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|By Action News 5 Staff
The Shelby County Health Department reported 430 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths Sunday morning.
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An early morning of violence in Memphis left four dead and some injured.
Updated: 2 hours ago
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The goal of Inspiration4′s mission was to raise $200 million to donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Updated: 18 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.
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Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
The Arkansas Department of Health is monitoring the spread of COVID-19 daily.
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.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2021 at 2:53 PM CDT
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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.
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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 5:14 PM CDT
|By Olivia Gunn
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) identified the suspect as 34-year-old Andrew Christian.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 4:45 PM CDT
|By Olivia Gunn
Two suspects wanted in the murder of a teen were arrested in Tunica County Friday.
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 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 2:20 PM CDT
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Memphis Police responded to a crash at Kirby Parkway and Golden Park Friday morning.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 2:14 PM CDT
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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 1:52 PM CDT
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MPD released a video of the Monday afternoon crash on South Mendenhall Road.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 12:51 PM CDT
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Shelby County Health Department reported an additional nine COVID-19 related deaths within the last 4 hours.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 12:38 PM CDT
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According to Fayette County Schools, administrators called law enforcement after learning about the threat against Fayette-Ware High School.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 10:34 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
Mississippi has surpassed New Jersey as the state with the highest rate of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S.
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 9:47 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 9:29 AM CDT
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It happened around 2 a.m. on Finley Road near Millbranch in Whitehaven.
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 9:15 AM CDT
|By Hannah Wallsmith
Police say it’s believed the shooting came after an argument at another location with a known male suspect.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 11:21 PM CDT
|By Joyce Peterson
President Joe Biden and Tate Reeves have been taking verbal jabs at each other during the pandemic.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 11:05 PM CDT
|By Olivia Gunn
Shelby County Schools (SCS) and the University of Memphis (UofM) are continuing their collaborative effort to create more teachers in the Mid-South.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 10:41 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
31 area leaders from across the Greater Memphis area will unite to fight breast cancer with the American Cancer Society throughout the month of October by wearing pink and raising money.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 9:56 PM CDT
|By Olivia Gunn
A suspect wanted for rape in Helena-West Helena is in custody.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 9:34 PM CDT
|By Arianna Poindexter
World Relief Memphis, a Christian humanitarian organization, is ready to welcome 36 Afghan refugees to the Bluff City.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 6:55 PM CDT
|By Olivia Gunn
R. Bernard Funeral Services is being investigated by the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance.
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. 16, 2021 at 4:56 PM CDT
|By Josh Carter
The months-long tit for tat between Governor Tate Reeves and President Joe Biden shows no sign of slowing down.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 3:43 PM CDT
|By Olivia Gunn
A man is dead following a shooting in Memphis Thursday afternoon.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 3:24 PM CDT
|By Olivia Gunn
The street value of the fentanyl is estimated at $110,000.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 3:06 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
The mayor tested positive Friday even though he was fully vaccinated.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 2:57 PM CDT
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It’s not every day the faces of Memphis wrestling get together, but when they do they make a statement.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 2:50 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
Shelby County deputies are on the scene of a barricade situation in Raleigh.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 2:27 PM CDT
|By Olivia Gunn
A deadly 2019 shooting involving law enforcement in Memphis has been ruled legally justified.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 1:14 PM CDT
|By Tucker Robbins
Memphis Madness is returning to the Bluff City with the date set for October 13 at the FedExForum.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 10:29 AM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
Shelby County is slowly inching towards its goal of having 700,000 people fully vaccinated.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 11:37 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
A man is facing several charges after he was found with a 13-year-old girl in his car.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 10:25 PM CDT
|By Olivia Gunn
The cut comes after multiple pleas from neighbors on Severson Avenue.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 10:16 PM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger and Sam Luther
The Clinton native is working to evacuate military contract dogs left in Afghanistan following the American withdrawal.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 10:14 PM CDT
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
The Senate Education Committee held a hearing to learn more about the elements that impact teacher pay.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 10:12 PM CDT
|By Kelly Roberts
As some hospital numbers start to level out across the Mid-South, deaths are going up. At this point in the pandemic, one in 500 people in the United States has died of COVID-19.