IHRA buys Memphis International Raceway, plans major 2026 race weekends
MILLINGTON, Tenn. — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has officially completed its purchase of the historic motorsports facility in Millington, formerly known as Memphis International Raceway and Memphis Motorsports Park, closing on the property Tuesday. IHRA confirmed the track’s return with two major...
Craig Brewer opens up about Memphis link to ‘Song Sung Blue’ film, opening Christmas...
Craig Brewer goes live on the red couch with Kontji ahead of his Christmas Day release of ‘Song Sung Blue,’ starring Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman.
Man shot, killed at Whitehaven apartment complex
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis police responded to a fatal shooting at a Whitehaven apartment complex on Thursday afternoon. Police say officers responded to the shooting just after 4 p.m. in the 3400 block of Blueberry Hill at Winchester Grove Apartments, just off Elvis Presley Blvd. As officers arrived, they saw the...
Woman, 3 children injured in Northaven crash
UPDATE: The 5-year-old’s condition has now been upgraded to non-critical. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Four people were injured after a single-vehicle accident in Northaven on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they were on the scene of an accident at 3:52 p.m. in the 800 block of...
1 dead after Millington motorcycle accident
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — According to officials with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office (SCSO), a person is dead after a motorcycle accident in Millington on Christmas Eve. The accident occurred around 4:20 p.m. at the intersection of Herring Hill Road and River Bluff Road in north Shelby County, officials said.
Memphis Rapper NLE Choppa’s Mother Provides Housing for Family Displaced by Fire During the...
In the wake of a tragic condominium fire in Memphis, Angeleta Potts, mother of rapper NLE Choppa, has gone above and beyond typical holiday generosity. Last Friday, a family was left without a home just days before Christmas after a blaze erupted, devastating their residence. Potts, associating her acts of kindness...
Tennessee doctor diagnosed Tiny Tim from ‘A Christmas Carol’ in 2012 scientific article
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Nearly 170 years after Charles Dickens first published ‘A Christmas Carol’, a Tennessee doctor offered a detailed explanation for what exactly may have been ailing the beloved Tiny Tim in a 2012 medical journal entry. The late Dr. Russell Chesney, a physician at Le Bonheur Children’s...
APPLING MIDDLE BAND DIRECTOR SELECTED TO MARCH IN 2026 PASADENA ROSE PARADE
Angela Sanders, band director at Appling Middle School, has been selected to march in the internationally renowned Pasadena Rose Parade on January 1, 2026. Sanders will perform alongside more than 300 band directors from across North America as part of Saluting America’s Band Directors, a prestigious ensemble...
Christmas comes early for woman and five grandsons
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A Memphis grandmother caring for five grandchildren received an early helping of holiday cheer on Tuesday from a local business. After an unexpected loss of her two daughters within three months of each other, Brenda Diggs, 68, now has custody of a 12-year-old, twin 14-year-olds, and two...
Neighbors direct anger at rental property owner after deadly shooting
The crime scene hasn’t been cleaned up, and now neighbors are fed up with the man who owns the property.

















