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Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Action News 5 Staff
The Shelby County Health Department reports 1,423 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths over the last 24 hours.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2022 at 9:36 PM CST
|By Parker King
The rising awareness of illegal dumping in the city is pushing one neighborhood organization to turn one man’s trash into another man’s treasure.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2022 at 3:52 PM CST
|By Brandon Richard
Tennessee’s top health official says the Omicron surge is plateauing and declining in certain parts of the states, including Memphis.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2022 at 10:25 PM CST
|By Action News 5 Staff
Memphis Police responded to a crash at Alta Vista and Overton Crossing Saturday evening.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2022 at 1:23 PM CST
|By Jasmine Lotts
The mission of the event is to raise awareness for epilepsy and former YMCA member Kelsey Williams, who died from the brain disorder at a young age.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2022 at 5:27 PM CST
|By Action News 5 Staff
The First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Olive Branch spent their morning giving back to their community.
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Updated: Jan. 22, 2022 at 2:53 PM CST
|By Action News 5 Staff
The Shelby County Health Department reports 1,582 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths over the last 24 hours.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 11:24 PM CST
|By Action News 5 Staff
Angelos Washington was sentenced Friday for the 2019 killing of Pamela Foster who was shot in the back on Airways.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 10:27 PM CST
|By Olivia Gunn
Derrick Ross, 27, is charged with aggravated arson.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 9:42 PM CST
|By Kelli Cook
Friday night, a group of female movers and shakers from the Mid-South participated in a roundtable discussion called “Unbothered and Unmoved,” sponsored by the Memphis Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 9:15 PM CST
|By Olivia Gunn
Christian Brothers University (CBU) alumni are now eligible to get free classes for life.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 8:14 PM CST
|By Arianna Poindexter
Ken Moody legally files to run for Shelby County mayor.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 7:20 PM CST
|By Action News 5 Staff
The boys basketball coach for Collierville High School, Cedric Henderson, resigned on Thursday.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 4:41 PM CST
|By Parker King
Potholes are becoming the chief concern for road crews in Memphis and the Mid-South.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 5:41 PM CST
|By Olivia Gunn
The sheriff’s department says Dustin Haislip’s vehicle was found just before 1 p.m. Wednesday at Baker Road and Moore in Lake Cormorant.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 1:15 PM CST
|By Camille Connor
Folks can expect to receive more tax filing documents than in year’s past.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 4:28 PM CST
|By Olivia Gunn
The shelter is in serious need of fosters as capacity is being pushed to the max.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 5:51 PM CST
|By Action News 5 Staff
Two Memphis teens are coming forward to apologize and make amends for their actions, illegal dumping.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 4:21 PM CST
|By Action News 5 Staff
Running 4 Heroes has announced that during Zachariah’s next one-mile run he will be carrying his flag in honor of fallen MPD Officer Corille Jones, who was killed in a car crash Thursday morning.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 3:44 PM CST
|By Olivia Gunn
The Mississippi Board of Education approved five new early learning programs for the state.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 12:08 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff and Courtney Ann Jackson
Mississippi Democratic lawmakers walked out of legislature on a vote regarding the banning of critical race theory.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 12:34 PM CST
|By Shyra Sherfield
One of the suspects accused of fatally shooting Memphis rapper Young Dolph is now being hit with a federal charge.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 4:04 PM CST
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
The news conference will include the latest COVID-19 totals of vaccinations, cases, and deaths.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 12:52 PM CST
|By Action News 5 Staff
28-year-old Rodrigues Bell has been charged with fraudulently establishing employees and bank accounts to embezzle over $500,000 from Diverse Staffing.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 11:42 AM CST
|By Action News 5 Staff
Though it’s still extremely high, it’s significantly lower than the record-breaking rate of 43.1% reported for the week of Dec. 26.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 1:19 PM CST
|By Amanda Hanson
Pick-Up for a Pint is part of a new campaign called Pitch In. It is an initiative to generate participation in local litter pickups.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 12:58 PM CST
|By Amanda Hanson
Dr. Lee Beers, former President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, joined Action News 5′s Andrew Douglas at the digital desk to talk about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine in kids 5 to 11.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 1:58 PM CST
|By Hannah Wallsmith
MAS is looking for dog fosters to make room for incoming dogs ahead of the cold temperatures the Mid-south is expected to get Wednesday night.