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NEW YORK (AP) — Nine months after she stepped into the job of New York governor as a relative unknown, Democrat Kathy Hochul easily locked up her party’s nomination Tuesday, setting her on an expected glide path to win the office in November. Hochul was serving as an under-the-radar lieutenant governor under the shadow of […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Terry Thomas is the exact student the Shelby County Office of Reentry is meant to serve; he’s passionate about rebuilding his life and giving back to his community. “I been confined from 12 to 40 years old. I’m just getting out the system and I’m proud to say I have been doing […]

The Tennessee Senate has passed a bill that would require aborted fetuses to be buried or cremated.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Simon Moore always knew his grandson, Darius Harris, would do something special.  “It seemed like 3 years old, they came here — two or three, they came over here and he threw me a ball,” said Moore. “I said, this kid is going to be special.” Sunday, the former Horn Lake […]

It’s no secret that the Memphis Area Transit Authority needs money — lots of it — for updates and improvements. The question now becomes, where does the money come from to make the changes?

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer is calling for a full audit of the jails and prisons under the Shelby County Government’s control. Sawyer made the announcement on Facebook with the letter she wrote to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris. “I believe this is an urgent request considering the Tennessee Comptroller’s scathing review […]

Check out all the Live at 9 interviews from Friday, August 30, 2019.

The group said people would pay about $20 per vehicle, no matter how many they own. Businesses would pay $40 per vehicle.

Shelby Farms Park will host the St. Jude Ironman 70.3 race in 2020, race organizers announced Tuesday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When a Shelby County inmate left her work release site earlier this month, it prompted a local search that lasted about 24 hours before she was caught. While county officials would never confirm where the inmate worked, employees at a Waffle House in Lakeland confirmed to WREG that she worked there. The […]

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — Thousands of Memphis-area drivers may have to shell out more cash to fix a growing problem. It’s controversial, but Shelby County leaders say more dollars are necessary. The proposal sponsored by Shelby County commissioners Willie Brooks, Tami Sawyer and Van Turner is a $20 increase to the county’s wheel tax — […]