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Wedding day disaster avoided after a fire at David’s Bridal
CORDOVA, Tenn. (WMC) - After a fire at a local strip mall Friday night, customers of David’s Bridal in Cordova were finally able to pick up their dresses on Sunday and avoid their worst nightmare. Videos circulated on social media of flames flying out of the building on Friday,...
'It has changed dramatically' | How Tennessee police departments are responding to the increase in street racing, and how Memphians want it tackled
According to Rep. John Gillespie, during a six month period in 2022, the Memphis Police Department reported over 300 arrests for drag racing and reckless driving.
MSCS Nutrition Services offers Summer Meal Program
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis-Shelby County Schools Nutrition Services will offer the Summer Meal Program. Nutrition Services will provide free meals to those under the age of 18 at 100 sites across Memphis and Shelby County from May 29 until August 2. Those who are 19 years and older and...
How summer can affect your child's mental health
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer, and with the warmer temps comes an increase in emergency room visits. Studies show that ER visits increase during the summer, surging around holiday weekends. But physical injuries aren't the only concern. Doctors say a lack of structure can...
Get ready for a big music week in Memphis
Good morning, Memphis! This is Features and Business Editor Erin Munz, and you're reading the Daily Briefing, our one-stop digital shop for the best Memphis stories from our award-winning Commercial Appeal team. Get ready for a big concert week to close out May in Memphis. ...
Several Memorial Day events scheduled across the Mid-South
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Several Memorial Day events are scheduled today across the Mid-South. Below is a list of events that are happening Monday, May 27, 2024:. 8:30 a.m.: West Memphis VFW Post 5225, Crittenden Memorial Park, 2206 US 64 in Marion, Ark., 8:30 a.m. 9 a.m.: City of Arlington (Tenn.),...
Shots fired after altercation in downtown parking lot
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An altercation between security guards and a group of individuals led to shots being fired late Saturday night. At 11:00 p.m. officers responded to an aggravated assault at N. Danny Thomas Boulevard/Adams Avenue. When they arrived, they found a victim with an abrasion to the right side of his face. He told […]
Impasse resolutions create new hole in Memphis budget | The Week in Politics
The Shelby County Clerk's Office location in Raleigh received a two-year lease renewal during Monday night's Shelby County Commission Meeting. During committee meetings the week prior, Commissioner Mick Wright questioned Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert on the space and if she wanted to renew the lease. Halbert has repeatedly claimed...
Victim speaks out after attack at food truck park
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Shocking surveillance footage shows a man plowing through the Cordova Pit Stop Food Truck Park with his pickup truck Friday evening. Thankfully, the incident did not cause any serious injuries. Memphis police said the man responsible is behind bars. The target of the attack told FOX13 the...
Overnight storm leads to thousands in the dark across Memphis, MLGW says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Thousands of customers across Memphis are without power Monday morning after storms rolled through the Mid-South overnight, according to Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW). As of 11:10 a.m., 4,384 MLGW customers were without power due to 106 outages. As of 5:20 a.m., 6,910 MLGW customers were...
Man tells police he was shot at Memphis gas station after buying shoes
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man was shot at a Memphis gas station after buying shoes, he told officers with the Memphis Police Department (MPD). MPD said they found in the man shot in the leg in a silver 2005 Infiniti I30 in the median of South Third Street near I-55 at about 5:30 a.m. The car had been shot multiple times, according to police.
1 dead, 1 injured after shooting near Memphis airport
A person dead and another is injured after a shooting happened late Sunday night near the Memphis airport. The Memphis Police Department responded to the shooting May 26, 2024, just before 11:30 p.m. in the 3400 block of East Briarpark Drive, near Winchester Road and Airways Boulevard. Officers found two people with apparent gunshot wounds.
Scattered rain and thunderstorms expected across the Mid-South into the weekday
We have had some rain move through late this past week. More chances for rain and thunderstorms are on the way over the next few days. We will be keeping temperatures warm, and the severe risk remains lower for this week. A bit of a break from heavy thunderstorm chances. There remain a few chances for some stronger storms, although again severe weather threats are very low at this time. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible between Monday afternoon and Thursday. Rain chances are medium all days, not everyone will see rain or storms every day, some may not see rain at all. None of these rain chances look to be widespread heavy rain.
2 teens, 18-year-old shot after mom found daughter’s boyfriend secretly sleeping in her bed, police say
CORDOVA, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - Two teens and an 18-year-old man in Memphis are currently hospitalized following a shooting that stemmed from a mom finding her daughter’s boyfriend in her bed. Police said they arrived at the house to find an 18-year-old with gunshot wounds and his girlfriend outside.
Man rams truck through food truck, faces attempted murder charges
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - It was all caught on camera: Video shows a man ramming his truck into a food truck at the Cordova Pitstop Food Truck Park Friday evening. Two men were injured, and another man is behind bars after the incident. Court records show that police were called...
Lightning strikes cause 2 early morning fires in Shelby County
SHELBY CO., Tenn. (WMC) - The sun is shining and the clouds are blue now, but that was not the case early Monday morning as storms pushed through the Mid-South. Lightning strikes were responsible for two fires at two homes. The first strike ignited a fire in the attic of...
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