Memphis TN

Shelby County is among the counties with the highest population decline for the second year in a row. Between July 2023 and July 2024, Shelby County saw the largest numeric loss in population . While it's not the highest, Shelby County is still among the counties with the largest numeric loss, according to new United States Census estimates . The study examines population records across counties with at...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A person was found dead early Monday morning at an apartment complex in Nutbush just off Jackson Avenue. Officers say they responded to a dead-on-arrival call around 1:30 a.m. after receiving a report from a woman stating she had not heard from a loved one in a while. When officers arrived at […]

CORDOVA, Tenn. (WMC) - A man is dead while a woman is fighting for her life after a shooting at a hotel in Cordova Sunday morning. At 11:11 a.m., officers responded to a shooting at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in the 7900 block of Ikea Way. A man was...

Riverside Drive gunfire adds to recent shootings in downtown Memphis. Three people were still recovering after gunfire broke out in the heart of downtown Memphis this weekend. The shooting only added to the number of recent shootings in the area.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two men are accused of leading police on a chase early Sunday morning after brushing a car up against a security guard while outside a lounge in the Hickory Hill area. Terrance Hamer, 33, is charged with aggravated assault, evading arrest, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a […]

Data centers are popping up across the region at a rapid pace. At the same time, electricity use is surging, along with concerns for rising electricity costs. Tennessee lawmakers are acknowledging the tension. “We don’t want what’s happened in some other states where data centers have come in and rates...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis firefighters were called to a house fire in the Medical District on Sunday afternoon. WREG crews saw three fire engines and firefighters working on the roof of the home in the 300 block of North Dunlap Street, near Poplar Avenue. Neighbors say someone lived in the home, but Memphis Fire...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A large fire was captured on video from a home in a Cordova neighborhood on Sunday afternoon. WREG viewers sent in video of a neighboring home that looks fully engulfed in flames; sirens can be heard in the background. Neighbors say this home is in the 900 block of Pheasant Hollow Drive, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police have identified a man who was shot and killed at a Hickory Hill apartment complex this week as they released photos of the suspects wanted in the homicide. According to the Memphis Police Department (MPD), the shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at an unidentified...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. King was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel when he was shot, sparking nationwide grief and outrage. Dr. King’s legacy of nonviolent activism and his fight for equality...