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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tourism officials are optimistic for the impact of Memphis in May and Beale Street Music Festival returning to Tom Lee Park for the first time since 2019, but say they expect a somewhat smaller crowd. Hotels are in the demand, but unlike in years past, there appear to be several vacancies. We asked Kevin […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Beale Street Music Festival announced its artist lineup Monday afternoon. The 2023 music festival, part of the Memphis in May annual festival, will take place at Tom Lee Park on the Memphis riverfront May 5-7. Performers for the event include: The Lumineers, Greta Van Fleet, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Earth, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Tom Lee Park is full of people once again for the 2023 Beale Street Music Festival. Three stages of music for the next three days of the festival start tonight. People in the crowd are saying it’s the best festival ever. “We’re loving the new park, it’s beautiful, it’s gorgeous but the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Archie Mays, the man accused of shooting a bubble vendor on Beale Street Sunday, appeared before a judge Tuesday morning. His girlfriend maintains he is innocent. Shanta Hardy says she was there when the incident happened, and her boyfriend was trying to protect her. “The only true victim here is the guy […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Authorities are on the scene of a shooting at 200 Beale Street at Handy Park. Memphis Police and Memphis Fire confirmed they are responding to a shooting call in the area at this time. Authorities have not released any further details. WREG is working to learn more information. Check back for updates.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On Saturday, around 10,000 people are expected to be on Beale Street, and both the Memphis Police Department and the Downtown Memphis Commission say they have a plan to keep everyone safe. MPD has announced multiple road closures starting Saturday at 6 p.m. in the downtown area. The Downtown Commission says it […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was injured and later died on Saturday after a shooting on Beale Street, Memphis Police said. MPD responded to a man-down call around 3:25 a.m. Saturday and found a man who had been shot. The man was taken to Regional One Hospital in critical condition. He was later pronounced dead […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Welcome to our Grizzlies playoff primer, Bear Down with the Grizz, ready to ‘bear down’ against one of the NBA’s marquee franchises. After locking up the number two seed in the Western Conference for a second straight year, a first for the Beale Street Bears. The Grizzlies now take on Lebron James and the Lakers for […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner on Wednesday updated county commissioners on rising crime statistics including auto theft and gangs. He stressed collaborating with Memphis Police as part of the solution. “Right now we’ve been receiving emails, calls, text messages about the crime and we’d like to hear your view about the crime […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The icy conditions forced some businesses to close due to dangerous conditions, but others decided to weather the storm and open. WREG talked to business owners who say they are doing what they can to make sure everyone stays safe. “People are going to want their alcohol, and we want them to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Beale Street Music Festival made its highly anticipated return to the newly remodeled Tom Lee Park over the weekend. But how’s the park looking now, and was there any serious damage? After a three-year absence brought on by the pandemic and park renovations, thousands of concertgoers came back to the banks […]