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NEW YORK (AP) — Reaction poured in Tuesday from heads of state, civil-rights leaders and the entertainment world following the death of Harry Belafonte at age 96. As a prominent activist, charismatic singer, Hollywood leading man, Broadway star and trailblazing Black entertainer, Belafonte’s loss was felt across a wide swath of American life. ___ “Jill […]

Memphis, Tenn. — The weather may have temporarily  stopped vaccinations at the Pipkin Building, but city and county leaders haven’t stopped plans to improve how things are done there.    Shelby County is turning to the City of Memphis to handle the logistics. “We invited the City of Memphis to operate as the site manager to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An investigation is now underway after 2,400 vaccines were wasted and a state investigation found 30,000 vaccines just sitting on a shelf. But Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says he still has confidence in the health department director and he says not all of the state’s accusations are true, calling it theater.  […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis City Councilman Chase Carlisle is calling on Dr. Alisa Haushalter to resign from her job as head of the Shelby County Health Department, becoming the first local elected official to do so publicly after state health officials found 2,400 Covid vaccines had gone to waste while in the health department’s care. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — You might not have heard of “vaccine tourism” until Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris brought it up on WREG Wednesday. “Folks in Mississippi might come here. Vaccine tourism is real,” Harris said. “Folks in Arkansas may come here. Vaccine tourism is real. We want to accommodate as many people as possible.” Commissioner […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thanks to a request from the Memphis and Shelby County mayors, you could be next in line to get vaccinated against COVID, no matter your age or job. Mayor Jim Strickland and Mayor Lee Harris have gone to the state with the request to let all people in Shelby County get the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A hiccup for the City of Memphis caused problems Friday for people trying to visit its COVID-19 website. About a week after taking over coordinating vaccine distribution from the county, the City of Memphis ran into some roadblocks for people hoping to signup online Friday morning and calling their phone number.  “When […]

Shelby County health officials said they are concerned about the variant strains of the coronavirus which have been detected in the county.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After 2,400 vaccines were thrown away in Shelby County, leading the state to ban the health department from distributing the vaccine, a WREG investigation reveals the rationale provided by county leaders is not adding up. The city, which took over vaccinations, says it’s trying to correct a lot of inefficiencies from before. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Shelby County Health Department says it will begin transitioning day-to-day management of the Pipkin building vaccination site to the City of Memphis at the beginning of March. The Pipkin location was one of three sites open on Saturday that experienced reportedly long wait times. Several people told WREG-TV they waited a […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee on Tuesday formally launched her campaign for the Senate seat held by the retiring Dianne Feinstein, joining two fellow House Democrats in the race in the nation’s most populous state. In a video posted on Twitter, Lee ran through a list of the personal and professional battles […]