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Shelby County Schools is set to host a virtual graduation Saturday to honor 2020 seniors.

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn.– There has been a huge increase in children committing violent acts as we end 2022. The crimes include car break-ins, vehicle thefts, shootings, carjackings and even murder. WREG is committed to building a Gun Safe Memphis, and as we approach the new year, we ask what’s being done to turn things around. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Inside the hallways of Frederick Douglass High, it’s easy to sense how a school with the right leader at the right time can be a beacon of hope for students. For decades, the old Douglass High produced students who became leaders around the nation, but it closed in 1981 and its doors […]

UPDATE: The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch just before midnight Thursday night for many counties in the News Channel 3 viewing area, including Shelby, DeSoto and Crittenden counties, until 8 a.m. Friday. Some parts of Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee are under a tornado warning until 1 p.m. *** MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Another round […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A piece of African American history in Memphis has been sitting in plain sight for years, and you still may have missed it. It is believed to be the last one-room school house where Black students got a segregated education. Built in the 1940s, the little building is now tucked behind the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The man arrested in connection to a string of rapes and abductions involving children in South Memphis has been identified. Laderio Gordon, 29, is charged with Especially Aggravated Kidnapping, Rape of a Child and Employing a Firearm with the Intention to Commit a Felony. Police records list his address on Cleaborn in South […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A handful of area players signed Wednesday during National Signing Day. A blessing for all, but especially for young men like Germantown quarterback TJ Tate, who was able to earn a college scholarship even though Shelby County Schools canceled his senior season. “Everyone gained an extra year, however our kids didn’t,” […]

Newest Restaurant Report Card | If you want the latest Shelby County restaurant scores sent directly to your inbox, sign up for it today on WREG’s Newsletter here. 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 Scores: Houston High School […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — School is in session online for Shelby County students, but some 3,000 SCS students haven’t shown up for classes or picked up their devices. Shelby County Schools started classes August 31, virtually. But thousands of Shelby County School students aren’t in front of their computers learning now that school has started.  The […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The transition from high school to college can be tough and one Tennessee organization is working to help students. The Tennessee Achieves Program pairs mentors with around five to seven students to answer any questions they may have as they prepare for their next step. Nearly 500 mentors are needed in Shelby […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County health officials agreed to test students in schools where dangerous levels of lead were found in water sources more than a year ago— but as WREG’s investigator Jessica Gertler found out, the results have yet to be made public. In the fall of 2019, in response to a new state law, […]