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We’re a little over two months away from the new year, and Memphis Police confirm they’re investigating more than 250 homicides in 2021. In 2020, authorities say the city set a record with 323 homicides.  Those deaths don’t all involve gun violence, but an alarming number of them do. Local leaders want to get all […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Community leaders are calling for more outrage after a shooting in North Memphis ended the life of a 16-year-old and sent another to the hospital in critical condition Saturday night. The family of 16-year-old Emmit Beasley says he was killed in a double shooting in North Memphis Saturday night. They say the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis Police say two teens are facing charges after a 17-year-old was shot to death in Hickory Hill Saturday. The shooting happened at the Hickory Farm Apartment Homes on Hickory Farms Drive off of Ridgeway Road. Police say a 17-year-old boy was pronounced dead on the scene. According to police, a 16-year-old […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The casket carrying Kelby Shorty, a 7-year-old victim of gun violence, was pulled by a horse and carriage through the streets of North Memphis during a funeral procession Wednesday morning. His mother, Kimberly Shorty, rode along with her son, saying she it was one final thing she could do. “This gonna be […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Starting Thursday, Tennessee residents aged 21 and up will be able to carry a handgun, concealed or openly, without any kind of training or permit. Mid-South leaders and elected officials have spoken against the new law, and worry about what consequences it could have, specifically in Memphis. “Our young black community is […]

This week’s new releases include documentaries about celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck and another on a landmark 1969 Harlem concert series known as “Black Woodstock”. And Amazon has “The Tomorrow War,” with Chris Pratt starring as a soldier sent into the future to the year 2052 to fight off an alien invasion.

In the summer of 1963, a fisherman on Keene Creek in southern Oregon hooked a small wrapped bundle. Inside the bundle was the fully clothed body of a small boy.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Starting in November, unity marches have taken over several streets in various neighborhoods, across Memphis.    Organizers say the message is simple: they are walking to remind others the fight to end gun violence is a marathon and not a sprint. Under the scorching sun, dozens gathered Saturday in the heart of […]

Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and the Go-Go’s were elected Wednesday to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame their first time on the ballot, leading a class that also includes Tina Turner, Carole King and Todd Rundgren.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Another violent weekend in Memphis leaves two children shot and a community still desperate for help, as its youngest members are put in harm’s way. The children are expected to survive their injuries, but suspects are still at-large in both shootings. Community members want to know, when is enough enough? Two shootings […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Community leaders say it’s time to step up, stand up and commit to doing things differently as they look ahead to a Unity Walk Against Violence this weekend. Anti-gun violence advocate Stevie Moore, who has dedicated his time over the years to the Stop the Killing Campaign in Memphis, helped organize Saturday’s […]