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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A drive-by shooting rattled residents of a high-rise apartment building in Midtown overnight Tuesday. No injuries were reported but bullets flew close to people at the Azur Tower apartments on South Bellevue. One resident told us bullets hit apartments on the 11th floor and 15th floor. Police reports say officers found shell […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In the 2600 block of Avery in Midtown, a two-story building has risen as the Memphis Fire Department took the wraps off of its new $7 million headquarters. After five years in the making, Fire Chief Gina Sweat along with Mayor Jim Strickland and other top brass cut the ribbon on the […]

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. — As the number of positive COVID cases continue to skyrocket in our community, more and more people are eager to be tested for the Omicron variant. For many, however, getting to a COVID test site is next to impossible. Especially for those who are homebound or in assisted living facilities. One Memphis […]

STANTON, Tenn. (AP) — Ford said Friday that its assembly plant under construction in western Tennessee will be able to build up to 500,000 electric pickup trucks a year at full output, part of the automaker’s drive to produce 2 million electric vehicles worldwide annually by late 2026. The company made the announcement as it […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After months on the run, a man was arrested Tuesday in connection to a deadly shooting. Darrell Anderson is charged with facilitation first-degree murder from an incident that happened in Whitehaven on August 13, 2021. Police said they were called out to a barbershop on Holmes and found a man lying in […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When a stolen car crashed and burst into flames in a front yard in North Memphis last month, police say they arrested the four teens in the car — including one who was already wearing an ankle monitor from a previous incident. Memphis is experiencing a spike in juvenile crime. Officials say […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thursday was another day, another court appearance as deplorable living conditions continue at a Memphis high rise for seniors and the disabled. Inside Serenity Towers on Highland, senior citizens and the disabled continue to live in conditions such as no air conditioning, the lack of hot water, mold, and an infestation of […]

UPDATES: This story has been updated with the names of the injured officer and the deceased man. See details below. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — One person is dead and a Memphis police officer was critically injured in a shooting Thursday afternoon at the Poplar-White Station library in East Memphis, police say. Memphis Police responded to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium — otherwise known as the Liberty Bowl — is planning to get a modern new look with a major renovation in the next three years, the University of Memphis announced Thursday. University officials estimated the cost at $150-200 million from a combination of public, private and philanthropic sources. […]

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 […]