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  • Flu outbreak in Tennessee, Mississippi now among the worst in the nation

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting a very high number of flu cases in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and other southern states. Arkansas reported moderate flu activity.

  • Live coverage & analysis: Judiciary Committee nears impeachment vote

    If the committee votes on Thursday as expected, the articles of impeachment will be sent to the full House for a vote. That vote is expected to happen before Christmas. If the charges are approved, they will be sent to the Senate for a trial.

  • Illnesses close Humboldt City Schools for two days

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Humboldt City Schools will be closed the next two days due to the flu and other illnesses, a release from the school district said. All of the district’s schools will be closed Dec. 12 and 13 due to the flu and other illnesses, the release said. All after-school activities are also cancelled. Students will return to school Monday, Dec. 16. The district’s release said it is taking these proactive steps due to a significant increase in absences […]

  • Lafayette County Schools to open two hours late Wednesday

    LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. — Lafayette County School District will delay the start times for all of its schools for two hours Wednesday due to winter weather. The district said all of its schools will follow the two-hour delay Dec. 11. Winter weather continued to impact the county and more of North Mississippi on Tuesday night as the district made its decision.

  • LIVE impeachment hearings & analysis: Committee vote nears

    The House Judiciary is set to continue its impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump on Monday.

  • Informed Sources Dec. 7, 2019

    Check out WREG’s Informed Sources from December 7, 2019. Guests: Pastor and activist Kenneth Whalum Jr. Memphis City Council member Frank Colvett Shelby County Commissioner Mickell Lowery Topics: Super Tuesday voting issues in Shelby County Possible grocery store in Union Row Shelby County considers banning gun shows on county property Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

  • Man shot multiple times at North Memphis gas station

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was shot multiple times at a North Memphis gas station Friday, and police are searching for the suspects’ getaway vehicle. Memphis Police said a man was shot multiple times at about 5 p.m. at a gas station at 1414 Jackson Ave. The man was taken by a private vehicle to Regional One Hospital and is listed as being in critical condition. Police said the suspect or suspects left the scene headed east in a black […]

  • Man shot in Orange Mound, suspect unknown

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was taken to the hospital fighting for his life Wednesday after a shooting in Orange Mound, and police do not know who is responsible. Memphis Police said officers were at the shooting scene around 7:40 p.m. at 816 Maywood. One man was shot and taken to the hospital in critical condition. Police do not yet have any suspect information. Anyone with any information should call CrimeStoppers at 901-528-CASH.

  • LIVE NOW: Impeachment hearings analysis as House Judiciary Committee takes over

    What’s next in the House’s impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump?

  • Worker falls from under-construction Oxford water tower

    OXFORD, Miss. — A contractor was airlifted to a Memphis hospital after falling from an under-construction water tower in Oxford. Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill said the worker fell more than 60 feet from the city’s new water tower being constructed behind Kroger around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday. Tannehill said the man who fell from the tower was an employee of Phoenix Fabricators and Erectors, which has its home office in Avon, Indiana. The worker was taken by helicopter to Regional One […]

  • 11-year-old dead after accidental shooting in southeast Memphis

    Police say that it appears that the child was playing with a gun when the shooting happened. 

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