FedEx Supply Chain layoffs in Texas to impact more than 850 workers
More than 800 FedEx Supply Chain employees in Texas will be laid off as part of a business transition. Memphis-based FedEx filed a WARN notice (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) in Texas on Nov. 25. According to the notice, FedEx plans to lay off 856 employees at the FedEx Supply Chain Logistics &...
Silver Alert Issued for Missing 71-Year-Old Eugene Sturdivant in Memphis
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 71-year-old Eugene Sturdivant, reported missing in Memphis. The alert, issued in coordination with the Memphis Police Department, asks the public for help in locating Sturdivant, who was last seen on November 25 near Marechalneil Street. Eugene...
1 injured after car crashes into South Memphis home
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One person is injured after Memphis Police say a car crashed into a South Memphis home Thursday morning. Officers say they responded to a vehicle striking a home in the 2200 block of Airways Boulevard around 11:25 a.m. They say one person was injured and taken to the hospital in critical condition. […]
‘Right now crisis’: Forum links school absences, home stress, and juvenile court cases
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis parents and local leaders met Tuesday night, Nov. 25, at the Whitehaven Library to confront what many described as a “right-now crisis” in children’s mental health. The event, titled “The State of Mental Health for Children in Memphis,” brought together decision-makers from...
Memphis Police Seek Person of Interest in Ongoing Homicide Case on Auburn Road
Yesterday, the Memphis Police Department stated an ongoing homicide investigation from last year. On July 23, 2024, police were dispatched to the scene of a shooting in the 4500 block of Auburn Road. Upon arrival at 1:26 p.m., they discovered William Jackson unresponsive, his life slipping away amidst a hail of...
Federal officials launch crime hotline for Memphis public housing residents
Federal officials announced a new crime hotline for residents of Memphis public housing Monday, the latest facet of a task force that deployed federal and state law enforcement in the city starting in early October. U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner said the hotline is meant to provide...
Grind City Cares, Alpha Phi Alpha distribute food to Memphis families in need
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Grind City Cares and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity distributed food boxes to families at Catholic Charities of West Tennessee in Midtown. Organizers said they have been doing this for years and stand ready to continuously help families across Memphis. “We just try to be diverse when...
WATCH: Advocates raise concerns about validity of task force data
Advocates raise concerns about validity of task force data. Advocacy groups and local leaders are questioning the validity of crime numbers touted by U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi. On Monday, Bondi visited Memphis to announce more than 3,100 arrests since the Memphis Safe Task Force arrived two months ago, crediting the...
Shelby Co. judges order sheriff, court clerk to fix departments to ease jail overcrowding
Nine Shelby County judges are ordering the sheriff and court clerk to get their operations straightened out to handle the influx of arrests made by the Memphis Safe Task Force.
Couple wakes to flames engulfing home on Thanksgiving, escapes uninjured: ‘We are really blessed’
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Westwood family escaped uninjured from a house fire that engulfed their home on Thanksgiving morning. “I can’t tell you what went through my mind. All I can tell you is [I thought], ‘Get out of here,’” said Patricia Hunter. Hunter and...
