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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — City Council members and the mayor of Memphis may be able to run for a third consecutive term if voters say yes to an upcoming referendum. Council approved the referendum sponsored by Martavius Jones on the third reading Tuesday. The original proposal applied only to city council seats, but an amendment by […]

Memphis city leaders have a packed agenda for Tuesday’s meeting as the calendar prepares to turn to 2022. Monday morning we were looking ahead to that meeting with city council members Dr. Jeff Warren and Patrice Robinson.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — So far this year, the Memphis Police Department reports more than 1,000 guns have been stolen from vehicles and last year, it was more than 2,000. The huge increase came after the state passed a law in 2014 allowing people to carry guns in their vehicles. Many WREG viewers have asked us […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A dwindling number of grocery stores has created a food desert for people in North Memphis, but help could finally be on the way. Councilwoman Michaelyn Easter-Thomas said a community development corporation called the Promise Development Corporation is in talks with city council to locate a grocery store in the community. Promise has worked on […]

Health officials in Shelby County are weighing their options when it comes to ending the mask order. Dr. Jeff Warren talks about that on Live at 9.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Another battle could be brewing over pipelines that run through Memphis and Shelby County. A Republican sponsored bill could limit the abilities for cities and counties to decide if a pipeline should run through their communities. Senator Ken Yager of Kingston is the bill’s sponsor. “It preempts political subdivisions of this state from taking any […]

Cases of the coronavirus are declining across the country and here in the Mid-South. Experts say that we must remain vigilant to find a way out of this pandemic. While Shelby County remains under a mask mandate, federal officials have given the okay to trick or treat this year. To talk about how to safely […]

With FDA approval this morning, the Pfizer vaccine is now fully authorized for use. Will the official designation encourage those yet to be vaccinated? WREG spoke with city councilman and member of  the Memphis and Shelby County Covid-19 Joint Task Force, Dr. Jeff Warren on Live at 9.

About 609,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. The CDC says between 6,000 and 16,000 more people could die by Aug. 14. With cases and deaths on the rise because of the Delta variant, many are questioning the state’s decision this week to shut down the COVID overflow hospital in Memphis. Thursday, we went live with […]

City Council member Dr. Jeff Warren joined us to talk about masking in Shelby County as COVID cases rise. Right now, masks are recommended but not mandated in the county. But, Warren said, masks would be mandated for schools in the county.

Dr. Jeff Warren with the Memphis City Council and Memphis/Shelby County Covid-19 Joint Task Force answers questions and talks about how they move forward building trust for those who were already nervous about getting the vaccine.