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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On Saturday, around 10,000 people are expected to be on Beale Street, and both the Memphis Police Department and the Downtown Memphis Commission say they have a plan to keep everyone safe. MPD has announced multiple road closures starting Saturday at 6 p.m. in the downtown area. The Downtown Commission says it […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Code inspectors suited up in protective clothing Monday for another inspection at a troubled Highland Street apartment building for seniors. Twenty-two code inspectors went inside Serenity Towers to inspect the rest of the apartments they didn’t get to last Wednesday. Serenity Towers has been the focus of an Environmental Court case after […]

See photo gallery below. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — At one time it was one of tallest skyscrapers in the world. Now the Sterick Building in downtown Memphis is on tap to get a new life. WREG talked with the developer about the work ahead as walked WREG through the massive space that once housed everything from […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A judge said the tax-payer-funded Serenity Towers is moving in the right direction as they work to improve living conditions. In Environmental Court Wednesday, attorney Ben Sissman said his client has crews working around the clock to fix the broken A/C units at Serenity Towers. “We’re making substantial progress,” Sissman said. As of […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thursday, those with Serenity Towers went back before an environmental judge. Some of the biggest issues include bed bugs, possible mold, AC units not being operational despite triple digit temperatures outside, and broken elevators. Frank Houston has called the taxpayer funded high-rise home for the past three years. “It’s bad if you’re […]

Meteorologists are urging people in parts of the Midwest and southern U.S. to be ready Friday for dangerous weather including tornadoes, saying the conditions are similar to those a week ago that unleashed a devastating twister that killed at least 21 people in Mississippi.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There are more delays in restoring air conditioning for residents at Serenity Towers in East Memphis. Local representatives of Serenity, a government subsidized high-rise, were back in Shelby County Environmental Court Friday morning for a compliance hearing. Lawrence Myers, a resident at Serenity Towers at Highland, says he’s encouraged to see some […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A custodian on staff at a community college is dealing with some major life issues, but a life coach is coming her rescue. These students at southwest Tennessee Community College are learning to be paramedics. They want to serve and help others. One of their instructors, Chris Camp, is better known as […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Serenity Towers has been fined $5,000 by the Shelby County Environmental Court on Tuesday after being in legal trouble for weeks after no air conditioning, no hot water, black mold, and an insect infestation were reported at the complex. According to a code enforcement inspection report that was released Thursday, 35 out of 37 units in […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is dead after an early morning shooting leads to a crash in the Edge District.  Police responded to a crash on Danny Thomas near the Madison overpass in front of the Hope Heights Tower around 7 a.m. When they arrived, they found the driver of the silver car dead. Bullet […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman with ties to Memphis says she is engaged to R&B singer R. Kelly. Memphis-native Joycelyn Savage says she is R. Kelly’s fiance. In the letter sent to the judge before Kelly’s sentencing last month, Savage wrote: My relationship with Robert Kelly is amazing. He is the best thing that has […]