Memphis is out of utility assistance money — and it’s unclear when program funds...
Renee needs $166 to keep her lights on. Money has been tight — her son graduated from high school this spring, and her mother was recently diagnosed with dementia. But the three-person household in the Hollywood neighborhood of North Memphis is facing a utility shutoff that could happen any day now. They are already...
New Study Names the Top City for Crime in America Right Now
One city is far and above in the highest crimes reported.
Local rapper’s murder case heads to grand jury; bond set at $5 million
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The case of a local rapper connected by fingerprints and witnesses to a deadly shooting at a Frayser gas station will move to a grand jury for possible indictment. Andre Scott, 19 — also known as Boo TwoGunz — is being held on $5 million bond, charged with first-degree murder in perpetration […]
3 Shelby County residents charged in $28.7M health care fraud case
Charges in a health care fraud case include that Memphis residents billed for drugs that weren't available for purchase. (Getty Images) Three West Tennessee residents accused of fraudulently billing the federal government $28.7 million for invalid prescription medication they never dispensed were part of a nationwide...
Flawed air quality test leaves community twisting in the wind
The city of Memphis’ study of air quality had a key error in design, an expert told MLK50: Justice Through Journalism: It didn’t consider the direction of wind. That same defect was pointed out by environmental advocates on Wednesday when they blasted the city’s air quality test results, which showed “no dangerous...
Memphis Habitat for Humanity destroys blighted North Memphis property, celebrates first-time homeowners
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Officials from the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis honored six first-time homebuyers by taking a big step in the renewal of North Memphis by demolishing a blighted property in the area. Members of Habitat's construction team came together on June 27, 2025, to destory the...
Where is it legal to shoot fireworks in the Mid-South?
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Planning your own Fourth of July celebration? Whether or not it's legal to set off your own fireworks depends on where you live. Check out the list below to find out. Or you can check out one of these celebrations in the Memphis area!. Shelby County's...
Shelby County Sheriff issues warning about ‘celebratory gunfire’ ahead of Fourth of July
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Explosions will fill Shelby County skies this Friday as people celebrate the Fourth of July, but the Shelby County Sheriff's Office expressed concerns that not all of those loud bangs will come from fireworks. Wednesday, Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner released a message about the importance of...
Man in wheelchair charged for holding doctor hostage over $80
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department has charged a man with possession of a firearm and aggravated kidnapping on Wednesday. MPD reports that on Tuesday, July 2, at 11:26 p.m., an armed party call was made on Cracklerose Drive. A neighbor told officers that 66-year-old Melvin Glover pulled...
Caregiver charged with stealing over $40K from vulnerable adults
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman was arrested and indicted after she stole money from over a dozen vulnerable adults at a Shelby County care facility, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division. Tareka Smith, 44, is charged with financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. In July...
