MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- Most Memphians haven't seen the Memphis Safe Task Force in action, but they may have heard the air support. For a week, military and Tennessee Highway Patrol helicopters have been buzzing over the city. WREG cameras caught a chopper hovering downtown over the weekend. Tuesday, for the second time in just days, [...]| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson announced he is challenging incumbent Congressman Steve Cohen for the 9th District U.S. House seat. Pearson is holding a press conference Wednesday morning. The press conference will be held at Alonzo Weaver Park at 9 a.m. This story will be updated.| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Tombak, the Zoo’s longtime male Sumatran orangutan, has died, according to the Memphis Zoo. He was 43 years old and lived "well beyond" the typical 23 to 30 years expected for his species, the zoo said in a statement. They say he experienced an acute decline in health and died despite responsive [...]| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Memphis Safe Task Force consists of somewhere around 700 federal and state resources, Police Chief C.J. Davis told City Council members Tuesday. National Guard deployment may be Friday, October 10, Davis said. She said their presence will be more of a “visibility in hot spot areas” or events. "We haven't put [...]| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before a Senate Judiciary Committee at an oversight hearing, saying the Memphis Task Force has made nearly 400 arrests and seized nearly 80 guns. This comes after the announcement that 13 agencies would be deployed in Memphis over a week ago. The DOJ says there have been [...]| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A car hit the KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School campus in North Memphis during a police pursuit Tuesday. The car could be seen near an entrance to the building on Howell Avenue, surrounded by Tennessee Highway Patrol vehicles. WREG was on the scene and saw task force officers inspecting a gun. A [...]| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- We're still three weeks away from Halloween and more than two months away from Christmas, but the early holiday shopping season has arrived. Retailers including Amazon, Target and Walmart, as well as Best Buy, Costco, and many others, are running sales this week. They're promising deep discounts ranging from 20 to 65 [...]| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Three people are dead after a fatal airplane crash was reported in Parkin, Arkansas, on Monday, according to the Arkansas State Police. Around 3 p.m., the Arkansas State Police, Federal Aviation Administration, and the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center responded to reports of a missing/overdue aircraft near the intersection of state highways [...]| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Memphis Safe Task Force operations are continuing across the Bluff City with multiple law enforcement agents putting boots on the ground to fight crime in the 901. Heath Anderson and his wife have invested over 40 years of their lives into the city of Memphis, working to provide for their children [...]| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Emmitt Martin, one of the officers who pleaded guilty to federal charges in the death of Tyre Nichols, is going to be released to a family member's custody to an inpatient facility in Knoxville until sentencing. In court on Tuesday, the defense asked to release and reinstate Martin's bond. They said that [...]| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A woman is accused of stealing a tablet from a hotel room and assaulting a police officer on Saturday in Oxford, Mississippi. April Slate, 24, was charged with simple assault on a law enforcement officer and petit larceny. On Oct. 4, around 12:30 p.m., officers said they had investigated a report of [...]| WREG.com
Memphis, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies will host Breast Cancer Awareness Night Wednesday, Oct. 8, during their preseason game against the Boston Celtics at 7 p.m. at FedExForum. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the team will recognize 10 breast cancer survivors throughout the night. Several nonprofit organizations, including the American Cancer Society, Shelby [...]| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- While it's only October, now is the time to decide if you'll be participating in the 29th Annual Memphis Christmas Parade in Whitehaven. This year, the historic parade takes place on Saturday, November 22. Now is the time for organizations, businesses, and schools to submit an application to participate or have a float in [...]| WREG.com
SENATOBIA, Miss. (WREG) -- A male victim was taken to the hospital after being shot in his groin area and left hand, Senatobia Police say. Officers say they responded to a shooting that occurred in the 200 block of McKie Street on Monday. Police say the man left the scene to get help at a [...]| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A family is calling for justice, two years after their loved one was ambushed and killed outside his East Memphis home. Memphis Police say 74-year-old Steve Pearl was robbed at gunpoint and beaten with a pistol. The victim’s son-in-law told WREG about the family’s frustration with the murder investigation. May 6, 2023, [...]| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- As the Memphis Safe Task Force has now been established in the city, there's another issue at hand: the Memphis Police Department says it's down nearly 600 officers from where it would like to be. Tuesday, the police chief talked about the numbers at a city council committee meeting, and the push [...]| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A woman is in critical condition after a shooting in the Nutbush area on Tuesday afternoon, according to Memphis police. Police said just before 2 p.m., they responded to a shooting in the 3500 block of Townes Avenue. They said one woman was transported to the hospital in critical condition and that [...]| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The City of Dyersburg has issued a boil water notice due to a water main line break on Tuesday. The City of Dyersburg said the break has resulted in a significant loss of pressure in the drinking water system. They said the boil notice is for the area south of I-155, West [...]| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Shelby County pre-trial services supervisor was indicted after being accused of smuggling illegal items into the facility, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office says. Nakesha Humphrey, 30, was arrested on Friday and charged with official misconduct and two counts of bringing contraband into a penal institution. Detectives said the primary suspect involved [...]| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 26-year-old is in jail after police say he rammed his vehicle into a squad car three times while in a Parkway Village grocery store parking lot in an attempt to flee a traf…| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Radians Amphitheater was the place to be this weekend as some of music’s biggest stars performed at Mempo Fest. Thousands of people have flocked to the festival that has …| WREG.com
GERMANTOWN, Tenn. — Seventy-two cyclists are traveling more than 500 miles from Germantown to Florida to raise money for the fight against cancer Saturday. The story behind the ride is one th…| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An investigation is underway following an early Saturday morning shooting in the Normal Station area, Memphis Police confirm. Officers say they responded to the 3800 block of Park …| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After being closed to the public for two and a half years, the green space beside the National Civil Rights Museum is reopening Saturday with a new look. BlueCross Healthy Place at…| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A home in East Memphis caught fire early Friday morning. WREG crews on the scene captured photos of the fire department responding to the home fire in the 1000 block of Wells…| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two people were injured after a domestic disturbance turned into shots being fired and a car crash in the Hickory Hill area early Thursday morning, according to Memphis Polic…| WREG.com
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Florida man says he is not taking anything for granted after he survived a Greyhound bus crash Monday night near Jackson, TN. Mahdi Kassam said the bus was traveling from M…| WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Ford Motor Company is in the process of producing its new electric pickup trucks at BlueOval City; however, a mass production delay has pushed back the launch date to 2028, i…| WREG.com
