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Oops! Gender reveal goes wrong for woman in front row
HONOLULU (KHNL/Gray News) - A woman attending a gender reveal ended up being a part of the reveal and not by choice. Franz-Geoffrey Ordonia and his girlfriend Leilani Magaoay invited family and friends to the event over the weekend. For the reveal, Ordonia dropped a barbell with bags of colored...
Marshals arrest South Memphis deadly double shooting suspect
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The U.S. Marshals arrested a man accused of shooting one man to death and injuring another in South Memphis last month. U.S. Marshals arrested 31-year-old Vontabious Echols at a motel on South Third Street on Wednesday afternoon. Memphis Police responded to a shooting in the parking lot of Brother’s Market on East […]
Dry and pleasant Mother’s Day weekend ahead
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - It will become mostly clear later tonight with lows in the mid 50s. Winds will turn light. SATURDAY: Mostly sunny with high temperatures near 80 and overnight lows in the upper 50s. MOTHER’S DAY: Sun early will give way to increasing clouds in the afternoon. Highs...
Drive-by shooting targets home on New Willow Road, police say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis Police Department is searching for suspects involved in a drive-by shooting. On May 5, 2024, at 9:19 p.m., officers responded to a shooting call at a home on New Willow Road. Officers were informed that a home in that area was shot multiple times in...
Shelby County, Memphis murder rate increased 50% in 2023, Crime Commission says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Crime Commission released crime reports from 2023; murder increased 50% from 2022 and nearly 500 charges were filed in Juvenile Court. Some good news, in the second half of the year, crime rates trended downwards. However, crime rates across the board were up compared to 2022. On the chart […]
Dogs rescued during fire at restaurant in Downtown Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A fire broke out at a restaurant in Downtown Memphis on Friday morning. The fire happened around 2 a.m. on East Carolina Avenue at Loflin Yard. Two dogs were saved from inhaling smoke. One of the dogs was given oxygen. We are working to find out...
Memphis leads U.S. with most guns stolen from cars, report says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Criminals are arming themselves by stealing from legal gun owners. More and more, they're getting those guns from cars. In Memphis, that problem is worse than anywhere else in the country. New data released Thursday by the gun control advocacy group Everytown Research shows Memphis has the...
Woman's car stolen from 201 Poplar days after being damaged in hit-and-run
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A woman's car was damaged in a hit-and-run, broken into days after that and then stolen from outside of 201 Poplar when she went to pick up the police report. "I've never been robbed, subjected to any theft, never had my house broken into. I've never had anything done to me all of my years and I come to another state and this happens to me. So I feel like I was violated," Suzanne Harrison told FOX13.
Woman accused of killing man for $60 appears in court
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman accused of killing a man for $60 was in court Thursday morning for her first arraignment after her mother turned her in to Memphis Police. Kenyetta Hayes, 26, is charged with First-Degree Murder in Perpetration of a Robbery. Memphis Police say it started when they responded to a shooting near […]
Governor Bill Lee signed new bail bill, but will it work?
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a new bail bill into law this week. It removes financial consideration when setting bail. Supporters say the law will reduce the number of violent reoffenders being released from jail. Critics argue the new law is unconstitutional. After the ACLU and...
Local family competes under the camera for popular TV game show
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A Memphis family makes an appearance on the popular game show Family Feud, five years after initially auditioning for the show. FOX13 spoke to Chris Thomas and his daughter Leah Johnson, to learn about the family’s journey to the game show. Thomas said it started in 2019 when the family learned producers for the show would be in Memphis that December.
70-year-old veteran accused of beating man with mallet
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 70-year-old veteran is accused of beating another man with an iron mallet over payment for a ride. It’s not clear how Tommie Thompson knew the victim, but police say Thompson attacked him with the mallet near a bus stop on South Third Street in South Memphis. The victim said he and […]
Your First Alert to a much better pattern to end the week
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Dry air and sunshine prevailed today after storms moved through the Mid-South during the early morning hours. A disturbance in the Plains this evening is driving clouds into the area and brings with it a very slight chance of a stray shower south of Memphis. Sunshine will return tomorrow and remain through the Mother’s Day weekend ahead of our next round of rain and thunderstorms next week.
Memphis Tops National List in Gun Thefts from Vehicles Amid Rising Trend, Affecting Local Events
Memphis is grappling with a dubious distinction as a recent report places the city at the forefront of an alarming trend: the theft of firearms from vehicles. Citing FBI data, a WREG report indicates this Tennessee city leads the nation in gun thefts from cars, with a staggering count of over 3,000 such incidents in 2022 alone.
Know the signs and symptoms of a stroke
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - May is Stroke Month, and stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Cammie Hughes, stroke coordinator for St. Francis Bartlett, joined the Action News 5 Digital Desk to discuss how you can recognize the signs and symptoms of a stroke using the BE FAST acronym.
22 cars broken into outside Cordova hotel
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Twenty-two vehicles were broken into during the early morning hours at Hilton Garden Inn in Cordova. Police were called to the hotel just after 5 a.m. Thursday to investigate the smashed windows. Officers found 22 vehicles with smashed windows. In each case, the vehicle was rummaged...
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