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Body found inside burned vehicle at police impound lot
UPDATE, July 24: Memphis Police responded to this news with a statement. During the night of the incident July 20, responders could not clearly see charred remains inside the burned vehicle. On the morning of July 22, an MPD officer examined the burned vehicle closer. At that time, the charred remains of a body were […]
MPD: Man, minor injured in Hollywood shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A man and boy are in the hospital after a shooting Tuesday evening in the Hollywood neighborhood, according to the Memphis Police Department. Officers were called to the scene at North Hollywood Street and Heard Avenue at 5:35 p.m. When they arrived, MPD says they found...
Michael Whaley will be next chairman of Shelby County Commission. Avant named vice chair
Michael Whaley will be the next chairman of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners with a bi-partisan vote Monday night. The vice-chair of the Shelby County Commission will be Shante K Avant. Avant was absent from the meeting. The vote was accomplished without the turmoil that was present during last year's election. ...
Tigers Add 6-foot-5 Sharpshooter PJ Carter
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis men's basketball head coach Penny Hardaway and his staff officially announced the addition of sharpshooter PJ Carter to the squad for 2024-25. A 3-point threat with size, Carter transfers within the American Athletic Conference to Memphis after spending last season at UTSA. Prior to that, Carter was an all-conference performer at Georgia Highlands College in 2021-22 after playing his first two collegiate seasons at Campbell University (2019-21).
Demolition begins at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
MEMPHIS – It’s a sound Tiger fans have been waiting on for months. Make that years. Phase two of the upgrades to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium getting underway Monday morning with the demolition to a majority of the west side of the stadium. A process that will remove some 25,000 tons of concrete. This is […]
Mayor Young hires new public safety consultant
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mayor Paul Young has hired a retired leader of the NYPD to be Memphis’ new public safety consultant. Earlier this year, Mayor Young vowed to treat the Memphis crime problem just like the community treated the pandemic, a crisis that needed an all-hands-on-deck approach to find a solution. “We hear our citizens […]
Apparent suicide at Benjamin L. Hooks Library prompts weeklong closure
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library will be closed through July 29 after an apparent suicide inside the building Monday morning. All other Memphis Public Library branches will remain open. A source with Memphis Public Libraries says that a man fell from the third-story balcony overlooking...
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