Category Archives: Local
LOCAL | Earl "The Pearl" Banks Passes Away At 89
Following months of ill health, famed guitarist and bandleader Earl "The Pearl" Banks passed away this week at his Memphis home. Banks had a career spanning more than eight decades, making him a veter...
Aug 08, 2025
LOCAL | Former MPD Officer Pleads Guilty To 2021 Murder Of His Ex-Girlfriend's Boyfriend
An ex-Memphis police officer entered a guilty plea to federal charges related to the 2021 shooting death of his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend. Patric Ferguson admitted in court yesterday that he abducted ...
Aug 08, 2025
LOCAL | Germantown Man Held On $150,000 Bond After Soliciting Sex From Children At A Park
After reportedly attempting to solicit sex from children at a Germantown Park last week, a man was taken into custody. The bond for 38-year-old John T. Appling Jr. is $150,000. According to Germantown...
Aug 07, 2025 Bench in the local public park on a sunny summer day
LOCAL | Death Penalty Being Pursued By The State For Austin Drummond
On Thursday morning, Austin Drummond, the man charged of murdering a family of four in West Tennessee, was arraigned during an online court hearing. Since Drummond does not currently have legal repres...
Aug 07, 2025
TENNESSEE | Sen. Marsha Blackburn Officially Announces TN Governor Campaign
Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn declared on Wednesday that she would run for the open Tennessee governor's seat in 2026 With his announcement, Blackburn formally confirms what was long anticipat...
Aug 06, 2025
TIGERS | WREG To Begin Airing Memphis Tiger Athletics Shows After Signing New Contract
The University of Memphis coaches' shows and sports coverage will soon move to WREG. The university announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with Nexstar Media to provide Memphis Tigers athletics ...
Aug 06, 2025
LOCAL | Record-Breaking $12.1M Raised For 2025 St. Jude Telethon Race
The 2025 St. Jude Telethon is the most successful event in the telethon's 48-year history, having raised a record-breaking $12.1 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, surpassing the $11.6...
Aug 05, 2025 group of athletes running on asphalt street during marathon race, only legs with sport shoes
LOCAL | Former Shelby County Commissioner, Julian Bolton, Passes Away At 75
Attorney, civil rights activist, and former Shelby County commissioner Julian Bolton passed away on Monday at the age of 75. Bolton served for 24 years, making him the longest-serving county commissio...
Aug 05, 2025
QUADRUPLE MURDER SUSPECT CAPTURED
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Austin Drummond, the man wanted in a quadruple murder in West Tennessee, was taken into custody Tuesday morning, according to law enforcement. This comes after a shelter-in-place aler...
Aug 05, 2025
BREAKING | Third Arrest Made In West TN Quadruple Murders, Main Suspect Still Missing
In the ongoing fugitive search for Austin Drummond, a man wanted in connection with a quadruple murder in West Tennessee, a woman was taken into custody and charged Monday morning. Jackson, Tennessee ...
Aug 04, 2025
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