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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — New details have been released about the arrest of a DeSoto County Justice Court judge for DUI and careless driving in Hernando. Karen Sanders was taken into custody after she was stopped by a Hernando Police officer on West Valley in Hernando early Saturday night. According to a police report...

Funeral services will be held today, Saturday, Dec. 13 for Ret. Police Capt. Claudine Penn, the first Black woman officer hired by the Memphis Police Department. Penn died Dec. 4, the department and her family announced. She was 90. Penn joined the force as a metermaid in 1963 and served...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A 23-year-old Shelby County man is back behind bars after being mistakenly released from jail following a guilty plea to rape charges. Cameron Brooks was accidentally freed Wednesday but was taken back into custody Thursday morning around 10 a.m., according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Police are searching for two 16-year-old juveniles who escaped from the Memphis Youth Academy Thursday evening. Just after 9 p.m., staff at the facility reported that two juveniles locked themselves in restrooms during head count. A few minutes later, administrators saw both teens climbing...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Police are looking for burglars who stole thousands of dollars in cash from a Memphis home earlier this year and months later "busted holes" into its ceiling to avoid being on camera during a second break-in. According to the Memphis Police Department, officers responded to a burglary on June 4 at a...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Plumbers said when the Mid-South hits temps in the teens, their call volume skyrockets. But taking simple steps today, like letting your faucets drip over night, can save you from burst pipes and water damage. The first thing plumbers want you to do is insulate. That includes...

Back in November, Sheriff Floyd Bonner signed a 287(g) contract, formalizing his collaboration with ICE.

Cordova, Tenn. — Police believe crooks who took part in a $32,000 heist at a Cordova home over the summer returned to the same residence months later. MPD said on June 4, 2025, a Ring camera captured a male knocking on the door of a house in the 9000 block of Johnston Street and coming […]

MEMPHIS, TN. — Police are investigating a fatal shooting in the Soulsville area Friday night. MPD said at around 6:30 p.m., officers responded to the shooting in the 800 block of E. Alston Avenue. One male was pronounced dead on the scene. No suspect information has been released. WREG has a crew on the scene […]

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. - A woman experiencing homelessness was killed in West Memphis late Thursday night after one of two cars racing in the streets lost control and flipped, striking her, the city's mayor said. A Crittenden County Sheriff's Office deputy attempted to stop two cars racing on East Broadway...