Pair accused of stealing hearing aids during armed home invasion
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police have arrested two people who they say forced their way into a man’s home, assaulting him, and stealing several items, including his hearing aids. Timothy Straughter and Emily Williams were charged with aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, and theft of property. Memphis Police say...
Dr. Marie Feagins motions for reinstatement as MSCS superintendent
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Dr. Marie Feagins sued Memphis-Shelby County Schools in February just days after being fired. In the lawsuit, Dr. Feagins claims board members worked in secret to arrange her ouster and violated open meetings laws. She wants to be reinstated as superintendent while the lawsuit is pending. In...
Self-driving cars go for a spin Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nuro autonomous vehicles have been roaming the streets of Memphis. The self-driving vehicles are in the Bluff City as part of a national coast-to-coast data collection tour. Nuro is an American autonomous driving technology company. The company said it licenses its self-driving platform to automakers...
Retired WDIA announcer turns 100
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One of Memphis’ pioneers in the radio industry has hit a major life milestone. Ford Nelson, known as one of the pioneering voices of Memphis Gospel radio, turns 100 years old. “It’s just a pleasure still having him here to have all his jokes and hear everything he’s got to say,” said Janet […]
West Memphis Three hearing set will focus on testing new DNA evidence
MARION, Arkansas — A new hearing has been set for Damien Nichols of the West Memphis Three — the latest chapter in the decades-long fight towards innocence for the trio accused of murders in 1993. This hearing, which is listed as the State of Arkansas v. Damien Echols,...
MPD investigating shooting at Whitehaven apartment complex
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department is investigating an overnight shooting in Whitehaven. At this time, no information on victims or suspects have been released.
DA wants life without parole for man accused of stabbing wife, vacuuming blood
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office filed for life without parole for a man accused of stabbing his wife and cleaning her blood with a vacuum and a household cleaner in 2021. Robert Washington was charged with first-degree murder, and he is being held without bond. The district attorney’s...
Former MSCS Supt. Feagins files motion in effort to overturn firing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Dr. Marie Feagins, the former superintendent who was ousted earlier this year, is fighting to get the school board’s firing decision voided. According to court documents, Feagins filed a motion on June 23, seeking an injunction that would overturn the board’s dismissal. The Memphis-Shelby...
Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson says City of Memphis air quality report is ‘propaganda’
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson is pushing back against a new air quality report released by the City of Memphis Tuesday, June 24, calling the study misleading and “disrespectful” to residents in historically overburdened communities like Boxtown. According to the City of Memphis, an...
Air quality tests around xAI’s Memphis data center raise questions
A legal group is questioning why a key pollutant was omitted from air quality tests near xAI's data center.
