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A bump in college scholarships for New Mexico students. A new bike trail nestled in the western slope of Colorado. More homeless shelters in Arizona. When lottery sales soar, players holding the golden ticket aren’t the only ones who win. Across the U.S., state lottery systems use that money to boost education, tourism, transportation and […]

Markie Post, who played the public defender in the 1980s sitcom “Night Court” and was a regular presence on television for four decades, has died. She was 70.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – WREG has learned there is a lot of controversy surrounding the company providing new voting machines for the county and the Shelby County Elections administrator. WREG has confirmed with an election commissioner the company is ES & S, the same company that commission and election administrator Linda Phillips recommended. Phillips says the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The executive director of the nonprofit Advocates for Minor Leaguers has recommended that Congress enact legislation nullifying Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption as it applies to minor league players. Harry Marino on Wednesday asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to pursue a “Minor League Curt Flood Act” in response to a letter […]

A local pastor said it’s in everyone’s best interest to provide help to all parts of the city.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County health officials are reminding residents to wash their hands and treat the coronavirus as if they were trying to prevent themselves from getting the flu. Dr. Alisa Haushalter, director of the Shelby County Health Department, said people need to stay home if they are not feeling well. “It is really […]

Applications are now available for Shelby County’s Work Experience Program.

Are you a Shelby County resident who enjoys gardening? Applications are now available for the reestablished Community Gardens program, a local program which allows residents the opportunity to grow their own fruits, vegetables and flowers for free.

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — Officials in two suburban cities outside Memphis say they will allow personal care businesses like hair and nail salons to reopen May 6, breaking with Shelby County’s Back To Business Plan announced earlier this week. Salons in Collierville and Bartlett are set to reopen May 6, officials in those cities say, […]

The Shelby County Health Department gives an update on recent COVID-19 cases and their response.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A proposal to help fund the Memphis Area Transit Authority by raising the wheel tax is going back to committee. Commissioners voted Monday to send a proposed wheel tax increase  back to committee for more discussion to delay making decisions. The proposal they would have considered would increase taxes by $20 for […]