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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On the eve of Memphis Mayor Paul Young presenting his annual budget to city council, a budget that was nearly $900 million for fiscal year 2026, the Moral Budget Coalition said everyone should demand more from their elected leaders. Nonprofit leaders presented their own “Moral Budget”...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Safe Task Force was caught on camera taking at least three people to the ground in two separate incidents Sunday along Beale Street. Several cell phones were recording when Chrishaun Akins, better known as South Memphis HypeMan, was tackled by several National Guardsmen. Moments before it happened, the video shows […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is charged with domestic assault after allegedly slamming a woman’s head onto a truck door four times in Whitehaven. Jeffrey Free, 33, was charged with two counts of especially aggravated kidnapping, two counts of domestic assault, and aggravated assault. On April 11, just before 2 a.m., officers responded to an […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The man accused of killing an army veteran in Southeast Memphis on New Year’s Eve in 2024 is expected to appear before a judge Tuesday morning. Kobie Deunta Hope is charged with first-degree murder and with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Authorities say Hope fatally gunned down Charles […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Police Department has identified three men it says are responsible for a March 28 shooting at a South Memphis gas station that left one man dead. MPD has issued warrants for Terrence Munson, 44; Terrence Jefferies, 18; and Dequarius Nash, 29. Munson is wanted...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department is still searching for the suspect(s) in the shooting that left one man dead in June 2024. On June 23, 2024, police responded to a shooting in the 2800 block of Mimosa Avenue in front of the Chickasaw Place Apartments. Officers were...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department has made an arrest in connection with a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred in 2020. Jail records show the suspect has since been released on a $5,000 bond. Jacqueline Walker, 44, is charged with causing death by failure to yield to right-of-way...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Police are investigating what led to a car being overturned during the early morning hours of April 13. Just before 7 a.m., officers responded to a one-vehicle accident on Overton Crossing and Lynwood Avenue in the Frayser neighborhood. When officers arrived, they discovered that a single-vehicle...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Elvis Presley had quite the appetite for life, whether it was for outlandish jumpsuits, customized Cadillacs, or a dozen of his favorite fast-food burgers from Krystal. But there was one hometown restaurant that Presley wasn't able to patronize in person, no matter how much he wanted to. Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous, one of the...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A woman faces numerous misdemeanor charges after her arrest at a crash scene early Monday morning in a Memphis neighborhood. Khadijah Houston, 32, is charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, child abuse/neglect/endangerment, failure to exercise due care, and violation of child restraint law. Shelby...