Driver caught with gun after chase with THP trooper
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) trooper apprehended a man accused of leading them on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash on Wednesday, according to police. Tayshun L. Thomas, 22, is charged with felony evading, possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, reckless...
Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk to begin automatic expungements March 23
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk will begin automatically expunging Nolle prosequi cases starting March 23, without court costs or fees. Nolle prosequi is the legal term for when a prosecutor stops pursuing charges. To have a Nolle prosequi case removed from a record, a person must...
Snap On Sneed! Rookie News Anchor’s Memphis Roast Goes Viral
Rob Sneed, the newly-appointed anchor at FOX13 Memphis, received a warm welcome from his community: a heartfelt social media roast session!
Family mourns death of woman accidentally shot by son
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For the first time, a South Memphis woman is speaking out following the death of her daughter. Ashley Kimmons, 33, was accidentally shot and killed by her four-year-old son. The family said what makes it even harder to process is that it happened on Kimmons’ daughter’s 16th birthday. WREG spoke with...
Downtown Memphis Apartments Move Forward Despite Headwinds
Downtown Memphis is not booming, but it is quietly grinding forward. A collection of small apartment and mixed-use projects is inching toward construction this spring even as developers and city officials keep stressing that progress is tough and slow. One of the clearest examples is a 28-unit renovation that would...
2 men face first-degree murder charges in Shelby County shooting
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office said they successfully argued for high bonds for two men charged in connection with a broad daylight attack that left one man dead. Shelby County prosecutors and authorities said the shooting happened on Feb. 28. Paul Wrushen was attacked...
Woman charged with murder gets $499,999 bond
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Bond was set Wednesday in the case of an 18-year-old woman charged with first-degree murder. Investigators say Alishon Torres admitted to fatally shooting 58-year-old Noe Santillan Rincon for what he allegedly did to her family member. Due to the severity of the charges and the suspect’s age, Judge...
Police: 2-month-old boy found safe
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (KAIT) - A 2-month-old boy at the center of a Missing/Endangered Advisory was found safe, police said. Arkansas State Police said Rakia Clay was last seen Wednesday, March 11, in West Memphis. At 9:38 a.m. Thursday, March 12, Arkansas State Police posted an update that Clay was...
WREG brings changes to Olive Branch HOA
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. — Members of a homeowners’ association have finally been able to make changes after several years of frustration, thanks in part to the WREG Investigators. It’s a follow-up to a WREG investigation brought in February that really shows the power you have when you join forces with your neighbors....
City leaders vote against subsidizing mall’s redevelopment in Germantown
GERMANTOWN, Tenn. (WMC) - Developers must go back to the drawing board on their pitch to use taxpayer dollars to subsidize the redevelopment of the former mall at Kirby Parkway and Poplar Avenue in Germantown. City leaders turned down a $14.5 million tax increment financing (TIF) application Monday that, if...

















