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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris will present a new ordinance that would limit the use of certain military equipment by local law enforcement. “We all know that you don’t need a grenade launcher to keep residents safe in Shelby County,” Harris said. The ordinance includes a dozen other items like tracked armored […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A court date has been set for seven Memphis landlords to present their case to a judge to end the eviction ban. The landlords will present their case to a judge on October 30. The CDC banned evictions until the end of the year to assist families who are at risk of […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruth E. Carter made history: The costume designer behind the “Black Panther” films became the first Black woman to win two Oscars. Carter took home best costume design Sunday night at the 95th Academy Awards for the Marvel sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Carter also won in 2018 for “Black Panther,” […]

The previous single-day record was 700 new cases which was set July 14, according to WREG’s data.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the Congressional Black Caucus left a meeting Thursday with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris with an agreement on how to address the issue of policing in America after the recent killing of Tyre Nichols. “We have agreement on how we will continue to work forward both from […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Health said Friday they have contacted the FBI over the potential theft of COVID-19 vaccines by a volunteer from the Pipkin site in Memphis. Dr. Lisa Piercey with TDH said the incident may have occurred Feb. 3. The FBI was contacted Thursday night. “Yesterday was February 25th and that […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Former Memphis Fire Department deputy director Claude Talford has died due to COVID-19. He was 65. Talford served the community for decades before dying Thursday morning. “You think that somebody is going to recover because they have a simple cough,” said his daughter, Ashley Talford, “but they can go in the hospital […]

Shelby County reported 691 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, but health department officials said that number is largely due to data, which had been running a few days behind, catching up. David Sweat with the health department said many people who test positive for the virus don’t showi symptoms, or only show mild symptoms. One out […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Health Department issued a new health directive allowing bars and other limited-service restaurants to reopen. Additionally, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris made an announcement as well. The county is launching a new program called, “Share the Tab.” It is the county’s newest effort to help bars. They are offering, […]

A Shelby County Commissioner requested county leadership to go back to Phase I of the Back to Business plan or make adjustments to Phase II as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase.

Corrective measures are underway at the Shelby County Health Department after the state found a number of problems with its Covid-19 vaccine distribution system.