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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Plans are moving full steam ahead for a new statue on Beale Street honoring renowned journalist and civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells. Wells stood up to lynching and injustice against African Americans as a journalist in Memphis in the late 1800s. Dr. Lasimba Gray is chairing the Memphis Memorial Committee, the […]

Police responded to a shooting overnight outside a hotel in Downtown Memphis.

MEMPHIS, Tenn — COVID numbers are down and vaccinations are up and, while local officials don’t anticipate a large spring break surge in cases, they warn this is not the time to abandon all the things we’ve spent the last year working toward. They’re ready to welcome the world back to Memphis and by the looks […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A proposed Grand Hyatt hotel could add another tower to the Memphis skyline at the foot of Beale Street. The Center City Revenue Finance Corporation on Tuesday approved PILOT tax incentives worth $65 million for the developers of the One Beale project to build a 350-room Grand Hyatt hotel at the corner […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphians young and old were enjoying another round of snow in the Bluff City Wednesday. With several inches of snow already on the ground, people pulled out their sleds, and even snowboards and were looking for a hill to conquer. We found lots of folks, some with four-legged friends, sledding at Overton Park […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is taking aim against so-called vaccine passports, blasting the idea of businesses requiring customers to show some type of ID that they’ve gotten their shots. Many local restaurant owners seem to agree. Along historic Beale Street, Miss Polly’s Soul City Cafe just recently reopened for business. Owner Ty […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s almost hard to imagine that 10 years ago, Mid-Southerners were trying to cope with what was called the flood of the century. Homeowners braced as waters inched up nearby. Some had to be rescued by boats and in some cases, 10 years later, they haven’t fully recovered. For Memphis and Mid-South […]

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: Wing Guru – 877199 […]

Shelby County health officials said several community vaccination sites will soon be closing as demand for the Covid-19 vaccine dwindles.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Shelby County Health Department directive issued Friday appears to close a loophole that allowed bars on Beale Street to remain open while others were forced to close. Starting at midnight on Sunday, bars anywhere in Shelby County will have to close unless the business can prove that its annual revenue from […]

Tennessee session starts this week and figures to be one of the more contentious ones in recent memory. There are several issues ranging from abortion to education to infrastructure that the legislature will tackle in the next few months.