Memphis TN

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman was convicted on Monday of shooting a Whitehaven community activist to death back in 2022, according to the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office. Tifanee Wright, 37, was found guilty of second-degree murder in a jury trial. On August 13, 2022, 60-year-old Dr. Yvonne Nelson was shot and killed on Yale […]

A quiet Sunday morning in Hickory Hill turned deadly after Memphis police found a man severely injured, and he later died at the hospital, according to the department. Officers located the victim just after 7 a.m., and he was rushed for medical care, where he succumbed to his injuries. Detectives have not yet released the man’s name as they work to piece together what...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man will spend 30 months in federal prison and pay more than $1 million for his role in a cyberattack on a fantasy sports and betting website, New York prosecutors say. Kamerin Stokes, 23, aka “TheMFNPlug,” was sentenced Thursday, almost two years after he pleaded guilty to one count of […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 16-year-old charged in the death of a 17-year-old who was fatally shot at Shelby Farms last week will remain in custody, a judge decided Monday. The teen’s alleged actions have been deemed a risk to the community, according to the judge. The teen’s name will not be released because of his […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One of three suspects accused in a deadly shooting of a man in a South Memphis gas station last month was in court Monday. Terrance Munson, 45, is the only one of the trio that the police have been looking for and is now in custody. Munson was charged with facilitation of […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Southaven High School student was fatally shot in Whitehaven after attending prom on Sunday. LaDainian Cathey, identified by family, was found outside a convenience store at the corner of Elvis Presley Boulevard and East Shelby Drive. WREG learned that Cathey was a student at Southaven High School. On Sunday, the following […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Safe Task Force assisted in the recent arrests of three murder suspects, including a juvenile, plus a child rape suspect, the Department of Justice said Monday. Another man wanted on rape charges was apprehended after he was found partially nude in public, officials said. Since the task force of federal, […]

KENNETT, Mo. (KAIT) - Police arrested two Kennett men suspected in a drive-by shooting that sent two victims to a Memphis hospital. The shooting happened around 8:45 p.m. April 15 in the 700 block of North Everett Street. According to the affidavit, Daniel L. Hunter, 18, and Kordaie L. Hunter,...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A DeSoto County resident entered a plea agreement and was sentenced to five years of probation for food stamp fraud totaling approximately $52,000, according to the Mississippi Department of Human Services. On Feb. 6, Lashonda Smith of DeSoto County entered a plea agreement with the District Attorney in DeSoto County Circuit Court, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Oak Court Mall announced its interior is closed as it enters a new phase of redevelopment. As of Monday, businesses except Dillard’s, Pinnacle Bank, and the office building to be closed to the public. The mall states Dillard’s, Pinnacle Bank, and the office building...