Family shocked and seeking answers about father, daughter murders in Panola County
BATESVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — Law enforcement continues to investigate the murders of a father and daughter in Panola County. Authorities identified the victims as Victor Gonzalez, 42, and Serenity Gonzalez, 19 — both of Memphis, Tennessee. For their family, this loss feels sudden and completely unexplainable. “I’m...
Family claims Uber Eats driver took their emotional support dog
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police are investigating after a woman claims an Uber Eats driver who delivered an order to her house over the weekend drove away with her one-year-old emotional support dog, King. Police were called to a home on Fuller Road in the airport area Saturday morning, and photos of the missing 13 lb. […]
Woman accused in swimming pool scam in court
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The woman at the center of an alleged swimming pool scam appeared in court Friday morning. Ashley Claypool and her husband are accused of scamming thousands out of clients. Out on a $30,000 bond, Claypool stood before Judge Lee Coffee for less than two minutes. She...
Crime continues to drop across the city of Memphis, according to a report delivered...
Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis presented the update, along with details of the ongoing Memphis Safe Task Force, to the Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee on Tuesday, March 3. All nine police precincts across the city continue to see drastic reductions in crime as the post-COVID...
Memphis Couple Accused Of Turning Meet-Up Into Drive-By Trap
What started as a Valentine’s Day meet-up outside a Memphis gas station ended with bullets hitting a man’s car and a couple in handcuffs, according to police. The victim was not reported to have been injured, and investigators say the suspected gunman was arrested on March 3, with a court appearance set for March 5.
West Memphis woman convicted of Medicaid fraud, ordered to pay restitution
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (KAIT) - A West Memphis woman has been convicted of a felony Medicaid fraud after submitting claims for in-home personal care services that were not provided. In a media release by Attorney General Tim Griffin, 40-year-old Kimberly Rios was found guilty of Medicaid fraud, a Class B...
Man dies after being hit by pickup truck in Midtown crosswalk, MPD says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man walking through a crosswalk in Midtown died after he was hit by a pickup truck Thursday afternoon, police said. According to the Memphis Police Department (MPD), it happened around 3:45 p.m. near Madison Avenue and South McLean Boulevard. There, investigators said, the driver of a pickup truck...
‘We Are Not Expendable’: Southaven Residents Fight xAI’s Plan for 41 Gas Turbines to...
SOUTHAVEN, Miss.—Over the last three years, Devan Jenkins has watched the trees around her family home give way to industrial development. Directly in front of her property along the Mississippi-Tennessee border sits a tangle of massive power lines, an extension of the electrical grid operated by Memphis Light, Gas...
Man faces 10 years in federal prison for stolen Water Piks
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man who pleaded guilty to stealing a tractor-trailer full of Water Pik toothbrushes and selling them on eBay could be sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Gregory Luss, 44, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of being in possession of stolen goods from an interstate shipment, U.S....
Butcher knife-wielding woman threatens bank, store workers: MPD
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police have arrested a woman they say threatened employees at two Binghampton businesses with a butcher knife Friday morning before fleeing to a nearby neighborhood. Kimly Lightfoot, 45, who has a lengthy criminal record, was booked in Shelby County Jail and is facing charges of aggravated assault....

















