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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy says he wants to keep closer tabs on employers who don’t play by the rule. He wants to increase the effectiveness of the office’s wage theft unit, which previously had one attorney and mainly focused on bad checks. Ivan Flores, a board member at the Workers […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into the moments surrounding a confrontation with Memphis police that left a person in critical condition over the weekend. The TBI calls it a “use-of-force” investigation, but what’s being publicly released about that investigation is being kept quiet for now. Memphis police say on Saturday […]

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn.– There has been a huge increase in children committing violent acts as we end 2022. The crimes include car break-ins, vehicle thefts, shootings, carjackings and even murder. WREG is committed to building a Gun Safe Memphis, and as we approach the new year, we ask what’s being done to turn things around. […]

UPDATE: In a statement released Thursday afternoon, the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office said they are looking into the case to determine if Caldwell’s charge should be upgraded. “The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office is looking into the incident between Mr. Mark Coleman and Wesley Caldwell that took place at a Whitehaven golf club on […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man sentenced to 162 years for multiple counts of theft and forgery charges will be released after serving 25 years, the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Courtney Anderson was arrested and later convicted in the late 1990s. In 2000, Anderson was sentenced to 162 years, 11 months, and 29 […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Assistant District Attorney Monica Timmerman was arrested for suspected DUI after crashing her car into a utility pole at Poplar and East Parkway North late Wednesday night. Police said Timmerman, 46, was not hurt in the one-vehicle accident, but said she seemed disoriented about where she was, had slurred speech, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The new Shelby County Justice Review Unit is “open for business,” and is already taking requests to review cases, District Attorney Steve Mulroy announced Thursday. The county’s first-ever Justice Review Unit will independently review felony cases for wrongful convictions or wrongful sentencing. Mulroy said the point was to correct injustices. “If you’ve […]

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — A gun pointed to their head. Yanked from their cars. Sometimes, the trigger was pulled. The stories are terrifying, but what’s equally alarming, the number of juveniles committing the crimes and the small consequence some are facing due to state law. In July, beloved Rev. Autura Eason-Williams was shot and killed […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — On the eve of the one-year anniversary of Memphis rap star Young Dolph’s death, a new song is letting people inside the mind of Justin Johnson, one of his accused killers.  Johnson, whose rap name is “Straight Drop”, released a song on YouTube titled “No Statements” last Thursday. The artwork says […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Hernandez Govan, the third person indicted in the murder of Memphis rapper Young Dolph, pleaded not guilty in his first appearance in a Memphis courtroom Thursday. Govan’s attorney said his client is “not the shooter, not a killer.” The court date comes one year to the day after Dolph’s slaying at […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A man charged with arranging the killing of Young Dolph pleaded not guilty Thursday — one year after the rapper and record label owner was ambushed and shot to death while buying cookies at a bakery in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. Hernandez Govan, 43, made a brief appearance in Shelby […]