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MEMPHIS, Tenn.– There are concerns over the Tennessee Valley Authority’s plans to take coal ash from one Memphis community and move it to another as the Memphis chapter of the NAACP and some city leaders say it looks like environmental racism. The push back is in relation to a Tennessee Valley Authority plan to remove […]

NEW YORK — Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyrics, his use of evocative melodies and his willingness to tackle unusual subjects, has died. He was 91. Sondheim’s death was announced by his Texas-based attorney, Rick Pappas, who told […]

This new tax would apply only to people with at least $1 billion in assets or $100 million in income for three straight years. These standards mean that just 700 taxpayers would face the additional tax on increases to their wealth

To help pay for his big economic and social agenda, President Joe Biden is looking to go where the big money is: billionaires. Biden never endorsed an outright “wealth tax” when campaigning last year. But his more conventional proposed rate hikes on the income of large corporations and the wealthiest Americans have hit a roadblock. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — City leaders urging the public to keep a watchful eye after a string of robberies targeting MLGW contractors responsible for cutting trees. At least 15 tree trimmer crews have been robbed this year, impacting the operation and leading to staffing shortages. “That is an issue that we have,” said Nick Newman, MLGW […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Tuesday, State Auditor Shad White’s office served demands for more than $77 million of misspent TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) money. White said the individuals who signed off on the illegal spending, like former Department of Human Services (DHS) Executive Director John Davis, along with vendors who were paid […]

Cases of the coronavirus are declining across the country and here in the Mid-South. Experts say that we must remain vigilant to find a way out of this pandemic. While Shelby County remains under a mask mandate, federal officials have given the okay to trick or treat this year. To talk about how to safely […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With COVID rates dropping, Shelby County health experts are encouraging trick-or-treating this Halloween, and why that’s the spooky news some have been waiting to hear. While Memphians and Mid-Southerners last year were discouraged to celebrate Halloween last year, Gary Wilkes, president of Wayne’s Candy on Carolina Avenue, says the pandemic won’t scare […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — New data shows only half of city employees are vaccinated, and now some Memphis City Council members want to require a vaccine mandate. “We tired of burying y’all,” said funeral home director and Memphis City Council member Edmund Ford, Sr. The strong reaction came after Ford learned Tuesday that only half of […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Power should be restored to New Orleans by the middle of next week, utility officials said Friday, and sheriff’s deputies warned people returning to communities outside the city to come equipped like survivalists because of the lack of basic services in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. The storm knocked out electricity […]

With FDA approval this morning, the Pfizer vaccine is now fully authorized for use. Will the official designation encourage those yet to be vaccinated? WREG spoke with city councilman and member of  the Memphis and Shelby County Covid-19 Joint Task Force, Dr. Jeff Warren on Live at 9.