Memphis TN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A legal fight over the deployment of the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis is headed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals Thursday, where judges are set to hear the state’s appeal. A Davidson County judge previously ruled against the deployment, and the state is...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis residents are calling on city leaders to act after a series of violent incidents at short-term rental properties across the city, including multiple shootings that left neighbors shaken. Shootings at short-term rentals. Last December, Memphis police say a man was shot and killed at a...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department is investigating a crash that left one person injured. According to MPD, on the evening of March 4 officers responded officers responded to an accident on I-55 near E. Shelby Drive. When officers arrived, they learned that several vehicles were involved in...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A $500,000 bail has been set for a man accused in a deadly South Memphis shooting last year, records show. Kewuan Jones was indicted last month for first-degree murder, records show. Investigators allege that the 20-year-old shot and killed James Walker on the morning June 15 on...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Memphis man has been indicted for the murder of a firefighter in Aug. 2020. According to court documents, on Feb. 26, Delvone Williams was indicted on criminal charges for first-degree felony murder, premeditated murder, and attempted aggravated robbery. The charges date back to a fatal...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Memphis man is calling out the State of Tennessee after his damages claim for a blown tire was denied following a pothole strike on a state-managed road. Saafir Muhammad was traveling north on Airways Boulevard and East Parkway when he hit a pothole on the...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Nashville, TN – Clocks across Tennessee will jump ahead one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8, marking the start of daylight saving time and prompting emergency officials to remind homeowners to complete...

The National Weather Service office in Memphis, Tennessee, urged residents to identify their safe space ahead of any severe weather threat, according to a social media post. The post said knowing where to shelter in advance is crucial and offered tips for apartments, houses and mobile or manufactured homes. The...

Elon Musk’s new AI data center has turned a formerly quiet Mississippi town into a noisy nightmare. The $20 billion facility, run by Musk’s AI firm xAI, is powered by 27 methane gas turbines that run day and night, belching fumes and emitting a constant noise like jet engines, NBC News reports. The turbines were...

The City of Memphis , in partnership with the Shelby County District Attorney's office , is asking a court to permanently close a hotel it says has become a hotbed for crime and drug overdoses. Lani Lester, the city's anti-blight litigation manager and lead prosecutor, was in Shelby County Environmental Court March 3...