West Memphis apartment residents face eviction weeks … WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — Some apartment residents in West Memphis say they are facing eviction weeks after being forced to evacuate due to flooding from a severe storm. We caught up with Destiny Miller as she headed to the Riverbend Apartments leasing office to find out why she and plenty of other residents got an eviction notice […]
MPD now says Teen not killed in shooting rampage UPDATE: Memphis Police now say that 17-year-old Corteria Wright was not killed in the shooting spree that occurred Wednesday night. Police say she was shot by another suspect. Memphis Police are still looking for the suspect responsible for her death. Anyone with information is urged to call CrimeStoppers at (901) 528-CASH. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A […]
Grizzlies’ 2-time All-Star Morant out for Game 2 … MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant sat out with an injured right hand Wednesday night as the Memphis Grizzlies tried to avoid falling into an 0-2 hole in their first-round Western Conference playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers. The No. 2-seeded Grizzlies announced about an hour before tipoff that the two-time All-Star point guard […]
Memphis man sentenced to more than 27 years in prison … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man is facing nearly three decades in prison after he admitted to taking a nude picture of a child and was caught with hundreds of other images and videos of child pornography. According to the U.S. DOJ, 51-year-old Matthew Corban Hagy was sentneced to 27 years and four months in […]
Dangerous storms, tornadoes may target Midwest, South A seemingly relentless series of severe storms, likely with deadly tornadoes, are forecast to rip across parts of America’s Midwest and South over the next couple weeks, especially Friday, meteorologists said. An unusual weather pattern has set in, last week triggering the devastating tornado that hit Rolling Fork, Mississippi, and meteorologists fear this Friday will […]
Houston, UCLA, Kansas top latest AP Top 25; Duke … UCLA is surging, both toward the postseason and in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. While Houston was No. 1 for a third straight week in Monday’s poll, the Bruins rose two spots to No. 2 for their highest ranking of the season. UCLA (27-4) has won its last 10 games, including a showdown […]
Shelby County Restaurant Scores: Feb 21-27 Newest Restaurant Report Card | If you want the latest Shelby County restaurant scores sent directly to your inbox, sign up for it today on WREG’s Newsletter here. Each week WREG is rounding up the highest and lowest scores from Shelby County restaurant inspections. Find more scores from Shelby County and other Tennessee counties here. Lowest: JJ’s Tropical Mexican Bar […]
Inspectors looking at I-55 ‘old bridge’ MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Crews began a routine inspection of the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge, or “old bridge,” between Memphis and West Memphis on Monday. The work requires an outside lane to be blocked by inspectors, but traffic still appeared to be moving smoothly Monday despite the lane closure. The inspections will last about three weeks, on Mondays […]
Man sentenced to 19 years in prison for gas station … MEMPHIS, Tenn.– The third suspect in a string of gas station robberies in Memphis was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison, United States Attorney Joseph C. Murphy, Jr. announced Wednesday. Malik Williams, 26, was found guilty in June 2022 of both business robberies and the use of firearms during the robberies. On Friday, September […]
Violent weekend in the city of Memphis MEMPHIS, Tenn. — From West Memphis to East Memphis, it’s been a violent weekend for the region. Sunday night, MPD is investigating a quadruple shooting which left one person dead and three injured. It appears this all happened in a matter of minutes. Only one person died, but many say it could have been much worse. […]
Family raising money for 3 kids of woman killed in … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Family members of three young people left without a parent after their mother was shot and killed last week in Memphis say they are trying to raise funds for their future. Allison Parker, a medical assistant at the Family Practice in West Memphis, was gunned down during a carjacking at Poplar and […]