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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Millions of dollars in pandemic related funds are headed to Memphis. The White House says that money can be used to address gun violence in our city. One day after her trip to our nation’s capital, Chief CJ Davis met with local clergy to share her plans to make our city safer. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The City of Memphis will soon be able to use money from the American Rescue Plan Act, also known as the COVID-19 Stimulus Package, to combat gun violence. Wednesday afternoon, the White House announced a new strategy to address rising violent crime in the country. The White House says this strategy will […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Starting Thursday, Tennessee residents aged 21 and up will be able to carry a handgun, concealed or openly, without any kind of training or permit. Mid-South leaders and elected officials have spoken against the new law, and worry about what consequences it could have, specifically in Memphis. “Our young black community is […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are searching for the person who shot and injured two people—including a teenager—in South Memphis. The shooting happened on Soapstone Drive early Wednesday morning. Officers found a 20-year-old man shot at a gated housing complex. He told investigators he was standing outside of a home with a 14-year-old when he […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis pastor says it will take us all to address growing violence, especially against children. “Memphis is a city under siege. We are a city in war,” Pastor Bill Adkins said three months ago. “This is a warzone. This is not a community.” Since he made those remarks, 45 children have […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Families are coping after four people were killed in shootings across the city. Pastor Deandre Brown leads Lifeline to Success, a nonprofit working to help former felons get back on the right track. He says waking up to the news four people in Memphis lost their life to gun violence is heartbreaking, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Incoming Police Chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis will have a salary of $230,000 when she starts her job in Memphis, records show. The Bluff City’s first female chief will make the same salary as recently retired Police Director Michael Rallings. But local activists say it’s her actions, not her salary, that are their […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — (WREG) Memphis-based rapper Young Dolph was killed Wednesday in a shooting at a cookie shop in Memphis, according to preliminary information from Memphis Police. He was 36. Memphis Police were on the scene of a shooting Wednesday afternoon at 2370 Airways Boulevard near Ketchum in Memphis. Officers and witnesses could be seen […]

The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office will announce a new program to protect witnesses to crimes on Monday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -— A Memphis police officer with over three decades of experience on the force is now second in command at MPD. Monday, MPD announced that incoming Chief of Police Cerelyn “CJ” Davis had named Deputy Chief Donald Crowe as Assistant Chief of Police. Mayor Jim Strickland approved the appointment effective immediately. “As a […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.  – Mayor Jim Strickland’s nominee for Memphis Police Department director spoke Friday about her current department’s practice of posting traffic stop data online.   It came up during a virtual question and answer session with Memphians.    “We need to regularly analyze data related to police officer encounters which could point to racial profiling and […]