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MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A Catholic school in Whitehaven is taking its faith beyond school walls in response to recent violence. Wednesday afternoon the St. Paula Catholic School invited the community to pray with them for change. Students at St. Paul started the event by singing praises for protection and an ending to rising violence. Eighth-grader Annagale […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– It might be fall break, but school is in session at one major Memphis-based company as dozens of Memphis-Shelby County students took part in the FedEx Logistics Academy. Around 30 Ridgeway and Cordova High School students descended on the downtown Memphis campus to participate in the program to help them identify their skills. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Loved ones and community leaders are remembering a Mid-South pastor who was killed in a car wreck Saturday night. Pastor Willie Boyd of Greenwood CME Church died after his car struck a tree near N. Reid Hooker Road and Monterey Road in Eads around 7 p.m.  Just two days later, his friend Dr. […]

Newest Restaurant Report Card | If you want the latest Shelby County restaurant scores sent directly to your inbox, sign up for it today on WREG’s Newsletter here. 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: Checker’s #3316 – 883935 […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has identified a man who was killed in a car crash Saturday night. Willie Boyd, 44, died after his car struck a tree around 7 p.m. near N. Reid Hooker Road and Monterey Road in Eads, Tennessee. Boyd was pronounced dead on the scene by the Shelby […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Parents are not the only ones fighting to keep three schools with the Germantown name under the Memphis-Shelby County school system. Germantown High students and supporters continued to speak out Thursday against the so-called ‘3G’ Bill, a new state law that prohibits any district from operating within another municipality without an agreement. The […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The transition from high school to college can be tough and one Tennessee organization is working to help students. The Tennessee Achieves Program pairs mentors with around five to seven students to answer any questions they may have as they prepare for their next step. Nearly 500 mentors are needed in Shelby […]

Newest Restaurant Report Card | If you want the latest Shelby County restaurant scores sent directly to your inbox, sign up for it today on WREG’s Newsletter here. 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: Waffle House #317 – […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Two women have been indicted after a child died after he was left inside a hot car outside of a Memphis daycare earlier this year, according to Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy. Fay Eschoe, 62, and Dessie X, 64, were indicted on charges of aggravated child abuse and criminally negligent homicide. According […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Retail and tech titan Amazon says it will be adopting 20 schools in the Memphis-Shelby County School district in a deal that might generate more excitement than Prime Day. The Amazon partnership will focus on support services at Family Resource Centers, serve as mentors and school ambassadors, offer job placement opportunities, volunteer in […]

Note: This story has been updated to correct the length of the sentence. Incorrect information was originally provided by online court records. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Dyer County man has been sentenced for the 2017 death of his former girlfriend. On Wednesday, Jason Chase Riley was sentenced to 16 and a half years in prison […]