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MEMPHIS – A group of students from Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) was honored at Shelby County Government’s first Rising Star Awards Luncheon on Thursday, June 26. The ceremony, which recognizes outstanding young leaders, scholars, and changemakers in Shelby County, was held at the Collage Dance Center (also...

Relief washed over the community of Bartlett, Tennessee, today as the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced the safe recovery of 81-year-old Lester Hastings. Earlier, the TBI had issued a Silver Alert to aid in locating the elderly man who had gone missing in the area of 7546 Highway 70. Hastings, described as...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The trial date for a man accused of organizing Young Dolph's murder was pushed back by a few weeks, according to court records. Hernandez Govan is now set to go on trial Aug. 18, 2025. His original trial date of July 28 is now a report hearing,...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are on the scene in Frayser after a small plane crash. At 4:53 p.m., officers responded to a plane crash in a field south of the General DeWitt Spain Airport located at 2787 N. 2nd St. According to officials, the aircraft carrying two passengers landed in the field around 4:30 […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A neighborhood in north Memphis dealing with an odd problem, a group of people in the Douglas area have a pile of tires that is backing up to their fence and the weather has made it even worse. “Years ago, you used to be able to...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two men are now in jail after police say they broke into an East Memphis home, stole nine guns and other property totaling more than $11,000. David Mathis, 35, and Michael Harrison, 37, are both charged with aggravated burglary and theft of property $10,000-$60,000. On June 27, officers say around...

UPDATE: Memphis Police have reported the toddler and 12-year-old are home safe with a family in North Carolina, and this was a custodial interference. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are searching for a toddler and her older brother after they went missing from Lamar Avenue on Sunday. Memphis Police say 12-year-old...

They say all skinfolk ain’t kinfolk, but what happens when all the kinfolk act like adversaries, and nobody’s talking like family? In a moment that demands clarity, collaboration and courage, too many of our most visible Black leaders are caught in performative conflicts that trade strategy for spectacle. From city...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department has reported a car crash that took place in Bartlett Saturday night. MPD responded to the crash at 6:35 p.m. at Yale Road and Old Brownsville Road. Police say a Chevrolet Malibu was driving north on Old Brownsville when a Jeep Compass...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A suspect is on the run, accused of stealing a car before crashing it into a home in Arlington, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. At around 9:30 p.m. Friday evening, following the conclusion of the Arlington Star Spangled Spectacular Independence Day Celebration, a vehicle was stolen....