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MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A man is facing a list of charges after police say he crashed into multiple vehicles Downtown Saturday night. On April 16, 2022, officers observed a red Dodge Challenger with temporary tags speeding southbound on Front Street from Beale at 10:30. The vehicle continued south and attempted to pass other vehicles when it […]

Beale Street Music Festival, one of the premier events for Memphis in May, will now take place in October after being postponed due to COVID-19.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police fired what appeared to be tear gas at a group of protesters as they faced off with law enforcement near the Interstate 40 bridge in downtown Memphis around 11:20 Sunday night. Hundreds of protesters demonstrating against police brutality marched through the streets and interstates downtown, blocking traffic at major downtown intersection […]

The Friday before St. Patrick’s Day on Beale Street would be normally be packed, but it was much quieter Friday as concerns of coronavirus spread.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis in May announced Thursday afternoon that the Beale Street Musical Festival and all other Memphis in May events will be postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement sent to WREG, Memphis in May said they were instructed by authorities with the City of Memphis that the 2020 festival cannot […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is scheduled to give his State of the City address from the University Club on Wednesday at noon. You can watch a livestream of the speech in the player below. Mayor Strickland’s speech focused on issues pertinent to the Memphis community: crime reduction. The Mayor said his top […]

On Thursday, we could see more signs of progress as crews work to prepare a COVID-19 overflow hospital downtown.

Organizers of the Mempho Music Festival postponed the event for 2020.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two sites in Kentucky and two in Memphis have been added to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, officials said Thursday. The Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville and the SEEK Museum in Russellville are the two new sites in Kentucky. In Memphis, Tennessee, the Beale Street Historic District and the WDIA radio […]

Many restaurants are facing a new problem of finding new employees.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The latest designs were unveiled at 3:30 Wednesday for the $60 million redevelopment of Tom Lee Park on Memphis’ riverfront. Memphis River Parks Partnership says groundbreaking on the project is expected in fall 2020. MRPP said five new buildings, an open-air canopy, 250,000 square feet of open space and “a series ofimmersive […]