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MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A Memphis family is still coping with the death of their 15-year-old son six months after he was shot and killed downtown while enjoying a night out with friends. Jeremicia Vance is a mother on a mission and anxious to find answers and justice for her son. “My son gonna get justice regardless […]

The man charged with kidnapping a Tennessee woman jogging near the University of Memphis last week spent 20 years behind bars for a previous kidnapping.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The man charged with kidnapping a Tennessee woman jogging near the University of Memphis last week spent 20 years behind bars for a previous kidnapping. U.S. Marshals arrested 38-year-old Cleotha Abston on Saturday after police detected his DNA on a pair of sandals found near to where Eliza Fletcher was last […]

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A judge in Virginia dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that had sought to declare two books as obscene for children and to restrict their distribution to minors, including by booksellers and libraries. The books in question were “Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe and “A Court of Mist and Fury” by […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A Memphis-based group trying to curb violence against and among youth is calling for more action and says stricter enforcement of a curfew could help. Kenny Lee, Vice President of Ride of Tears, an organization bringing awareness to children lost to gun violence, wants action. “We’re tired! We are tired of being sick […]

Three Nashville teens are facing charges after showing up to school Thursday morning in a stolen vehicle.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 17-year-old was arrested Friday night after being accused of a carjacking. Officers responded to a carjacking call in the 3000 block of Lamar Avenue just before 9 p.m. Friday. They later received information that the stolen vehicle was last seen at February Road and Peace Street in southwest Memphis. When officers […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Quick action from security officers at a Memphis apartment complex led to the recovery of a stolen car and landed several suspected car thieves in jail. Memphis Police said three people and two other juveniles were wearing ski masks early Tuesday morning at the Highland Meadows Apartments in the airport area. Police responded to the scene after […]

Two former Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks were ordered to pay more than $200 million to hundreds of people they victimized in one of the worst judicial scandals in U.S. history. U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner awarded $106 million in compensatory damages and $100 […]

A couple was arrested and charged with public indecency after police say they engaged in sexual intercourse on the Giant Wheel ride at Cedar Point.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 16-year-old girl once charged in the high-profile murder of the CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber is now accused of another violent crime. Ricanisha Wright is now 20 years old and is behind bars for attempted first-degree murder. Police say in September 2018, she and two young men were riding around […]