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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A former Memphis police officer, previously charged with stalking an ex-girlfriend, is back behind bars. Samuel Mills was arrested Friday on charges of harassment and violation of a protection order. Mills was previously arrested on New Year’s Day and charged with stalking. According to arrest...

What was supposed to be a milestone 16th birthday in southeast Memphis turned into a family’s worst nightmare when a gun fired by a four-year-old boy killed his mother, according to relatives. The shooting cut the celebration short and has now become the focus of an active police investigation.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Exactly two weeks ago, Memphis Police Officer Oscar Torres-Molina was shot in the face and sent to the hospital in critical condition. The search for the suspect, 40-year-old Danell Maxwell, has now entered week three and expanded to include Arkansas, Louisiana, Georgia, and Iowa. According to...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The founder of a popular Memphis wing restaurant, who was indicted on tax fraud and theft charges, will reportedly avoid jail time. According to Shelby County court records, Wing Guru founder Billy Richmond, Jr., was sentenced to eight years of probation after reportedly entering a no-contest plea on...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A rare Day 3 Enhanced Risk has been issued for portions of the Midwest and Mid-South Sunday night, signaling growing confidence in a potentially significant severe weather outbreak stretching from northeast Arkansas through Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Model consistency and...

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE — A more potent cold front is now in focus for Monday, and early forecast data suggests this system could pack a stronger punch than the one currently moving through parts of the South. Meteorologists are watching a developing setup that could bring a renewed round of...

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (WMC) - A Millington business owner and employees spent Friday evaluating damages and determining how to start picking up the pieces. Inside Out Customs, a detail shop, was determined to be a total loss after a fire Thursday night. Firefighters arrived at Inside Out Customs, located on Navy...

A Memphis man has pleaded guilty to carjacking a local TV news photographer at a South Memphis gas station and will serve a sentence that leans more on rehab than a hard time. On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, prosecutors said the man accepted an eight-year sentence for the June 2025 carjacking of WREG photographer Mike...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Two people have been arrested after an investigation into a legal services scam by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. Candice Eddis, 41 and Derrick Thomas, also 41, have been charged in this case. On March 9, the SCSO received a complaint regarding an active scam...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Little Rock, Arkansas – Residents across much of Arkansas may have only minutes to react Sunday afternoon as a powerful line of severe thunderstorms moves across the state capable of producing damaging...