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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- T.J. Hardaway, son of the late state representative G.A. Hardaway, is dropping his write-in campaign for the Tennessee House District 93 seat, which was once held by his father. T.J. was appointed to the seat earlier this year after his father's death. In a Facebook post, he says he will pursue law school and endorse Kyler [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- An investigation is underway in Hardeman County after a body was found in a burned vehicle Sunday evening, according to deputies. In a social media post, deputies say they found the burned vehicle in the 5900 block of Mecklinburg Road in Bolivar, Tennessee. The Hardeman County Sheriff's Office said special agents with [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Memphis Office of Youth Services kicked off the start to their fall youth program Monday night. It started with a celebration of the end of the summer job program. A pep rally was held at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church. Some 3,000 young people took part. Now, the fall job season begins [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A pedestrian was pronounced dead after a hit-and-run on Interstate 240 West at Poplar Avenue, Memphis Police said. At around 8:40 p.m., officers responded to the crash, and one man was pronounced dead at the scene, MPD said. The suspect vehicle fled the scene. Only two lanes on Interstate 240 westbound at [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- One man has been detained, and another was critically injured in a shooting in the Westwood area Monday afternoon, Memphis Police said. At around 5:20 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 300 block of Carbon Rd. When they arrived on the scene, officers located a man suffering from a gunshot [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Shelby County Clerk’s request for $6.1 million to address problems at the clerk's office was unanimously approved by the Shelby County Commission. Shelby County Clerk La Sonya Hall said these funds are not new taxes or new fees. The $6.1 million ask was to access the funds, not to spend anything [...]
CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ark. -- Just when you thought the dust was settling on the issue of wind turbines in Crittenden County, Arkansas, the issue "could" be up for a vote in November. Some citizens against the turbines are pushing to get the measure on the ballot. WREG Investigator April Thompson has more on why they [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Tate County, Mississippi, high school student was fatally shot on Saturday afternoon at a Panola County trailer park, deputies said. Kentarvious Doyle, 17, was shot and killed in Como, Miss., at the Jimmy Jones Trailer Park on Highway 51, authorities said. The details surrounding the shooting are currently limited, the Panola [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run on Getwell Road Sunday night. At around 11:20 p.m., officers responded to a hit-and-run at Getwell Road and American Way. When officers arrived, they said the pedestrian was crossing Getwell Rd. when he was struck by a [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Across the Volunteer State, suicide is the third leading cause of death for people ages 10 to 24. Shelby County's suicide rate is about 14% lower than the state average, but when it comes to prevention, there is still work to be done. "I could suppress, suppress, suppress, so much to the [...]
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A man was left injured after being shot early Sunday morning in the Highland Heights neighborhood. Around 8:20 a.m., officers say they responded to a shooting call in the 3300 block of Powell Avenue where a man was found suffering from gunshot wound. He was then taken to the hospital in critical condition and [...]
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — A Southaven man counts himself very lucky for being in the right place at the right time Sunday to snap pictures of a bobcat strolling across his front yard off Church Road. Dawson Pitts snapped several photos of the animal recently — a big surprise to Pitts, who'd seen all sorts of [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Two of the three women indicted in the death of Winter Jones, the 6-year-old girl who was left on a Cordova daycare bus in August, have been released on a $50,000 bond Monday. Amilya Hardin and two other women who were also indicted last Friday, Sabrina Powe and Tametria Norry, are all [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Four teens were arrested Saturday evening after several fights between groups of unsupervised juveniles broke out at the Delta Fair, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say three of the teens were charged with simple assault and the fourth teen was charged with resisting official detention. As a precautionary measure, [...]
