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Memphis, Tennessee · MemphisMEMPHIS, Tenn. --- It is finally Friday and you know what that means! It's time to take a look at some of the events happening across the Memphis area this weekend. For starters, do you want to show off your Memphis pride? Friday and Saturday you can check out the Choose 901 Spring Market at Crosstown Concourse. There will be new Memphis merchandise as well as local vendors set up. The market is open from noon until 8 p.m. Saturday is 10 a.m. un…See the Story
Fun events planned for the weekend in Memphis
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Millington · MillingtonMEMPHIS, Tenn. --- A man is in critical condition after being stabbed at a home in Millington, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office says. The incident occurred a little after 8:30 p.m. in the 8900 block of Armour Road in Millington/NW Shelby County. Shelby County Fire took a man to Regional One Health in critical condition.
$70K in jewelry, 540lbs of drugs seized after search warrant issued This is an ongoing investigation.See the Story
Man seriously injured after being stabbed at Millington home
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Memphis, Tennessee · MemphisMEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A man who received a suspended sentence for a deadly shooting five years ago in Orange Mound was arrested Thursday for allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend multiple times earlier this year. Willie Wilson, 26, was booked in the Shelby County Jail on charges of attempted first-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a handgun. The victim told police she was driving on Holmes Road near Hornsby Drive in Whitehaven when Wi…See the Story
Man who avoided prison time in deadly 2019 shooting accused of shooting ex
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Memphis, Tennessee · MemphisMEMPHIS, Tenn. --- After investigators revealed Memphis Police Officer Joseph McKinney may have been killed by friendly fire, there are many questions as to how such a tragedy could have happened.
MPD officer may have been killed by ‘friendly fire,’ D.A.’s office says Bennie Cobb spent 40 years in law enforcement and now teaches gun safety to the public from his Bartlett business. Cobb says there's no routine call for officers, and the t…See the Story
Former deputy explains ‘friendly fire’ that possibly killed officer
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Memphis, Tennessee · MemphisMEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Memphis Police say auto thefts skyrocketed since the pandemic, and a large number of the cars stolen were Hyundais and Kias. Now, the owners of those cars may get some relief, with a class action settlement and security software upgrades. Since 2020, the number of Hyundais and Kias reported stolen nationwide spiked more than 1,000 percent. MPD and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office had to pull staff and launch new units to tac…See the Story
Some car theft victims could get cut of major settlement
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Memphis, Tennessee · MemphisMEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Police Department is searching for the suspects responsible for robbing a Cordova Ulta Beauty store twice in the same week. At 6:20 p.m., on April 11, five men entered the Ulta Beauty at 2273 North Germantown Parkway. The men broke display cases and took a variety of fragrances from the business. Police say they fled the scene in a white Nissan sedan and a grey Nissan Sedan.
$70K in jewelry, 540lbs of drugs sei…See the Story
Suspects rob Ulta twice in one week
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Marijuana · MemphisMEMPHIS, Tenn. — An Alcorn County man is facing multiple drug and weapon charges after a search warrant revealed a large amount of illegal drugs in his home. On Tuesday, April 16, the Alcorn County Sheriff's Office, and agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations conducted a search warrant at the home of 40-year-old Kenneth Wayne Scales Jr. Kenneth Scales Jr. (Photo courtesy of the Alcorn County Sheriff's Office) Reports say officers di…See the Story
Search warrant reveals large amounts of meth, marijuana in MS home
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Memphis, Tennessee · MemphisMEMPHIS, Tenn. --- The mother of Jaylen Lobley, who was killed in the shootout that also killed Memphis Police Officer Joseph McKinney, says she feels her son did not fire the fatal shots.
MPD officer may have been killed by ‘friendly fire,’ D.A.’s office says Lobley, who was 18, was named as a suspect after McKinney was shot to death last Friday. WREG reached out to Lobley's family after learning Lobley had earlier been released on hi…See the Story
‘My son knows not to shoot at police.’ Mother of teen killed in shootout believes son didn’t kill MPD officer
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