Memphis TN

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, with the help of the U.S. Marshal Service Gulf Coast Regional Task Force, executed multiple arrests after an almost two-year investigation into a drug trafficking organization. A sheriff with the department said the organization was responsible for...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An inmate was found dead at the Dyer County Jail on Wednesday, according to the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said Deandre Pickering was found dead in his cell, where he was housed alone, and no foul play is suspected. DCSO said correction officers called for deputies and Medical...

Man Found Guilty of Murdering Ex-Girlfriend and Infant Son Receives Life Sentence Without Parole. The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the conviction of Enoch Zarceno Turner, who was sentenced to life without parole for the brutal murders of his former girlfriend, Heather Cook, and their...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Agents with the West Tennessee Drug Task Force seized fentanyl, a handgun, and over $11,000 from a convicted felon on Tuesday. Early Tuesday morning, agents from the 30th Judicial District in Memphis served a search warrant at a Whitehaven residence. Agents said during the search, they seized more...

Cargo thefts in Memphis on the decline, according to police data. A big problem in Memphis shows signs of improvement. Last week FOX13 told you about the possibility of extra federal resources, including the National Guard, coming to Memphis to help protect millions of dollars' worth of cargo that moves through...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A man is behind bars, accused of stealing and crashing a U-Haul truck. Memphis Police say Curtis Gatewood is facing multiple charges including theft of property and evading arrest. On September 20, police were told a U-Haul truck was stolen on Austin Peay Highway. Nearly an...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department has arrested and charged a man accused of fatally shooting a woman during an argument. On September 23, officers responded to a shooting call on Morningside Street near Marsh Avenue. When the officer arrived, they discovered a woman suffering from an apparent...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — City council members give the green light to a new pilot program letting you ride the bus for free. The resolution requests MATA create a zero-fare transit pilot and also create a way to track ridership through a rolling 30-day study. This all comes as the city works to restructure the transit […]

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. (WMC) - The Shelby County Clerk’s Office in Whitehaven is closed due to issues in the facility. When Action News 5 arrived on the scene, we saw signs on the door of the Whithaven office that read “closed due to facility issues.”. Action News 5...

A new report has revealed some of the deadliest stretches of road in the state of Tennessee. “The deadliest road stretch in Tennessee is on I-24, running from near the Nashville International Airport toward central Nashville. Data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System focused on fatal crashes from 2019...