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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The man who was shot along Highway 385 on July 4 was arrested on attempted murder charges shortly after being released from the hospital. Police said a man walked into St. Francis Hospital on Sunday afternoon telling hospital staff that he had been shot on Highway 385 near the Ridgeway exit. Authorities […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police need your help as they are looking for the gunmen responsible for shooting a man on Highway 385 on Sunday. Traffic near the Ridgeway exit on 385 was backed up all the way to 240 on Sunday afternoon. At one point, it was at a standstill. Memphis Police said they […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say a man and woman from Arkansas were in critical condition after a shooting Thursday afternoon at Interstate 240 and 385 in East Memphis. Both victims were headed west on I-240 a white rental truck, police said. The victims told police that they were coming from Poplar Avenue on the interstate […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The City of Memphis will soon be able to use money from the American Rescue Plan Act, also known as the COVID-19 Stimulus Package, to combat gun violence. Wednesday afternoon, the White House announced a new strategy to address rising violent crime in the country. The White House says this strategy will […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police in New Orleans say eight people have been wounded in a shooting, including a woman left critically injured after being shot in the face. Police say gunfire broke out early Sunday shortly after midnight along a service road near Interstate 10. A police news release said a woman was taken […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – It was another dangerous moment on the interstate when police say an angry driver fired a shot at another vehicle. But this time, the victims were able to follow the shooter and get his license plate. WREG spoke to the woman who police say was the target a bullet on the interstate […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — WREG-TV News Channel 3, the Memphis TV station owned by Nexstar Media Inc., is again viewers’ first choice for news in the recently-completed May sweeps period. Monday through Friday, WREG’s newscasts ranked first in every time period. News Channel 3 also ranked first in weekend averages for local newscasts, and once again […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Interstate shootings have been happening far too often in Memphis, but police say there’s one thing they’re not getting that could help them solve these crimes — information from witnesses. Already this year, Memphis police have counted 45 shootings on the interstates around the city. On Feb. 13, on I-240 close to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The eastbound lanes of I-240 between Lamar and Getwell were shut down Thursday afternoon after a driver was shot. Police say the shooting happened on I-240 near Getwell. The victim was able to pull his white pickup truck over to the side of the road at mile marker 20. We could see […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Officials with the Tennessee Department of Transportation said in a news conference on Memphis on Wednesday that they do not know when the I-40 bridge will be opened

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say a crash with critical injuries on Tuesday was the result of an interstate shooting. Officers responded to a crash at 11 a.m. at Interstate 40 and Danny Thomas Boulevard. One male victim was taken to Regional One in critical condition from crash-related injuries. Police said that crash came after a […]