Analysis: The NBA In-Season Tournament is doing what … There was no shortage of reasons why the NBA In-Season Tournament was put together. And the benefits are already clear: ratings are up, people are talking about games before Christmas and some players say there’s an extra energy in those contests. That means it’s working. And given that knockout-round spots are at stake starting this […]
Woman fighting cancer gives back to cancer center … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis woman battling cancer has leaned on support from the staff at the clinic where she gets treatment for more than a year, but this time, the tables have turned. Terrica Holloway has spent the last year going back and forth to the West Cancer Center for treatment. She asked us […]
MPD releases photo of suspect vehicle in Hickory … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nearly two weeks after a double shooting that took place in front of a fire station in Hickory Hill, the Memphis Police Department is releasing new details in the case. According to MPD, around 4:39 p.m. on Oct. 30, officers responded to a fire station on Winchester Road where a man and […]
Stolen Lamborghini found; no charges filed UPDATE, WEDNESDAY: The stolen Lamborghini has been found in the 1100 block of Railton Road near Prescott and Barron, according to the Memphis Police Department. No charges have been filed at this time but MPD says to call 901-528-CASH with any information on the suspect. *** MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A Memphis business owner is […]
Gary Colson, who lobbied to add the 3-point shot … LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gary Colson, who successfully lobbied to introduce the 3-point shot to college basketball during a 34-year coaching career that included stops at Fresno State, New Mexico and Pepperdine, died Friday. He was 89. He died of complications of lymphoma at home in Santa Barbara, California, said friend Bob Rose, who was […]
Serenity owners received nearly $1M on complex set … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s been a rough year for residents at Serenity Towers. Seniors at the taxpayer-funded high rise have, at times, not had working elevators, hot water, or air conditioning. Just this week, WREG learned the heat isn’t working and a bed bug infestation is back. As first reported by WREG, funding for a […]
OK woman found dead on barge called 911 before death MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A woman whose body was found on a barge in the Mississippi River last weekend had repeatedly called 911 asking for help in West Memphis, Arkansas before her death, records show. Hailey Silas was 22 years old and from Oklahoma. Her identity was confirmed by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department on […]
16-year-old charged with murder in carjacking MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 16-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder in connection to a deadly carjacking in Whitehaven on Easter Sunday, police say. Palmer Chandler Davis was booked into the Shelby County Jail Tuesday, but no other details have been released about his arrest. On April 9, Quinton Donald, 35, was shot and killed […]
Man killed in Marshall County crash MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is dead following a three-vehicle crash in Mississippi over the weekend. The Mississippi Highway Patrol says the crash happened on Highway 309 in Marshall County around 1:45 p.m. Saturday. According to MHP, 20-year-old Hunter T. Morris of Byhalia was driving south on the highway when his vehicle collided with a […]
AP Top 25: Washington into top 5 for 1st time in … Washington moved up to No. 5 on Sunday in The Associated Press college football poll, the Huskies’ best ranking in six years, after a thrilling victory against Oregon and unbeaten Air Force was ranked for the first time since 2019. The top four teams in the country were unchanged after No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 […]
10 cars burglarized at West Memphis apartment complex WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — People who live in a West Memphis apartment complex say they’re being terrorized by teenage car thieves and vandals. At the Riverbend Apartments in West Memphis, Arkansas, tenants are on edge after they say 10 cars were broken into overnight. Many victims contacted WREG but didn’t want their faces shown. “I […]