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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There’s been some debate over whether absenteeism or truancy in Memphis-Shelby County Schools is to blame for young people committing more crimes. Juvenile crime is a problem that continues to plague both Memphis and Shelby County. During an appearance on WREG’s Live at 9, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said juvenile crime is […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Criminal Court judge Wednesday morning blocked the release of 20 additional hours of video and records in the Tyre Nichols case until the state and defendants have time to review the information. Nichols, a 29-year-old father, died three days after he was beaten by Memphis Police officers in a Jan. 7 […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced in court Thursday it is ending its contract with Peppertree Apartments and pulling funding, according to a news release from the city of Memphis. HUD said the owners of the troubled Whitehaven subsidized housing complex have not provided decent, safe, and sanitary housing. The […]

UPDATES: This story has been updated with the names of the injured officer and the deceased man. See details below. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — One person is dead and a Memphis police officer was critically injured in a shooting Thursday afternoon at the Poplar-White Station library in East Memphis, police say. Memphis Police responded to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — We have new information in the case of Tyre Nichols, the man who died a few days after a confrontation with Memphis Police officers.  A release from the US Department of Justice stated Wednesday that the United States Attorney’s Office has opened a civil rights investigation in coordination with the FBI Memphis […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 25-year-old man is facing a list of charges after an attempted carjacking and shooting outside a Whitehaven gas station last year. It was a quiet Wednesday afternoon at the gas station off East Holmes, but police told us it was also the site of a violent encounter. Records show Keshaun Mallett […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — How will the greater effects of the Tyre Nichols death case impact crime in Memphis? Experts point to other cities as a model for predictions. When Freddie Gray died in the custody of the Baltimore Police, it changed the course of that city’s history. “Damaged our city in a variety of ways […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis in May is returning to Tom Lee Park this year. That’s the official word from the festival’s President and CEO Jim Holt as the lineup for the Beale Street Music Festival is released. Headliners include GloRilla, Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, and Earth Wind & Fire. As the lineup for the music […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Another violent weekend in Memphis has left at least nine people shot. In one of those cases, five people were shot in Westwood, and one of them died. Things may look back to normal outside an Exxon gas station off South Third Monday, but what happened early Sunday morning has left some […]

The Mid-South Coliseum has been a Memphis landmark for decades. After years of vacancy, some say it’s time for the city to let it go. Mayor Jim Strickland is backing any effort to tear down the old Coliseum and build a new soccer stadium. However, that plan has run into some opposition. Marvin Stockwell and Angela Barksdale are with […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Back in 2019 when George Thompson got a citation and letter from the city of Memphis, he thought the worst. “I said, ‘What? They can take my house?’” he said. “I didn’t want to take a chance on it.” The city cited him for bad sidewalks and took the case to court […]