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MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Retail and tech titan Amazon says it will be adopting 20 schools in the Memphis-Shelby County School district in a deal that might generate more excitement than Prime Day. The Amazon partnership will focus on support services at Family Resource Centers, serve as mentors and school ambassadors, offer job placement opportunities, volunteer in […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Four people pleaded guilty on Monday to misdemeanors for their roles in absentee ballot fraud in rural North Carolina during the 2016 and 2018 elections. The convictions stemmed from an investigation that in part resulted in a do-over congressional election. Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway accepted the plea agreements in Wake […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The former Assistant Chief of Police of Moscow, Tennessee, was arrested for stalking a woman in Memphis. Tony Anderson, 37, was arrested September 16. Memphis Police officers responded to a report of stalking at the Ridgeway Station precinct at around 8 p.m. September 14. According to a report from the Memphis Police […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Another alleged victim of Cleotha Abston-Henderson is speaking out about what happened to her, and how the murder of Eliza Fletcher might’ve been prevented. Alicia Franklin blames Memphis Police for not following up on her 2021 rape case and, as we first told you Monday, is suing the department. WREG doesn’t normally […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG)– The Memphis Police Department could be the target of a new lawsuit related to Cleotha Abston-Henderson, the suspect in the Eliza Fletcher murder case. The woman filing the lawsuit says she tried to warn police about Abston-Henderson, but they didn’t follow through. According to the victim, the rape happened at the Lakes […]

Bed Bath & Beyond announced last month that it would close 150 stores. The home goods retailer has released a list of 56 of those stores so far – here’s what we know.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man was arrested after police say he shot up his own vehicle at a Parkway Village gas station, trying to stop teenage thieves from taking it.      Kenneth Petty went from being the victim to finding himself under arrest and charged with attempted second-degree murder, possession of a firearm […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — High school athletes and coaches are braving the heat to get ready for the upcoming season. Football players, cheerleaders and coaches are getting up dark and early as a way to beat the heat. With a month before the season starts the Whitehaven Tigers are holding their first day of two-a-day full […]