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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — The following is a timeline detailing the events that happened roughly 100 hours between when Eliza Fletcher went for a jog Friday, and Tuesday morning, when Memphis Police announced murder charges were pending against her accused kidnapper Cleotha Abston. Friday, Sept. 2 4:20 a.m.: The last surveillance images of Eliza Fletcher, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG)– We’re digging into the background of the man now charged in the abduction and murder of Memphis jogger Eliza Fletcher. Cleotha Abston sits in jail apparently saying very little about the kidnapping of Eliza Fletcher, but police have been able to link him to the crime, saying Abston was driving an SUV […]

Another key player in the murder-for-hire plot to kill the grandson of the owner of Sweetie Pies restaurant goes on trial Tuesday. September 6.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man who told police he’d been drinking on Beale Street this weekend was charged with vehicular homicide after he hit a vehicle at Central and Highland, killing a man. Pieter Brink, 27, of Bainbridge, Georgia, was also charged by police with reckless driving and disregarding a light. He is in the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Grand Hyatt hotel project in the One Beale development may be moving forward again after the city and the developers reached a financing deal involving a $10 million contribution from the city. “I am happy to announce that we have come to an agreement with the Grand Hyatt developers to build […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thursday marks ‘901 Day’ in the 901! WREG has you covered with all things Memphis. Events: 901 Grizz Bash5 p.m. – 8 p.m.Celebrate the 901 with the Memphis Grizzlies as they host their first ever 901 Grizz Bash with an afternoon filled with Memphis entertainment, food, clothing and more. The event includes […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Police Department’s crime mapping shows officers have responded to at least six calls by the Hyatt Centric Hotel over the last month. The incidents included reports of assaults and vandalism. Late Saturday night, officers responded to a shooting in front of the hotel at the corner of Beale and Front. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police responded to a shooting overnight near the Hyatt Centric hotel in Downtown Memphis and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. Police said a man was taken to the hospital in non-critical condition. In a statement, the area General Manager for Hyatt said the following, “The safety and wellbeing […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Memphis in May, the city’s biggest festival, wants to return to Tom Lee Park as soon as possible after losing money when the event was held at Liberty Park, but those plans could be dashed. In front of a packed house Thursday night James Holt, President of Memphis in May, announced that the […]

How good would it look to see Kevin Durant in the Beale Street Blue? According to Shams Charania of the Athletic, the Grizzlies have become the latest team to show interest in acquiring the two-time NBA Finals MVP. Durant has asked the Brooklyn Nets for a trade and has four years left on his contract.  […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – It could be a little more complicated for drivers who use Riverside Drive over the next several weeks. Union Avenue between Riverside Drive and Front Street has been temporarily closed to traffic. Fire Station #5 and a parking garage are in the process of being demolished to make way for the new […]