Holmes Road in Memphis.
Cordova family loses house to fire; gift could be to blame
SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — A family was forced into the cold Friday morning when their Cordova home went up in the flames. Fire investigators are still working to determine a cause, but the family is telling WREG that an early Christmas gift is believed to have been where the flames ignited. Around 3 a.m., firefighters […]
Task force arrests teen after assault, robbery at tire shop
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis teen is now in jail after being accused of robbing a man at a tire shop in Frayser. According to U.S. Marshals, Samuel Floyd, 18, is charged with robbery, aggravated assault, theft of property and evading arrest. Marshals say Floyd allegedly stole a handgun from a customer at a Frayser […]
Child in critical condition after hit by car in Whitehaven: MPD
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A child is in critical condition after being struck by a car in Whitehaven Thursday afternoon, according to Memphis Police. Police said at around 4 p.m., they responded to a pedstrian who was struck at Winchester Road and Elvis Presley Boulevard. Officers said a child was transported to the hospital...
First Black woman on Memphis Police force remembered for blazing trail
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The community is mourning the loss of a trailblazer who paved the way for women of color in the police force. In 1968, Claudine Penn made history as the first African American female officer for the Memphis Police Department. During a time of civil and racial unrest in the 1960s, Claudine was […]
Serious two-vehicle crash injures man on Airways Blvd
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police responded to a scene of a serious two-vehicle wreck that left one man critically injured along Airways Boulevard near the airport Friday morning. WREG took photos of the accident at the intersection of Wilson Road. Police say the man was taken to the hospital. At this time, there is no...

















