Former officer involved in Tyre Nichols case surrenders … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Desmond Mills, one of the former Memphis Police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols, is surrendering his license to practice law enforcement in the state of Tennessee. Mills’ attorney Blake Ballin confirmed the news with WREG Tuesday morning. This comes as Mills and three other officers are scheduled for an […]
FedEx employee tried to steal handguns from work, … MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A FedEx employee is being charged for attempting to steal semi-automatic weapons while working. According to Memphis police, FedEx employee Alexander Jordan was caught with two guns and admitted to taking the weapons. Jordan concealed a Glock 21.45 caliber handgun and a Springfield Armory Hellcat with the intent to steal them, police […]
FedEx, Operation Warm give new shoes to hundreds … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hundreds of shoes were made available to hundreds of Memphis-Shelby County students Wednesday morning through a collaboration between the national non-profit Operation Warm and Memphis-based company FedEx. Treadwell Elementary was transformed into the Treadwell Shopping Mall Wednesday. Pre-K through second-grade students went shopping for a new and free pair of shoes thanks […]
Last Match Play, last chance for Kuchar at Tiger’s … AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Matt Kuchar has a chance to break at least one record belonging to Tiger Woods, and the Dell Technologies Match Play will be his last chance. That’s because this is the last edition of the Match Play. And for starters, Kuchar feels lucky just to be part of the 64-man field […]
Four charged with murder of West Memphis teen MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Four people have been charged with the murder of 18-year-old Fredarrious Wilson, the West Memphis, Arkansas teen whose body was found in a Mississippi forest after he was reported missing earlier this month. Alicia Jackson, 22, Brandon Jackson, 23, Bralin Jackson, 22, and Devin Smith, 27, are charged with first-degree murder […]
What makes the Memphis International Airport ‘international’? MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Can an international airport be international if there aren’t many commercial flights to other countries? That’s what Shakespeare would (possibly) ask if he knew about air travel. Over the years, the Memphis International Airport has gone by many names. It was known as the Memphis Municipal Airport in 1929 before it was […]
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Shot in the head, bullet in his brain, driver shares … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A young Memphis man — now without half of his skull and a bullet lodged in his brain — is on the mend after being shot in the head while driving on Interstate 240. Linkin Galdonez is at the start of his miraculous road to recovery after he was shot right between […]
Boys & Girls Club mentors help start careers at FedEx MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Boys & Girls Club of Memphis helped people from two different generations soar to new heights with careers at FedEx. Shannon Brown and Keishuna Williams are years apart, but they have a lot in common. They both grew up in South Memphis and were a part of the Boys & Girls Club. The […]
Bald eagle blinded, wing broken after being shot … MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Desoto County and federal authorities are looking for the person who shot a bald eagle off 269 at the Desoto County/Marshall County line. The Mississippi Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc. said the eagle was shot in the eye and had surgery to repair a broken wing. Debbie Crum, executive director of Mississippi Wildlife […]
Toll of police brutality on display at State of the … WASHINGTON (AP) — The toll of police brutality in America was on painful display Tuesday night as family members of Black men and women killed in custody joined lawmakers in the Capitol to hear President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Seated near first lady Jill Biden were the mother and father of Tyre […]
