Memphis TN

MEMPHIS, Tenn. —  The city of Olive Branch, Miss. has named its next police chief. The department’s deputy chief, Carlos Garcia, was promoted to the top spot. Garcia was handpicked by Mayor Ken Adams and the board of aldermen. He’ll take over after the city’s current chief, Bill Cox, retires at the end of December.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More than 650 illegally possessed guns have been taken off Memphis streets since the launch of the Memphis Safe Task Force. The Task Force has worked alongside federal, state, and local partners to identify violent offenders, disrupt criminal activity, and remove unlawfully possessed guns from...

In recent months, Memphis residents have been told — by federal officials and echoed by local leadership — that the city is safer. Crime statistics are cited. Task forces are announced. Press conferences are held. Yet for many Memphians, especially those who live in over-policed neighborhoods, these assurances ring...

HORN LAKE - A Horn Lake man prosecutors describe as a gang member has been sentenced to prison in connection with a shooting last year. Kwindale Brown was sentenced to 20 years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to aggravated assault. Prosecutors say Brown and a co-defendant...

MEMPHIS, TN. — A Memphis lobbyist is facing a charge of theft of $60,000-$250,000 after police say he bought a pricey Mercedes in Texas and never paid for it. Tyjuan Spencer, 30, was arrested Tuesday after police spotted the matte black 2018 Mercedes-Benz parked at Gayoso Avenue and South Main Street, and it came...

A Tennessee man was sentenced to over 4 years in prison for destroying evidence related to an officer involved shooting death. 33 year old Joshua Rogers was found to have aided Patric Ferguson, a Memphis police officer, with the kidnapping and fatal shooting of a man in 2021. Rogers assisted...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shots were reported fired Thursday night at an apartment complex in Frayer, Memphis Police confirm. Officers say it started when they responded to a shooting call in the 3100 block of Madewell Street around 9:30 p.m. At this time, it is still unclear who fired the shots or if anyone was injured […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis police are investigating a rollover crash Thursday morning in the Mendenhall Estates neighborhood. Action News 5 crews spotted a vehicle on its side near the intersection of Knight Arnold Road and South Mendenhall Road just before 7:30 a.m. The crash also snapped a utility pole in half.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police found at least 90 shell casings at a scene after a man was critically injured in a shootout in Frayser Thursday night. Officers say it started when they responded to multiple shooting calls in the 3100 block of Madewell Street around 9:30 p.m. When...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A contract dispute between Saint Francis Hospital - Memphis (SFHM) and insurance provider Cigna Healthcare could put thousands of patients at risk as a critical deadline approaches. Saint Francis Hospital leaders warn that the outcome could affect access to care that many Mid-South families rely on.