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In the weeks that Mark Riggs went from feeling worn down before Thanksgiving to dying of COVID-19 last Monday, only six calls about people not wearing face coverings rolled into the Abilene Police Department. Even though defiance of Texas’ mask mandate is easy to find.

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 […]

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 […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 19-year-old man accused of shooting a victim to death during an alleged drug deal in Binghampton three months ago was captured Tuesday, U.S. Marshals said. Kenneth Givens is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Antoine Sims, who was pronounced dead at Le Bonheur hospital two days after the Sept. […]

One suspect was arrested overnight after leading police on a chase into Memphis.

Three people were displaced after an overnight fire ripped through a home in southwest Memphis.

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — The mayor of West Memphis says a police-issued gun was stolen from his vehicle, and now officers are working to recover that weapon. Mayor Marco McClendon said he had the gun for his protection. “I was born and raised in this city,” McClendon said. “I’m a mayor that’s very out in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Polls open Tuesday at 7 a.m. in Tennessee and Mississippi, 7:30 a.m. in Arkansas. (Some Tennessee counties open polls later. See a list here.) Here’s a look at what you’ll find on your ballot. U.S. SENATE There are three U.S. Senate seats on Tuesday’s ballot in the Mid-South. TENNESSEE Republican Bill Hagerty, Democrat Marquita Bradshaw […]