MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After two years of free meals for students across the country, America's public schools are bracing for changes this fall. The federal waivers that provided millions of kids with free lunch and breakfast have not been extended and are set to expire this summer. Families will need to fill out applications to [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- A Shelby County barrier breaker and one of the first Black County Sheriff’s Office deputies is being remembered for living a life of service. Funeral services for William Hughes were held Saturday at Anointed Temple of Praise on Riverdale Road. Mr. Hughes died last week at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital after suffering...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis police arrest a man after they say he pointed a gun at his ex-girlfriend and his children earlier this month. Police say Devonte Holloway and his ex-girlfriend got into an argument on May 12. The woman told investigators Holloway reached into the car she and their children were in, grabbed her [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was shot and killed outside a Hickory hill bar overnight Sunday. The incident happened El Malecon Bar & Grill on Winester near Ross Road just after 3 a.m. The victim was found dead at the scene. No arrests have been made. This is an ongoing investigation. If you have any [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two people have died and one person was sent to the hospital after being shot in separate overnight shootings Sunday. The first incident happened around 1 a.m. in North Memphis on the 1700 block of Hunter Avenue when police located a woman suffering from gunshot wounds. She was taken to Regional One [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis police have issued a city watch for a 13-year-old girl. Juana Gonzalez was last seen around midnight on Sunday in the 3400 block of Macon Road in Nutbush. Police say Gonzalez got into a black car with an unknown male and left the home on Macon. She is described as 5’7, [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police in Batesville, Mississippi have begun an investigation after a shooting at a music festival. The incident happened Saturday night toward the end of the city's Springfest. Police say the victim and suspect knew each other, and are not from Panola County. The victim was taken to the hospital in Oxford. Police [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis police arrested a man they say sent officers on a chase with his children in the car on Friday. Memphis police say they observed Jarvis Jones driving a reportedly stolen vehicle in Whitehaven. When police tried to pull the car over, they say Jones sped away. According to crime documents, Jones [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman is behind bars after allegedly cashing over $5,000 in fraudulent checks last year, police say. According to police, Melissa Acosta cashed several checks at La Perla Hispanic Market in Bartlett with her boyfriend on Nov. 21. The owner of the store said she processed the transactions because she recognized Acosta...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was shot and killed in Orange Mound Friday night. The family has identified the victim as 48-year-old Carlos Jackson. The incident happened around 11 p.m. at Kimball and Kimball Cove. The victim was taken to the hospital where he later died from his injuries. No arrests have been made. This [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is in jail after police say he pretended to be someone else during a traffic stop in January Police say Kaleb Cogbill gave a fake social security number during a traffic stop when he said he didn't have his driver’s license. According to the court documents, the real owner of [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis house flippers used some high-tech equipment to track down $12,000 worth of stolen materials and help police make an arrest. Virginia Gonzalez, property manager for MAS Properties, said Wednesday morning they discovered burglars had cleaned out a house in North Memphis they were about to list. "They took the microwave out...
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- A West Memphis man who was temporarily living with his friend in Memphis was convicted Friday of sexually abusing his friend's three daughters and niece, Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich announced. A criminal court jury convicted 54-year-old Rodger Bridges on rape of a child, rape, three counts of aggravated...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Sheriff's Office announced they have recovered over $630,000 in drugs and paraphernalia after executing multiple search warrants this week. On May 19, in multiple locations across Memphis, sheriff's deputies and agents with the Multi-Agency Gang Unit executed search warrants on four locations. They searched...
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- As illegal trash dumping and litter pile up along Memphis and Shelby County roadways, it's proving once again that one person's trash can become another person's, or in this case, an entire community's problem. Discarded plastic, Styrofoam, water bottles, old tires, and mattresses are causing an unsightly and expensive problem for...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A change in Tennessee law could allow hundreds of people arrested on drug offenses to be set free from prison. People who are arrested for drug crimes in a school zone face four times the jail time. Last year, Governor Lee signed a bill that reduces the size of a drug-free zone [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Dyersburg, Tennessee man is recovering after he was shot twice in the same night, once when he went to his uncle's house for help. According to Dyersburg Police, officers were investigating a shots fired call around midnight May 15 near Upper Finley Road when they received another call regarding another person [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — First a rodent infestation, and now hundreds of Family Dollar employees will soon be jobless after the company announced it will be shutting down its distribution center in West Memphis. WREG has been looking into this story for months. We spoke with one employee who said while this came as a shocker [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The owner of a South Memphis gas station said he's relieved a man who has been stealing from him for days is behind bars. Tierre Brown, 30, is accused of breaking into a Valero Station on Airways twice and shoplifting three times in front of employees over a three-day period. The gas [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It's no secret a work life balance can be difficult for working parents. If you have kids you know, childcare is not cheap. However, there is relief coming for some county employees. They come from all walks of life, and different county departments. These women have one thing in common: They are [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis' first black personnel manager, JB Trotter has died. His wife, Antoinette, says he passed suddenly at the hospital around 3 a.m. Tuesday morning. Trotter was among the first black employees the city of Memphis ever hired. As personnel director, he was pivotal in leading efforts to desegregate the Memphis City Fire [...]