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A Shelby County jury on Tuesday found Cortney Jones guilty of raping a 13-year-old, bringing a yearlong pattern of abuse to a grim conclusion in criminal court, the district attorney’s office said. Prosecutors told jurors the assaults happened on multiple occasions throughout 2022 and that the victim knew Jones...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board has voted against ending the interim contract for Superintendent Roderick Richmond, despite formally naming him as superintendent. The Board held a special-called meeting about Richmond's contract on Wednesday morning. Board members discussed a motion to end...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis police are looking for a suspect after a shooting following an argument over $10. The shooting happened around 8 p.m. on Tuesday on Highland Street near Southern Avenue. Police say two men argued over a loan of $10, and when one man asked the other...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The family of a 14-year-old who was shot and killed March 13 says the past week has been a blur. Kailon Price was gunned down on Kerr Avenue in South Memphis while riding his scooter. The family told WREG they knew something was wrong when Kailon missed his curfew because it wasn’t […]

A Tennessee Blue Alert remains for a man wanted in the February shooting of a Memphis police officer. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations placed 40 year old Danell Maxwell on their Most Wanted List, after the shooting of officer Torres-Molina during a traffic stop at Perkins Road and Aloha Avenue.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — What began as a lucky break on St. Patrick’s Day quickly turned violent for a Memphis mother who located her daughter’s stolen car — only to be shot moments after calling police. The shooting happened behind Charlestowne Plaza in Hickory Hill on Monday,...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Less than a week after a woman was arrested in a fatal car accident in Frayser involving a six-year-old boy, all charges against her have been dropped. Kenyunte W. Goss was charged with driving while license suspended, revoked, or cancelled and financial responsibility after hitting the little boy...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A potential state takeover is looming large over Memphis Shelby County Schools. Wednesday afternoon the board decided against a new contract to make Dr. Roderick Richmond the permanent superintendent. Last month, board members cheered and hugged when they named Richmond the permanent superintendent....

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three men accused of robbing seven different people of their cash, cell phones, wallets, and car keys at gunpoint last week have been arrested by Memphis Police. Broderick Moore, 28, was charged with seven counts of aggravated robbery, four counts of fraudulent use of a credit/debit card ($1000 of...

Each spring across Lakeland, crape myrtle trees are often cut back to thick, bare stubs in a practice widely referred to as “crape murder.” Although many homeowners believe this aggressive pruning encourages stronger growth, horticulture experts warn that it can actually harm the tree over time. Wesley Wright,...