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4 injured in Whitehaven multi-car crash
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Four people were hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash in Whitehaven on Saturday evening. At 5:39 p.m., officers responded to a four-vehicle crash in the 2200 block of East Shelby Drive. Three men and one woman were taken to local hospitals in non-critical condition. Police said that this is an...
Your First Alert to rain for Mother’s Day
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Low pressure over the lower Mississippi River Valley is driving Gulf moisture into the Mid-South making for clouds and a rainy pattern for this Mother’s Day weekend. Showers were confined to North Mississippi for the start of the weekend, but more rain will spread farther north tonight and...
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office launches crime abatement operation in Frayser
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office launched a crime abatement operation in the Northwood Hills/Frayser area on Friday night. According to SCSO. their goal was to tackle violent crime, and they worked alongside the Memphis Police Department, Millington Police Department, Tennessee Department of...
MPD squad car strikes bystander’s car during pursuit
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A bystander’s car was hit by a Memphis Police squad car during a pursuit on Saturday, police confirmed. At 12:16 p.m., in the 2800 block of Perkins, preliminary information indicates officers were pursuing a vehicle, and during the pursuit, the MPD squad car was involved in a crash with a vehicle...
Rep. Pearson on xAI
Community, family sound off after 3 fmr. officers acquitted of all charges in Tyre Nichols murder case. After the verdict was read, Tyre Nichols' family left the courtroom without saying a word. But Thursday, they put their frustration, disappointment and pain on display in Downtown Memphis.
Boy hospitalized after self-inflicted shooting in northeast Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A boy was transported to the hospital after a self-inflicted gunshot wound in northeast Memphis, according to Memphis Police. At 5:24 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 6300 block of Brightwood Drive. One male juvenile was transported non-critical to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. MPD...
More than 100 people still at troubled Memphis apartment complex with two weeks to...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Tenants at Serenity Towers have two weeks to move out, but there's still a long way to go. At court on Thursday, an attorney revealed there are still 102 people inside the troubled apartment complex. Some of those tenants have mobility challenges and mental health issues. Most...
Raising Cane’s Readies for Memphis Premiere
Piping hot, made-to-order chicken is winging its way to Memphis later this year. Raising Cane’s is preparing to make its Memphis debut this autumn, reports local media outlet Action News 5. The enormously popular poultry chain is opening at 2810 North Germantown Parkway as a part of the Wolfchase...
Three Memphis Men Sentenced to Over 30 Years for 2021 Armed Gas Station Robbery
Three men from Memphis have been sentenced to a combined total of over 30 years in federal prison for their involvement in an armed robbery at a gas station in 2021, according to an announcement by Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., Interim United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee.