Action News 5 Staff
Memphis, TN
Memphis Police officers are investigating a deadly shooting in Frayser late Tuesday night.
A national organization designed to love on mothers of children with special needs wants your help supporting local moms!
The project is part of the city’s Accelerate Memphis initiative and the renovation will create a library, genealogy center, a café and 28 senior living apartments.
One million pounds in three years: That’s the collective weight loss goal of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare’s Healthier 901 Challenge.
For the 19th year in a row, locals came together at Westy’s on North Main Street to help prepare Thanksgiving meals for all those in need this holiday season.
Tennessee Highway Patrol is increasing its presence this holiday by placing troopers every 10 to 20 miles on all Tennessee interstates.
As crime continues to plague the Bluff City, community activists are calling on elected officials to assist with a plan of action to reduce juvenile crime.
A man arrested in a fatal Midtown hit-and-run is out on a $2,500 bond.
The suspects accused of hitting and killing three men are still on the run months after they were killed during a motorcycle rally that brought thousands to the Bluff City.
MPD says man wanted in shootings which killed four women is now dead.
Thanksgiving is just days away, and students at Promise Academy are doing their part to give back.
The 27th annual Memphis Christmas Parade in Whitehaven is this weekend!
The man and woman accused in the murder of a St. Jude employee remain in jail Wednesday night without bond.
The St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway campaign celebrates 25 years in Memphis this year, and in honor of that milestone, builders framed the entire 3,300-square-foot home in just 25 hours!
Memphis Tower tenants voiced their frustrations Tuesday after they claim management is illegally evicting them.
Attorneys for the four say they received 300 hours of audio and visual evidence just last week, so the judge agreed to extend the deadline for pre-trial motions to January 8.
Thousands of Memphians are on a mission to make this a Healthier 901 — and with the holidays coming up, that can be hard!
Water woes continue for Helena-West Helena after the weekend brought water tank leaks and precautionary boil notices to part of the Arkansas city.
Shelby County commissioners approved a half-million-dollar ad campaign Monday night for the first six months of 2024 to boost recruitment of deputy jailers and Shelby County deputies.
Caught on camera Thursday night by Action News 5′s Doc Holliday — a truck that burst into flames!
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers discussed Wednesday afternoon how this is the second straight year of low water levels on the Mighty Mississippi.
The Poplar Plaza County Clerk's Office will close permanently on November 9.
The AutoZone Liberty Bowl presented a $800,973.74 check to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on Thursday. The donation brings the collective support by the AutoZone Liberty Bowl to more than $5 million.
Thursday morning, Hernandez Govan made his first appearance before the newly appointed judge in the Young Dolph murder case.
United Housing, a nonprofit affordable housing agency, is set to open its new space off Harvard Avenue in 2024 once construction and renovations are complete.
Shelby County Criminal Court Judge A. Melissa Boyd has again been publicly reprimanded less than six months after she was previously found in violation of the state Board of Judicial Conduct.
The leader of the Mid-South’s largest Jewish congregation says since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, he’s serving as a 24/7 pastor to terrified Jews in Memphis, Israel and beyond.
In Memphis, where Black women are already diagnosed at higher rates, losing weight could be a game-changer.
The Down Syndrome Association of Memphis and the Mid-South is gearing up for the annual Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk.
High school football is back! And we’re highlighting the most valuable players from across the Mid-South.
A federal judge recently sentenced a Grape Street Crips gang member and convicted felon to 25 years in federal prison for selling and conspiring to sell methamphetamine.
A federal judge has issued a sentence of more than ten years imprisonment in the case of a Shelby County man who pleaded guilty to firearms, identity theft, and mail fraud charges.
Memphis-based FedEx Express experienced an IT service outage Tuesday night that could cause delays in deliveries.
All eyes on the Memphis Grizzlies leading up to the season opener Wednesday night.
On Monday, the Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen officially appointed interim Police Chief Mike Fisher for a full-time role.
According to deputies, the woman was white with blonde hair, somewhere between 20 and 40 years old. Deputies say she was wearing a pink shirt with the word “Oxford” written on it, a blue and white flannel shirt, black tights, and a knee brace on her left leg.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) says ninth-grader Kingston Davidson passed away after experiencing a medical emergency while at school.
The Cooper-Young Beerfest is returning for its 13th year on Saturday, October 21!
The 37th and final defendant in a case against members and associates of the SimonCity Royals gang – a gang operating in several states aligned with the Gangster Disciples – pleaded guilty Friday to racketeering (RICO) conspiracy, including several North Mississippi residents.
Memphis Animal Services (MAS) is urgently seeking help from the public as the shelter grapples with the influx of more than 1,000 puppies under 12 weeks old and nursing mothers in 2023 alone.
United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz, together with federal, county, and local law enforcement officials, announced Friday morning that 21 people were charged in federal court in connection with firearms trafficking, narcotics, conspiracy, or other firearms offenses after a targeted violent crime reduction initiative in Memphis.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday made official what has been years in the making: Centennial Place, the University of Memphis’ residence hall at Central Avenue and Patterson Street, shall now be known as Shirley C. Raines Centennial Place after the 11th president of the University of Memphis and the first and only woman to hold the position in the university’s 111-year history.
Join Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare and the Healthier 901 Challenge this Saturday at the Cordova YMCA where you can explore various fitness classes to help you Find Your Fit!
Tour buses took over Overton Square in Midtown on Wednesday as country music artists rolled in for a special sound check ahead of an event supporting LeBonheur Children’s Hospital.
A celebration of sobriety moves to Germantown this weekend as people who’ve recovered from alcoholism via the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous unite to welcome newcomers to recovery.
Week 9 is in full swing as fans show support for their favorite teams. Take a look at what Action News 5′s Doc Holliday and Matt Infield have to say about this week’s much-anticipated games.
