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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis police are investigating a shooting Tuesday morning outside a Highland Heights business. Just before 8 a.m., officers were called to the intersection of Summer Avenue and Vandalia Street and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds outside the building. He was taken to the hospital in...

COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. - One of the suspects in the St. George's Independent School sexual assault case has been charged with rape, the Collierville Police Department said Tuesday. The suspect, a 14-year-old boy, has been charged with aggravated rape through Juvenile Court, according to David Townsend, the Assistant...

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Eleven people who allegedly assaulted, evaded, or resisted officers during recent Memphis Safe Task Force operations have been hit with federal charges. All 11 of the cases involved traffic stops or highway pursuits. Several were initiated for traffic violations, including running a red light,...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton said Monday that any plan to replace the aging Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar would largely fall on local leaders — not the state. Sexton, who spoke after attending U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s news conference in the Bluff City on the Memphis Safe Task...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A federal lawsuit alleges a school resource officer threw a 7-year-old special needs student into a bookcase and onto the ground, then handcuffed him behind his back following an outburst. The incident allegedly happened on November 22, 2024, at Levi Elementary School in Memphis. A lawsuit was filed...

The Tennessee Chancery Court reported that Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal has temporarily blocked Gov. Bill Lee’s National Guard deployment, ruling crime levels did not meet the constitutional threshold. Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced an appeal, while Lee’s office defended the move. The injunction took...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The man accused of shooting and killing a man inside the Wolfchase Galleria is set to appear in court Monday after a criminal court judge revoked his bond. Yahir Mejia, 22, claims the shooting was self-defense, but investigators disputes that. He’s facing decades in prison. Moments after the...

The Sycamore View area and Bartlett to the northeast have been a topic of interest on social media recently. A user sparked a discussion by questioning the high number of rundown hotels in the area, speculating about the history of the region and the current state of affairs. The user also observed a significant...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The DeSoto County Sheriff’s captain who jumped into action after witnessing a wreck and saving two teenage girls spoke with WREG about the heroic rescue. The man who got the girls to safety is Captain Johnathon Bigham. “That situation, I was in the right place at the right time with the right […]