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Gusty winds and a line of thunderstorms are expected Sunday; secure outdoor items and watch for possible storm damage.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
Two people were arrested after an alleged scheme that steered victims to pay thousands for legal services they never received.
A Collierville Middle School coach was arrested after police say they found drugs, handguns and cash at her home; she faces multiple felony counts and is due in court March 16.
National Guard troops, Memphis Safe Task Force agents and police cordoned a Marathon station at East Parkway and Young; investigators remained on scene. Details are limited.
A Union City firefighter was taken to the ER after a rural house fire near South Fulton; the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been asked to probe.
Community & Society in ...
A $1M City of Memphis pilot has housed 71 families and offers rental aid and case management to stabilize 80 households.
A 33-year-old Memphis mother, Ashley Kimmons, was killed after her 4-year-old son accidentally fired a gun on her daughter's 16th birthday. Investigators are probing while family supporters have launched a fundraiser.
MPD says Operation HUSH — a two‑and‑a‑half‑year undercover probe — produced 45 indictments, 367 chargeable offenses and 19 arrests tied to drugs and guns.
A Memphis man accepted an eight-year sentence after pleading guilty to carjacking a WREG photographer last June; the deal includes in-patient treatment at Harbor House.
A Memphis man pleaded guilty to second‑degree murder and received 26 years at 100% for the 2023 Chelsea Avenue killing of Demarcus Wilbourn.
Memphis police say two men were arrested in a July Windsor Parkway robbery and a third was arrested in a Sept. 29 Watson Street homicide.
A shooting on the 2800 block of Yale Road in Raleigh left one man wounded; police say the suspect fled and was last seen in a red shirt. Investigators ask anyone with tips or video to call CrimeStoppers.
Arts & Culture in ...
The Overton Park Shell will celebrate 90 years with a Sept. 10–13 weekend. Booker T. Jones headlines a ticketed benefit to launch free public festivities.
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