Arrest connected to nearly 2 dozen auto burglaries … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An 18-year-old man has been arrested and charged in a wave of vehicle burglaries and thefts at businesses across Memphis over the past two weeks that police believe is gang-related. Ricarlos Morgan was arrested Tuesday. He is charged with 22 counts of auto burglary, one count of auto theft, plus numerous property […]
Neighbors say they want more information after 3 … UPDATE: A fourth of the five youth detainees who escaped from the Wilder Youth Development Center has been apprehended, according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s office. Law enforcement in Christian County, Kentucky located the fourth escapee. FCSO said only one escapee remains at large. The one escapee that is still at large is from the […]
PENALIZED & PAID: Mid-South nursing homes collected … Monica Webber told WREG she was so afraid of what was happening at her grandmother’s nursing home, she once called the police on them. And what happened next, left the family with more questions than answers. A months long WREG investigation reveals the same nursing facility, is one of hundreds across the Mid-South that broke […]
Annual Thanksgiving meal moving forward, various … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thanksgiving is two weeks away and preparations for the annual MemFeast are underway. But, things things will look different this year because of COVID. Terre Beckless says she’s from Kentucky, but after losing her job due to the pandemic, she decided to move to Memphis, hoping to find work. After three months […]
Search begins on Mississippi River for trace of missing … The family of a missing woman is reaching out to the public for help. Marilane Carter hasn’t been seen in over a week and her family fears she may have crashed into the Mississippi River on her way to Birmingham.
Arkansas Board of Health recommends revoking Crittenden … WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — New documents obtained by WREG show the Arkansas Board of Health has recommended revoking the license of an ambulance company operating in Crittenden and Cross Counties. WREG first covered Crittenden EMS’s troubles in October, when service director Hudson Hallum said they’d lost their license to respond to advanced life support calls […]
Wiseman waits to hear his name called in the NBA … So will it be the Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors or Charlotte Hornets? That’s the big question heading into the NBA Draft…which of those three teams, barring a trade of course, will select former East High star and Memphis Tiger James Wiseman in Wednesday night’s virtual 2020 Draft. MondayWiseman spoke to the media and said […]
Marion looks for redemption, prepares for another … MARION, Ark. (WREG) — In 2019, the Marion Patriots took home the schools first ever boys state championship. “It was really fun, it was a blessing,” said Patriots pointguard JaMaury Mosley. “I was really happy for the seniors that played and I was happy they won it.” Mosley was just a sophomore then, but he […]
As pandemic raged, nursing homes kept evictions going For more than 20 years, while working for the Memphis Area Transit Authority, passengers depended on Noah Mangum to get them around. “I was a bus driver, bus operator,” Mangum told WREG. These days, the 64-year-old must often rely on help from others to get where he’s going. Mangum lost his right leg after a […]
Officer, woman, three children released from hospital … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Five people, including a West Memphis Police Officer, are going to be okay after a car accident early Sunday morning. According to the West Memphis Police Department, the accident happened just after midnight at 7th Street and Broadway. It was a two car crash. The woman and officer were taken to the […]
‘It goes cold’: Detectives trying to find Marilane … Investigators say they have been doing everything in their power to try to find missing metro woman Marilane Cater, but lead detective Blake Larsen said they have run into roadblocks.