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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — People living at a Memphis high-rise are demanding answers after the elevators stopped working. For some tenants at Hope Heights Towers, a view of downtown from their window is the closest they’re getting to being outside. Since last week, the elevators have not been working. The majority of the tenants living at Hope […]

From the moment they arrive on campus, today’s high school students are inundated with messages about the importance of receiving a college education. They hear it from their guidance counselors, teachers, parents, family members, neighbors, and coaches. While graduation from a four-year college can certainly work wonders for students’ future careers, it’s not necessary for […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There’s finally some progress on repairs at a taxpayer-funded, senior high rise in Memphis. The attorney for Serenity Towers was back in environmental court Friday morning after the complex was slapped with a fine this week. According to the complex’s attorney, all the units have hot water and most have A/C, although […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is dead after an early morning shooting leads to a crash in the Edge District.  Police responded to a crash on Danny Thomas near the Madison overpass in front of the Hope Heights Tower around 7 a.m. When they arrived, they found the driver of the silver car dead. Bullet […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– After speaking out in the hopes of getting better living conditions, some Memphis Towers residents claim they are being retaliated against and facing eviction. Memphis Towers residents Yvonne Collins and Lewis Martin said they have been fighting for better conditions for years. Now, those residents say they are being retaliated against. “It got […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Serenity Towers has been fined $5,000 by the Shelby County Environmental Court on Tuesday after being in legal trouble for weeks after no air conditioning, no hot water, black mold, and an insect infestation were reported at the complex. According to a code enforcement inspection report that was released Thursday, 35 out of 37 units in […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Code inspectors suited up in protective clothing Monday for another inspection at a troubled Highland Street apartment building for seniors. Twenty-two code inspectors went inside Serenity Towers to inspect the rest of the apartments they didn’t get to last Wednesday. Serenity Towers has been the focus of an Environmental Court case after […]

UPDATE: Residents who spoke with WREG about conditions at Memphis Towers said they were given eviction notices or not allowed to sign a new lease. A representative with Millennia issued the following statement on June 13th: The property management team acts legally and appropriately in matters of issuing lease violations with documentation to support these […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Problem Solvers helped get some attention from the city for an overgrown lot in the Oakhaven area. In the process, we may have stumbled on some wildlife making a home in the thick underbrush. G.W. Richardson bought his Oakhaven home during the winter four years ago. He didn’t realize the grass […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– There is a new problem for a Memphis high rise for seniors and the disabled after a person was found dead at Serenity Towers Wednesday. Serenity Towers has been in legal trouble for weeks after no air conditioning, no hot water, black mold, and an insect infestation were reported at the complex. In […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One person was found dead at an apartment building in the University Area Wednesday, MPD confirmed. Police responded to a dead-on-arrival call at the Serenity Towers on 400 South Highland around noon. The cause of death is unknown. Serenity Towers has been in legal trouble for weeks after no air conditioning, no […]