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Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Paige Hill
The pain at the pump continues for Tennesseans ahead of Memorial Day, according to the AAA.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Ashley Bohle
Tennessee is in need of thousands of foster homes as the number of foster children has grown.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Chris Carter
Region 8 News cameras were rolling as a man jumped into a truck.
Updated: 4 hours ago
|By Kelly Roberts
Arkansans will head to the polls Tuesday with a familiar name from the Trump White House on the ballot.
Updated: 1 hour ago
|By Erin Thomas
Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across the Mid-South this week.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By The Associated Press
A blistering report on the Southern Baptist Convention’s mishandling of sex abuse allegations is raising the prospect that the denomination, for the first time, will create a publicly accessible database of pastors known to be abusers.
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Updated: 12 hours ago
|By Bria Bolden
A national campaign to end nationwide poverty, advance voting rights, raise wages and more... made a stop in Memphis.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Brandon Richard
The Memphis police chief plans to “redirect” the focus of some of her officers to help reduce crime.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Stephanie Douglas
The Mighty Mississippi River, America’s quintessential waterway, is being celebrated for the major role it has played in the national economy.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Jacob Gallant
Memphis police officers had some trouble taking a suspect into custody on Friday.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Parker King
Residents are calling for a heightened vigilance in their neighborhoods, more community policing and patrols.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Action News 5 Staff
Memphis Fire Department unveiled their new University of Memphis-inspired firetruck Monday.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 7:00 AM CDT
|By Kelly Roberts
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says adoptions and foster care reform has been a focus of his throughout his term and will continue to be so no matter the decision.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Jacob Gallant
Calvin drew the emoji-covered truck when Monster Jam drivers came to visit the hospital in 2019. Now, Calvin’s drawing has come to life on the 10.5-foot, 12,000-pound monster truck.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 10:01 AM CDT
|By The Associated Press
Tennessee is about to become the first U.S. state to make it a felony to camp on local public property such as parks.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Shyra Sherfield
A Mid-South Kroger is facing a $13,000 civil penalty to address child labor violations involving four teens, including one as young as 15 years old.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 7:50 AM CDT
|By The Associated Press
Based on the barrage of television ads and mailers leading up to Tuesday’s primary election in Arkansas, it’s obvious who the most influential Republicans in the state are.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By Stacker
Stacker compiled a list of highest rated restaurants in Memphis from Tripadvisor.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 6:54 PM CDT
|By Sharon Danquah
When parents open a can of baby formula, many said they usually do not have to sift through the powder.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 10:31 AM CDT
|By Shyra Sherfield
Memphis Police Department is investigating three overnight shootings in the span of five hours across the city.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By Amanda Hanson
Veterinary Cancer Specialist Dr. Sue Ettinger and Jaguar Health Founder and CEO Lisa Conte joined Action News 5′s Andrew Douglas to talk about a first-of-its-kind National Canine Cancer Registry.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 10:05 AM CDT
|By Jordon Gray, Brendan Hall and Debra Dolan
According to police, three teenagers pulled up to a friend’s house wearing ski masks and holding splat (water) guns that looked real.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 9:32 AM CDT
|By Shyra Sherfield
Due to the seriousness of the case, the board of parole independently reviewed Wright’s case and voted against her request for parole.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 8:28 AM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
The shipment is part of the “Operation Fly Formula” effort launched by President Joe Biden to help address the shortage in the U.S.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 7:57 AM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
THP says this was an injury crash but did not specify the severity of the injuries or how many people were injured.
Updated: May. 22, 2022 at 4:11 PM CDT
|By Parker King and Tucker Robbins
An investigation is underway after a shooting at a North Mississippi music festival last night.
Updated: May. 22, 2022 at 3:43 PM CDT
|By Kelli Cook
She doesn’t defy gravity on the court, but she does defy the odds every day.
Updated: May. 22, 2022 at 6:54 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
Storms knocked out hundreds of MLGW customers’ power Saturday night.