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Updated: 20 hours ago
|By Parker King
On Saturday, you almost couldn’t tell what Memphians and Mid-Southerners were attending off of East Parkway South, the Cooper Young Festival or the Memphis Tigers football game.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Cassie Carlson
The Memphis Tigers extend their home win streak to 17-straight wins at the Liberty Bowl after a 31-29 win over Mississippi State.
Locals react to FDA advisory panel’s decision to limit Pfizer’s booster shots to the most vulnerable
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Brendan Hall
The panel’s recommendation will now go to the FDA, which isn’t required to follow the panel’s vote but usually does.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Action News 5 Staff
The National Weather Service of Memphis announced in a tweet a flash flood warning for Water Valley MS, Taylor MS, Big Creek MS until 11 p.m. tonight.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2021 at 5:19 PM CDT
|By Tucker Robbins
Inspiration4 is set to splashdown at 7:06 EDT.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2021 at 3:18 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
Millington Police responded to call from The Navy Federal Credit Union Friday afternoon.
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Updated: Sep. 18, 2021 at 2:53 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
The Shelby County Health Department reported 719 COVID-19 cases and no deaths Saturday morning.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2021 at 2:27 PM CDT
|By Brandon Richard
It's been 18 months since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Shelby County. While people are once gathering in large crowds for football games and festivals, new numbers show why there's still plenty of reasons to worry.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 11:08 PM CDT
|By Olivia Gunn
A fundraiser benefiting the FedExFamilyHouse kicked off Friday night with an impressive first pitch at the Redbirds game.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 10:22 PM CDT
|By Cassie Carlson
It’s another big college football weekend in Memphis, as Mississippi State comes to town to take on the Tigers.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 9:57 PM CDT
|By Kelli Cook
Parking lots at the Liberty Bowl open at 8 a.m. Saturday for the University of Memphis (UofM) vs. Mississippi State game and an hour later, another major event gets underway at 9 a.m.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 9:31 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
Oakhaven and Hillcrest high schools in Memphis will be banned from the Tennessee state football playoffs for the next two years.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 8:11 PM CDT
|By Briseida Holguin
Action News 5 has partnered with La Prensa Latina to highlight some outstanding individuals in the Hispanic community in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which kicked off September 15th.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 6:48 PM CDT
|By Arianna Poindexter
A victory tonight for three Shelby County couples who sued Tennessee Governor Bill Lee over his decision to allow parents to opt-out their kids from wearing masks at school.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 3:40 PM CDT
|By Olivia Gunn
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare released a snapshot of its COVID-19 cases Friday.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 5:16 PM CDT
|By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD
Over several hours of discussion, members of the Food and Drug Administration panel of outside experts voiced frustration that Pfizer had provided little data on safety of extra doses.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 1:52 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
MPD released a video of the Monday afternoon crash on South Mendenhall Road.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 2:34 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
- The trial against a Tennessee state senator continued Friday after a day off in observance of Yom Kippur.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 12:38 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
According to Fayette County Schools, administrators called law enforcement after learning about the threat against Fayette-Ware High School.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 6:30 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
U.S Marshals Service is looking into an incident involving a member of their task force.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 9:21 AM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff and Camille Connor
Nineteen-year-old Zavon Payne is charged with facilitation of first-degree murder for the shooting death of 17-year-old Contario Sevion.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 9:47 AM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
A judge granted a preliminary injunction Friday, further blocking Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s mask opt-out order.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 2:20 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
Memphis Police responded to a crash at Kirby Parkway and Golden Park Friday morning.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 2:14 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
The National Civil Rights Museum is hosting its 30th Community Free Day as a way to recommit to and thank the community.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 1:21 PM CDT
|By Tucker Robbins
Are there cows on the moon?
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 12:51 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
Shelby County Health Department reported an additional nine COVID-19 related deaths within the last 4 hours.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 10:24 AM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
Chauncy Black was found guilty of reckless endangerment and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon. He and his brother were charged in connection to the shooting death of a neighbor, Kaleb Wakefield.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 9:29 AM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
It happened around 2 a.m. on Finley Road near Millbranch in Whitehaven.