Category Archives: National Top Stories
LOCAL | Memphis' 2008 Team To Be Honored During St. Jude Tip Off Classic vs. Calipari-Led Arkansas
Before the Memphis Tigers' basketball preseason game against Arkansas on October 27 at the FedExForum, Razorbacks coach John Calipari and many members of Memphis' 07-08 team will be celebrated for the...
Oct 21, 2025
LOCAL | New DOJ Reports Shows Memphis Safe Task Force Has Reduced Monthly Crime Reports In October
According to the U.S. Marshals Service, a criminal who admitted to being a part of a street gang in Memphis was arrested by the Memphis Safe Task Force for weapons possession. Federal charges of felon...
Oct 21, 2025
LOCAL | Motion For Restraining Order In A Lawsuit Challenging National Guard's Deployment Denied By Judge
A motion for a restraining order in a lawsuit challenging the National Guard's deployment in Memphis was denied by a judge. A lawsuit was filed last Friday against Governor Bill Lee by a number of sta...
Oct 20, 2025 Troops in formation.
LOCAL | Gov. Bill Lee Sued By Local Lawmakers Over National Guard Deployment
On Friday, a number of state and municipal legislators sued Governor Bill Lee, contesting the Tennessee National Guard's presence in Memphis. The deployment is all part of the Trump administration's c...
Oct 17, 2025
LOCAL | County Mayor Lee Harris Accuses Memphis Safe Task Force Of Racially Profiling Hispanics
On Tuesday, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris accused the Memphis Safe Task Force with racial profiling and illegal stops. The Memphis Safe Task Force has been making arrests for three weeks now, and Har...
Oct 15, 2025 Rear view of two multiracial police officers arresting a criminal suspect, a man with his hands handcuffed behind his back. One of the officers is an African-American man and the other is a policewoman, both in their 40s.
BREAKING | Titans Fire Head Coach Brian Callahan After 1-5 Start
Following a 1-5 start to the season, the Tennessee Titans have fired head coach Brian Callahan on Monday. The team attributed the decision on not meeting their standards and not growing sufficiently. ...
Oct 13, 2025
LOCAL | National Guard Troops Seen Patrolling With Police Officers In Downtown Memphis
The National Guard is now officially in Memphis. On Friday morning, WREG reporters captured video of four military personnel going down Riverside Drive at Tom Lee Park beside a police officer. The Nat...
Oct 10, 2025 Troops in formation.
LOCAL | AG Pam Bondi Confirms 562 Arrests In Memphis Safe Task Force Update
In a social media post Thursday morning, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi gave an update on the Memphis Safe Task Force's work, stating that 144 illegal firearms had been seized and 562 arrests had bee...
Oct 09, 2025 Rear view of two multiracial police officers arresting a criminal suspect, a man with his hands handcuffed behind his back. One of the officers is an African-American man and the other is a policewoman, both in their 40s.
BREAKING | State Rep. Pearson Announces Campaign Against Rep. Cohen For U.S. House Seat
Representative Justin J. Pearson of Tennessee declared his intention to run against incumbent Congressman Steve Cohen for the 9th District U.S. House seat. In 2023, Pearson was one of three Tennessee ...
Oct 08, 2025
LOCAL | MPD Chief Announces TN National Guard Troops Likely Deploying To Memphis On Friday
On Tuesday morning, Chief of the Memphis Police Department CJ Davis, stated that the Memphis Safe Task Force probably consists of over 700 federal law enforcement officers in the city, with some repre...
Oct 07, 2025 Troops in formation.
