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MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A West Memphis man who was temporarily living with his friend in Memphis was convicted Friday of sexually abusing his friend’s three daughters and niece, Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich announced. A criminal court jury convicted 54-year-old Rodger Bridges on rape of a child, rape, three counts of aggravated sexual battery, […]

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — A West Memphis school district has held about ten community meetings over the last couple of weeks to answer parents’ questions regarding a four-day school week. Tonight, though, it appeared most parents here are against the idea. Around sixty people packed the lobby of West Memphis schools while school administrators presented […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Crucial evidence is taking months to process and may be slowing down the judicial system and threatening public safety. The state of Tennessee is managing to move the backlog incrementally, and taking steps to speed things up.  Back in September, Eliza Fletcher had gone for a run when police say she was kidnapped […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man accused of killing two women he arranged a date with online has been convicted on two counts of first-degree murder, the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. A jury found 26-year-old Darrin Walker guilty after a five-day trial in Criminal Court. Both charges carry a life sentence and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man wanted for second-degree murder was captured in Cordova Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. On September 7, 2022, homes and businesses across the Mid-South went into full lockdown the night police say Ezekiel Kelly went on a rampage, indiscriminately shooting at people from Southaven to North Memphis. The […]

A survey conducted by the e-learning platform Preply asked over 1,500 residents of the 30 largest metropolitan areas to rate the rudeness of the average resident in their city on a scale of one to ten. 

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One person is dead and three others are injured after a crash in southwest Memphis Friday morning. Memphis Police say the two-car crash happened on McCain and West Raines. One person was pronounced dead on the scene. Police say three others were taken to the hospital. One person is in critical condition […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– As many of you prepare your Thanksgiving Day dinner, Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, the City of Memphis, along with other churches are making finals preps for MemFeast 2022. Inside the kitchen at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, if you thought preparing your Thanksgiving feast for family and friends was a major undertaking then you […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A former healthcare director was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in federal prison for wire fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. According to information presented in court, Melanie Haste, 62, served as the Director of Risk Management at West Tennessee Healthcare and worked at the Jackson-Madison County Hospital from 2012 to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving was playing again. Ben Simmons was playing like an All-Star again. The Brooklyn Nets, who rarely get to enjoy normalcy for too long, could savor a night Sunday when things actually looked like they drew them up. “It’s always nice to just focus on the game,” Kevin Durant said. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Briarcrest Christian ATH Max Carroll is taking his talents to TCU after committing to the Horned Frogs Friday. The 3-star athlete and No. 18 recruit in the state, according to 247Sports, chose TCU over Texas A&M, Michigan, and Vanderbilt. Former Tigers coach Anthony Jones, who’s now the running backs coach at […]