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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The five former Memphis Police officers charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Tyre Nichols were arraigned in court Friday morning. It was a packed courtroom when all five former officers were there as well as Tyre Nichols’ family who sat feet away. The judge asked everyone to pack their patience, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — New information reveals that Tyre Nichols suffered blunt force injuries to the head, a kidney injury, blood clots throughout his body, and liver failure. He was also pronounced brain-dead. On January 7, after being beaten by Memphis Police officers, Nichols became unresponsive. He received CPR and was put on a ventilator. The […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Bond was revoked by a judge Wednesday for murder and kidnapping suspect Cleotha Abston. Abston made his second appearance in a Memphis court, this time with the new charge of first-degree murder added to his initial charges of especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence. His bond had previously been set at […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Memphis man, after a traffic stop turned into a confrontation with Memphis Police this month has brought national scrutiny to the department and the city. On Jan. 20, five Memphis police officers were fired after the department concluded its investigation into the death of Tyre […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Tennessee is outsourcing hundreds of untested DNA rape kits to a lab in Florida for testing as state investigators try to reduce turnaround times for the evidence. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Monday that it had flown 550 kits to DNA Labs International, based in Deerfield Beach, Florida after securing a […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis branch of the NAACP is praising the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office’s decision to review all prior closed and pending cases involving the five officers accused of beating Tyre Nichols to death. The news comes after WREG Investigators uncovered the name of the five officers on the Giglio List which […]

Videos showing the violent arrest of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, a Memphis man who died 3 days after he was beaten by police in a traffic stop Jan. 7, has been released by Memphis officials.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County District Attorney’s office announced in a press release Thursday they will seek to try the 15-year-old charged in the death of a Memphis pastor as an adult. The teen, who WREG is choosing not to identify, has been charged with first-degree murder, murder in perpetration of a robbery, carjacking, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating after an inmate died at 201 Poplar. The TBI said an inmate died while in the custody of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday night. The TBI have not identified the inmate or released any details surrounding the death. However, family members have identified the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Pamela Moses has sued the state of Tennessee, Current district attorney Steve Mulroy and former district attorney Amy Weirich after an illegal voting case almost landed her six years in prison. Moses is suing the defendants for emotional damages, stating she was punished for the errors of the state. WREG was the first to report […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Community members are demanding city officials do more to provide transparency surrounding Tyre Nichols’ death. Emotions were high during Tuesday night’s Memphis City Council meeting as the fight for justice continues. “The public wants to see what happened. We want to know are really employing people that think it’s okay to beat […]