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This story has been updated with information that was released by the Memphis Police Department on Feb. 28. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One person has been charged after a shooting killed two men and injured two others in South Memphis. WREG has confirmed police have charged 17-year-old Christian Blocker with second-degree murder, two counts of attempted […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Auto thefts and car break-ins, many committed by juveniles, are driving up the crime rate in Memphis, police told City Council members Tuesday. Crime in Memphis — it’s a problem that’s bad enough, one city council member said it’s gotten the attention of people who don’t live near the Bluff City. “I just […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The teen charged as an adult in the killing of Rev. Autura Eason-Williams is out on bond and possibly back in school. According to court records, 15-year-old Miguel Andrade posted the $200,000 bond last week. Andrade is said to have fired the shots killing Pastor Eason-Williams. Back in January, when the judge set his bond, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police placed a 17-year-old in custody after they say he carjacked a man at gunpoint and shot at a police K-9. According to reports, on Thursday, officers responded to a carjacking at a hotel on the campus of Baptist Memorial Hospital. The victim told police that he was sitting inside his […]

BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. — Two Haywood High School students are suspected in a shooting that killed a 16-year-old girl and injured another child after a basketball game Friday. Christine Michael was headed home from the game at Ripley High School with three other teens when someone opened fire on their car, investigators said. Michael was shot […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis woman described one of the scariest moments of her life after she says she was carjacked at gunpoint by a 10-year-old boy and others. The victim says she was carjacked by four kids who stole her 2012 Infiniti on Pearce Street in North Memphis on the morning of Dec. 10.  […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police arrested a woman they say showed up at a high school to fight her son and chased kids with a knife. According to reports, on Thursday, officers responded to a fight call at Booker T. Washington High School in south Memphis. Once there, a school officer told police that Tameka […]

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The girls at New Hampshire’s youth detention center called their dormitory leader “Peepin’ Dave” because they say he leered at them through a bathroom window. But David Ball, later promoted to chief of operations, also is accused of much worse. Of nearly 1,000 people who say they suffered physical or sexual […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs never gave advance notice nor reached out to explain its two-year suspension, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said Friday in federal court, and reiterated that the penalty has caused irreparable harm to his business and reputation. The Hall of Fame trainer has sued the historic track and is […]

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) — Two gang members were arrested early Friday, one after a gunbattle, in the January massacre of six people including a baby at a central California home associated with a rival gang, the Tulare County sheriff said. Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said Noah David Beard, 25, was taken into custody and Angel “Nanu” […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Students were evacuated from West Collierville Middle School on Monday after a possible threat, according to the Collierville Police. WREG spoke with parents who commended the swift action by the school district and law enforcement. The threat was made by phone call and later determined to be false. The suspect, a 16-year-old juvenile […]