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Regina King’s son, Ian Alexander Jr., died Friday, according to a statement from the actress.

While Americans continue to feel the sting of inflation, Knoxville was named one of the cheapest cities in America to live in by business and personal finance site Kiplinger.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — The AutoZone Liberty Bowl festivities were in full swing today with the Beale Street parade really kicking off the start of the bowl game to played Tuesday. Tuesday, was also the big press conference featuring the two head coaches — two coaches with a storied history. Mike Leach, a former head […]

Previous Restaurant Report Cards Each week WREG is rounding up the highest and lowest scores from Shelby County restaurant inspections. Find more scores from Shelby County and other Tennessee counties here. Lowest Scores:Miss Polly’s Soul City Cafe – 81154 Beale Street Memphis, TN 38103 Violations include: dirty ice machine, food items not reaching temps, no thermometer in deep […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Those visiting Beale Street this weekend will have to pay a $5 “security fee,” according to the Downtown Memphis Commission. The commission made the announcement Thursday. Starting this weekend, the fee will be used on Friday and Saturday nights. “The security fee is used to help reduce crowd sizes and create the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After a week’s worth of events honoring civil rights activist and journalist Ida B. Wells, her statue was unveiled in downtown Memphis Friday morning. Two of her descendants, Daniel Duster and Michelle Duster, led a parade from Beale Street and Main Street to Beale Street and Fourth Street to celebrate her legacy. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After more than three years in the making, FedEx Logistics opened its new corporate headquarters Tuesday near Beale Street and FedExForum. “We are especially proud to have this FedEx global headquarters building now woven into the fabric of downtown Memphis,” FedEx President and CEO-elect Richard Smith said. The company has moved into […]

A new hotel in downtown Memphis brings more to the table than just a place to stay the night. Cimas is the restaurant inside the Hyatt Centric Beale Street and at the helm, Executive Chef Keith Potter. His Latin-American inspired dishes come with a southern twist thanks to Chef Potter. Friday morning he is joined […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — The following is a timeline detailing the events that happened roughly 100 hours between when Eliza Fletcher went for a jog Friday, and Tuesday morning, when Memphis Police announced murder charges were pending against her accused kidnapper Cleotha Abston. Friday, Sept. 2 4:20 a.m.: The last surveillance images of Eliza Fletcher, […]

An arrest warrant was issued after two people were sent to the hospital following a shooting on Beale Street shortly after midnight on Sunday, according to Memphis Police.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Wearing a blue suit, black hat and multi-colored socks, master keyboardist Booker T. Jones leaned away from the Hammond B3 organ, tilted his head back and worked the keys and foot pedals as he played the funky and familiar hit “Green Onions” for a head-bobbing, toe-tapping crowd at the Stax Museum […]