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UPDATE: Memphis Police announced Wednesday night that two possible suspects involved in the shooting are in custody. This is an ongoing investigation. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police responded to a shooting around 2:30 Wednesday afternoon off the 2000 block of Ridgeway near Quince and found two adults and a juvenile hurt. Police said the man […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Major changes could be on the way for some students and teachers in Shelby County Schools. Shelby County Schools proposed the Reimagining 901 plan which includes not only rebranding but restructuring the district. The board is set to vote on the first steps of the Reimagining 901 plan next Tuesday. The biggest potential […]

The Shelby County School District ushered in the new year with a big to-do list, from registration efforts to helping students and educators get tested and vaccinated against COVID. The district also wants to rebrand the district to include the name Memphis. To discuss all that and more, we are live now with Jerica Phillips, […]

An education advocacy group gives Tennessee education officials mixed grades on a proposal to revise the way they fund public schools. The organization, Tennessee Can, has worked extensively to advance education for under-resourced students, like many of those here in Shelby County. Tennessee Can’s executive director Victor Evans is live with us from Nashville with […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The pandemic continues to have a negative impact on local schools. Shelby County Schools says the district has lost more than 2,000 students since the beginning of the school year. There’s is no word on whether the students have switched to new districts or to home schooling. When schools operated by charters […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Even though COVID cases are rising among kids, moving them to virtual school isn’t as easy as it seems. Students will at Collierville High School will be learning virtually for the next few days after 14% of students and teachers and 29% of support staff have COVID or have been exposed to it. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray announced via Twitter on Tuesday that the district plans to change the school district’s name in a rebranding. Shelby County Schools’ Reimagining 901 board voted in favor of rebranding as Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Ray said. The legal name will remain Shelby County Board of Education. According […]

MEMPHIS – “Retiring No. 32 basketball jersey, James Wiseman!”  It was a packed house at 3206 Poplar Avenue. Hundreds came to see James Wiseman’s return to East High School, where his number 32 jersey was retired.  “It was crazy, it reminded me of the games when I use to play here, so just fun and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Some of the most vulnerable to this strain of COVID-19 appears to be children as the spike in cases is also rising among their ranks. Those treating children say it is putting a strain on where to put patients and how to keep everyone safe. As of Monday, 30 children are at […]

Previous Restaurant Report Cards Each week WREG is rounding up the highest and lowest scores from Shelby County restaurant inspections. Find more scores from Shelby County and other Tennessee counties here. Lowest: Applebee’s #82002 – 73 (Follow-up, original post is here)2890 Bartlett Blvd Memphis, TN 38134Violations include: Lack of supervision or person in charge to demonstrate knowledge and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– In Memphis, it’s the latest salvo launched in the battle over an employee’s right to work virtually versus being in-person during the pandemic. Former SCS teacher Harold Smith is suing the school board, accusing the district of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act because he can’t work from home. In the lawsuit, attorneys […]