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A teenager who escaped from the Wilder Youth Development Center in Fayette County was captured.

A Shelby County employee was arrested in Tipton County on two active warrants out of Desoto County.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 50-year-old Memphis caregiver is facing elder abuse charges. It’s a problem that’s on the rise and one that wasn’t always reported, especially during the pandemic. “They are on the rise because the awareness is on the rise,” said Amy Weirich the Shelby County District Attorney General. One of the latest suspected cases of […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police say one person is dead and another is injured after a crash in Hickory Hill. Officers responded to the crash in the area of Knight Arnold and Ridgeway sometime after 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening. Memphis Police say it was a two-car crash. Police say one person was pronounced dead on […]

Note: This story has been updated with new comments from the Shelby County Health Department and Shelby County Schools. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More than a year later, the Shelby County Health Department has finally handed over the results from the lead testing it conducted on SCS students. It’s something WREG has been requesting since the […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WREG) — Former Ridgeway standout Quincy Casey completed 30 of 47 passes for 323 yards with four touchdown passes and no interceptions for Jackson State. Despite those big numbers, the Tigers would fall to Alabama A&M 52-43 moving their record to 4-3. Saturday was Casey’s third time under center this season. Tigers coach […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are investigating a deadly crash that killed one person on Highway 385 near Ridgeway on Saturday. According to MPD, officers responded to a crash at 385 near Ridgeway, and one person was pronounced dead at the scene. Later in the day, MPD identified the driver Cedric Blair, 53. MPD said […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A construction worker is recovering after being pistol whipped and robbed while on the job, and another man faces charges connected to the attack. Four men reportedly became victims at the Village Green Apartments off Ridgeway Road. They told detectives they were renovating a unit Tuesday when two men held them up. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A Memphis man has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison after he reportedly robbed a credit union in 2017. According to the United States Department of Justice, 54-year-old Arnold Eden robbed Hope Federal Credit Union in the 2900 block of Ridgeway Road in July of 2017. Officials say Eden handed […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The 70-year-old man who was shot at on Highway 385 Saturday in apparent retaliation for a fender bender is opening up about the moments that left his car riddled in bullets. Alex Warren says there was bumper-to-bumper traffic on 385 near Ridgeway as he drove to visit his three-week-old great-grandson.   Just […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are investigating a shooting incident on Highway 385 at Ridgeway on Saturday evening. A witness told WREG it started as a fender bender. The witness said a maroon car hit a grey Altima in traffic. Then, a person in the grey Altima opened fire and shot the maroon car multiple […]