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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say a security guard was arrested after he allegedly fired shots at his ex-boyfriend after he dropped him off at work. I happened late Tuesday night outside a business in the 5500 block of Mineral Wells Road in Southeast. Kedread Fleming, 25, was charged with Aggravated Assault and Domestic...

The Tennessee Attorney General has filed an appeal to a recent ruling that the deployment of the National Guard to Memphis is illegal, arguing the governor was within his authority to send the troops due to the crime situation there being a "grave emergency."

Not long into a conversation with Carla Thomas, the Queen of Memphis Soul, you realize that the musical titan is about a great deal more than music. Which is not to say that, at age 82, her musical life has fallen dormant — far from it. She has recently racked up an array of honors and accomplishments, both onstage...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Utility rates are set to go up again in January, Memphis Light Gas and Water said Wednesday. MLGW said they will implement a 4% rate increase in January 2026, the final installment of the 12% multi-year hike approved by the Memphis City Council in 2023. "The phased...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Safe Task Force announced its members apprehended two murder suspects on Tuesday, according to U.S. Marshals. Gabrien Rounds, 20, was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, and employing a firearm during a dangerous felony. Marshals say on June 18,...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - One of three men wanted for a shooting in Frayser nearly two weeks ago is now in custody. Kelon Burns, 19, is charged with attempted first-degree murder and using a firearm during a dangerous felony. According to the Memphis Police Department, a man was leaving the...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A person is recovering in the hospital after a chase and shooting involving a THP trooper early Wednesday morning in Raleigh. WREG captured photos of the heavy police presence, including the Tennessee Highway Patrol at Raleigh Millington Road and New Allen Road. THP reported that a trooper initiated...

MEMPHIS — The alert went out to volunteers at about 8 p.m. on a Friday: a woman hiding in a closet with her twin toddlers was on the phone to a community hotline unsure what to do as dozens of federal and local law enforcement officers converged outside, demanding entry. Yuleiny Escobar, a volunteer for […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis caregiver employed at a group home was arrested after allegedly abusing a vulnerable male adult. Queen Ester Reese, 74, was booked into the Shelby County Jail on a $2,500 bond December 2. Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division began investigating...