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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On this day in history, the family of the king of rock and roll, Elvis Presley, moved to their Lauderdale Courts home in Memphis. On Sept. 20, 1949, his family moved into a two-bedroom apartment there, paying just $35 a month. It was the longest the...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Family and friends of a woman killed in South Memphis honored her life and demanded justice during a candlelight vigil and balloon release Thursday night. Marlanda "Coco" Vann, 47, was killed early Sunday morning in what her family described as a senseless act of violence. "I'm heartbroken,"...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two separate crashes on Highway 385 near Hacks Cross Road shut down traffic in both directions Saturday evening, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 5:35 p.m. to one crash on the eastbound side of Highway 385 and another on the westbound side. When they arrived,...

At a recent public hearing, Memphis community members rallied behind the proposed Dream Catcher’s Academy, a K-12 charter school designed to serve students experiencing homelessness.

MSCS is facing increased competition from growing private and homeschool sectors as the area’s general population declines. (Ariel J Cobbert for Chalkbeat) The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary...

JONESBORO, Ark. — A man is accused of threatening to kill a woman in a series of phone calls in May, according to a probable cause affidavit. Detective Madison Dobbs wrote that on May 26, Marcus Bernard Gibson, 35, of West Memphis, allegedly called the victim nine times in a row from a blocked number. During one of...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 13-year-old was taken to Juvenile Court on Saturday after police say he beat his mother with a stick and tried to push her off a balcony before running away. Police were called to the Cabana Circle Apartments in North Memphis for an aggravated assault call around 5:20. A woman there told […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More than 50 groups across the City of Memphis gathered to own their blocks and clean up the streets in their neighborhoods Saturday. This comes after the mayor sent out a newsletter discussing how the incoming National Guard could be used to aid in beautification efforts. “We decided to own our...

Last night's encounter between Memphis Police Department officers and a suspect could have turned grave as a man pointed a gun at an officer near Tillman Station. Detailed in a social media post by the Memphis Police Department, the situation involved an investigation at a parked vehicle by the officers, leading to...

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. - A former West Memphis firefighter is out on bond after being accused of rape, kidnapping, and robbery, court documents show. FOX13 previously reported that 25-year-old Quinton Wilson, was facing two indictments: one for rape, and another for aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated...