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Shelby County Office of Re-Entry to open new transitional housing to help former inmates adjust to their new lives
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — It is not often someone can see years of hard work take physical form, but for one former inmate, this is starting to take shape. “The person who is released from prison, he is not the same person who went in,” said DeAndre Brown. “All of a sudden you’re expected to reacclimate.”
WEATHER 7-25-2024 Rains Taper Off
More pop-ups as we get into the weekend than widespread. Sunday we will see rain chances on the rise again. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
MPD investigates 2 separate shootings nearly 1 mile apart in Orange Mound
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis Police are investigating two separate early morning shootings in Orange Mound. The first shooting happened at the Pendleton Place Apartments near the intersection of Lamar Avenue and Pendleton Street just after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. Details are limited, but we reached out to the police to...
US Marshal says East TN manhunts have been higher-profile recently, while overall number of searches remains the same
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities said they have not seen an increase in the number of manhunts in East Tennessee, even if more searches have been reported recently. David Jolley, a U.S. Marshal, said more cases involving searches for suspects have been higher-profile recently. Those include the search for Juan Carlos Perez Diaz, accused of killing a young woman and leading authorities on an overnight manhunt after her body was found in the bed of a pickup truck in Oak Ridge. He was taken into custody on July 23.
When is tax-free weekend in Tennessee? Here's what's exempt and what's not
Tennessee's tax-free weekend is nearly here, giving residents a chance to save on clothes, school supplies and devices that have sat on the shopping list for a while. Arkansas' tax-free weekend will directly follow Tennessee's and includes some additional exemptions not available in the Volunteer State. ...
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