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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — The Church of God In Christ has partnered with the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services to provide transitional housing for children waiting to make it to foster care. This comes months after the state came under scrutiny after some children were having to sleep in administrative offices because they had nowhere […]

FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn. — WREG Investigators uncovered a long list of problems at Wilder Youth Development Center in Fayette County, where juveniles from Shelby County and across the state go when they’re found guilty of violent crimes. The problems include escapes, riots, and assaults. Raymond Taylor said his son Brian went to Wilder when he […]

The parents of five children now in state custody after a traffic stop and misdemeanor charge appeared in court Monday morning.

According to the affidavit, the traffic stop was for having dark-tinted windows and using the left lane without actively passing.

A bill to dissolve the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth has been filed. The move comes after the commission released its annual State of the Child report, which detailed Tennessee’s position as the worst state for foster care instability in the country.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The search is on for three teenage boys on the run in West Tennessee after escaping the Wilder Youth Development Center late Saturday night. Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services provided the following: “Three youth escaped from The Wilder Youth Development Center Saturday evening. DCS immediately notified law enforcement of the identities of the missing teens when […]

BOLIVAR, Tenn. (WREG) — An employee of the State of Tennessee Department of Children’s Services has been fired for gross misconduct and charged with solicitation of a minor. Christopher Baker, 50, served as an Administrative Team Leader with the Office of Child Safety, DCS said. He was taken into custody Tuesday after an undercover operation. According to […]

UPDATE: The teen was captured on March 1 at 10:30 p.m., according to the Oakland Police Department. ** MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 16-year-old boy who was charged with attempted first-degree murder is on the run Wednesday after escaping DCS custody in Fayette County. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said the teen, Devin Westbrook, escaped from […]

This week in Tennessee was full of controversial legislation, bizarre committee moments and Governor Bill Lee’s annual address.

A 2020 Oak Ridge case surrounding an unidentified baby is bringing attention to Tennessee’s Safe Haven Laws. The law was created to help mothers have a safe option to surrender their child.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The teens charged in the murder of Memphis pastor Autura Eason-Williams were back in juvenile court Friday morning. This appearance was to make a final decision on whether they will be tried as adults. WREG was there for the hearing, and has more on what’s next in a case that’s shocked the […]