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COVINGTON, Tenn. — Three of Covington, Tenneesse’s largest industries are shut down after a tornado hit the town a week and a half ago. While two manufacturers are planning to reopen, the future of the Delfield refrigerator plant is uncertain. A man, who does not want to be identified, is a thirty-year employee of The […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing five people — including a close friend of Kentucky’s governor — while livestreaming the attack on Instagram, authorities said. Police arrived as shots were still being fired inside Old National Bank and killed the shooter […]

A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing four people — including a close friend of Kentucky’s governor — while livestreaming the attack on Instagram, authorities said.

Wednesday marks a week and a half since a tornado outbreak killed more than a dozen people and devastated lives across the region.  Many communities throughout the Mid-South are weeks, months and maybe even years away from recovery. That is why WREG News Channel 3 and Cumulus Media Group are teaming up to raise awareness […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Disaster Unemployment Assistance is now available for ten Tennessee counties impacted by severe weather between March 31 and April 1, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced. The department is accepting applications from individuals whose employment or self-employment was impacted by severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes. Assistance is […]

WYNNE, Ark. — This Sunday is Easter. It’s one of the most important holy days in Christianity, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. WREG traveled to Wynne, Arkansas where Easter will be a day of new beginnings for members of one church there, now in ruins. Pastor Matt Carter speaks from his heart about the […]

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and other state officials led a moment of silence Friday to remember the lives lost in last week’s tornadoes.

Severe weather in Missouri produced a tornado in the southeastern part of the state on Wednesday morning, resulting in uprooted trees, property loss and the tragic deaths of several residents.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is facing charges after authorities say he hit a Tipton County Deputy with his car because the road was blocked for utility repairs. At around 5 p.m. Thursday, deputies were conducting a roadblock at Old Memphis and Melrose Road south of Covington. Electrical crews were working to restore power in […]

TIPTON COUNTY, Tenn. — Two people were arrested for stealing as Tipton County continues to recover from a tornado outbreak that left one person dead and caused widespread damage. Thursday temperatures took a plunge but steady, cold rain falling at a donation collection site in Covington didn’t phase dozens of young volunteers. “We all just […]

Two teenagers in love. A retiree who would “give you the shirt off his back.” A woman with a fondness for her dog, and pigs. A young man who was the “life of the party.” Those were the lives lost in the early-morning darkness Wednesday when a killer tornado tore through a remote village in […]