Downtown Memphis Commission approves new paddleboat landing near pyramid
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Downtown Memphis Commission has approved new plans for a paddleboat landing. On July 9, the DMC review board approved the designs for a new paddleboat landing; the new design is prompted by efforts to preserve the historic cobblestone pathways at the riverboat landing downtown. The...
Two men charged with leading police on 100 mph chase
MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Two men were arrested Tuesday after allegedly leading state troopers on a 100 mph chase over curbs and into oncoming traffic in a Ford F-150. Lugene Moore, 31, and Tray’vion Smith, 27, were arrested and charged with evading arrest in a motor vehicle, reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon (motor...
‘Going to keep showing up:’ Dozens rally against xAI’s turbine permit, citing air quality...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dozens of environmental activists rallied outside the Shelby County Health Department's headquarters Monday, July 15, to protest the department’s recent decision to approve air permits for 15 gas turbines at the xAI supercomputer facility in Southwest Memphis. The march was led by Tigers Against...
Whitehaven neighborhood residents fed up with blight, neglect issues
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Whitehaven neighborhood residents are fed up with the blight in their neighborhood and want action to be taken. Karen Collier says she is fed up with looking at the blight in the Lakeview Garden neighborhood of trash, long grass, and broken fences that no one is doing anything about. The city of […]
‘It’s a mess:’ Residents in a South Memphis neighborhood express concern over piles of...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) -Residents in Lakeview Garden just next to Otis Redding Park said they are concerned about the current conditions in the neighborhood. Jewell Martin said she’s lived in the area for 31 years and this is the worst she’s seen the neighborhood look. “Just in the...
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare cutting jobs, consolidating obstetrics service
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is reducing the size of its workforce in order to consolidate its Obstetric Labor and Delivery services, the hospital said in a statement. About 161 associates will be affected, about 1% of Methodist’s workforce. The hospital says those affected who aren’t able to find...
Court rules gambling machines illegal as D.A.’s office cracks down
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The district attorney’s office is celebrating after a court panel ruled that a company’s gaming machines are illegal under Tennessee law. A three-judge panel of the Chancery Court ruled July 14 in favor of the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office in a case against Torch Electronics, the D.A.’s...
6-year-old speaks out after deadly triple shooting in MS
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The 6-year-old girl who was wounded during a deadly triple shooting last Friday in Tunica County spoke with Your News Leaders at WREG. Marlaysia Braxton was released from LeBonheur Children’s Hospital on Tuesday. She is now back home with her grandparents in Coahoma County, Mississippi. “I miss my...
Memphis native rapper Glorilla to perform at WNBA All-Star Game
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The WNBA announced on X Wednesday that Glorilla will be performing at halftime of the All-Star Game on July 19. The 2025 All-Star Game will be at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and the game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. Glorilla is scheduled to come...
Memphis police see drop in crime with community efforts
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The commander of the Austin Peay police station in Raleigh says they are seeing a reduction in crime in Frayser and Raleigh neighborhoods because everyone is working together. It’s all about bringing everyone together, from officers to those in the business community, also working with those...
