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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — The Chairman of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners announced that a special meeting will be held to determine whether to reinstate Justin J. Pearson to his District 86 House seat. Pearson was one of two Democrats expelled from the House after leading a protest to call attention to gun deaths […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republicans have expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control. Here’s a look at what could happen next: WHAT HAPPENED? Republicans voted last week to expel two Black lawmakers who had approached the front of the House chamber with […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two former Black Democratic lawmakers who were expelled by Republican colleagues in Tennessee say they want to be reappointed, then elected back to their seats, following their ouster for a protest on the House floor urging passage of gun-control measures in the wake of a deadly school shooting. Nashville’s metro council […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Van Turner, the president of the Memphis NAACP branch is speaking out after two Democrats were expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives. Democrats Justin Jones of Nashville and Justin J. Pearson of Memphis were expelled after protesting for stricter gun laws following a shooting at a Nashville school. The third house […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — President Joe Biden, lawmakers, and other leaders are reacting after Republican members of the Tennessee House of Representatives voted Thursday to expel two Democrats, including Memphis’ Justin J. Pearson, for breaking rules of decorum during a protest last week. The vote to expel Pearson was split along party lines 69-26, removing […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Feed the Needy organization of Memphis is working to distribute over 85,600 pounds of food in time for Easter. Volunteers of the non-profit gathered Thursday at the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Bayer Campus Building in north Memphis. From 3 a.m. to noon, they will work to complete nearly 3,000 Easter food boxes […]

Reps. Gloria Johnson (Knoxville), Justin Jones (Nashville) and Justin Pearson (Memphis) walked up to the well of the House during their Thursday session, violating rules of decorum in the chamber.

Kim Mulkey is back on top of the mountain top of women’s college basketball, as the 3-seed LSU Tigers defeated 2-seed Iowa and Naismith Player of the Year Caitlin Clark 102-85 in Sunday’s NCAA title game. Memphian and former Central and Whitehaven high school standout Jasmine Carson delivered the first-half punch for the Bayou Bengals. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – American Way Middle School will be closed Monday, April 3, due to a power outage. All afterschool activities are postponed and Y-care will be closed until further notice. Memphis Shelby County School officials say they have been working closely with Memphis, Light, Gas, and Water to restore power within the area. MLGW […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Power is returning to Shelby County as MLGW said they have restored power to more than 32,000 people affected by severe weather. Memphis, Light, Gas and Water said that Friday’s storms caused outages for total of 40,000 customers. They said the peak number of outages was 36,613 and their restoration efforts will […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Several counties in the News Channel 3 viewing area have been upgraded to a HIGH RISK of severe weather arriving this afternoon and evening. Tornadoes are likely to occur in intense supercells, along with life-threatening winds, excessive rain, and large hail. A Tornado Watch has been issued for several counties in the […]