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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Simon Moore always knew his grandson, Darius Harris, would do something special.  “It seemed like 3 years old, they came here — two or three, they came over here and he threw me a ball,” said Moore. “I said, this kid is going to be special.” Sunday, the former Horn Lake […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — You might not have heard of “vaccine tourism” until Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris brought it up on WREG Wednesday. “Folks in Mississippi might come here. Vaccine tourism is real,” Harris said. “Folks in Arkansas may come here. Vaccine tourism is real. We want to accommodate as many people as possible.” Commissioner […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris responded to a backup that had people waiting in line for hours for a COVID vaccination, only to be sent away when the vaccine ran out. He said crowds Tuesday at the Pipkin Building might have been larger because of people from outside the county, even outside […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris announced the launch of a new portal system that will act as a waiting list for those interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Currently, the Shelby County Health Department receives a limited number of vaccines from the state and there is no surplus available. As they get […]

President Donald Trump issued 74 pardons and 70 commutations, announcing early Wednesday a list of those granted clemency with less than 12 hours left in his four-year term as President-elect Joe Biden was set to be sworn in at noon.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to establish a National Garden of American Heroes, announcing the full list of those who will be included in the statuary garden.

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign her Senate seat on Monday, two days before she and President-elect Joe Biden are inaugurated.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Former Memphis Fire Department deputy director Claude Talford has died due to COVID-19. He was 65. Talford served the community for decades before dying Thursday morning. “You think that somebody is going to recover because they have a simple cough,” said his daughter, Ashley Talford, “but they can go in the hospital […]

The Shelby County Health Department said they are in the process of administering the last doses of their allotment of COVID-19 vaccine received from the state.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As the vaccination effort in Shelby County continues, local leaders warn of a limited supply chain and say it could be some time before we reach the end of a the tunnel. During the joint task force meeting Tuesday, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris wanted to make residents aware that the vaccination […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s like driving to Nashville every day, a three-hour trip — that’s how long one man in Memphis says he typically spends on the bus going to and from work. He was one of several bus riders to reach out to WREG’s investigator Jessica Gertler about concerns they have with public transportation, […]