Category Archives: Memphis Morning News

LOCAL | West TN Drug Task Force Bust Rental With 254 Pounds Of Promethazine
During a traffic stop on Interstate 40 in Haywood County on Wednesday, drugs, money, and firearms were discovered in a rental car, resulting in the arrest of four individuals. Agents from the West Ten...
Josh Rivera Jul 25, 2025

NATIONAL | Jazz Legend Chuck Mangione Passes Away At 84
Chuck Mangione, a Grammy Award-winning jazz legend, passed away at home on Tuesday. According to several reports, the musician, who gained notoriety for his 1977 album Feels so Good, passed away in hi...
Josh Rivera Jul 24, 2025

LOCAL | Memphis Rap Artist GloRilla Arrested For Felony Drug Possession In Georgia
A day before GloRilla was scheduled to perform as the main act at FedExForum in Memphis, the Forsyth County Sheriff's Department announced on Thursday that she was arrested this week in Georgia on dru...
Josh Rivera Jul 24, 2025

BREAKING | WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan Dies At 71
According to the WWE, Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea passed away on Thursday. He was 71 years old. Hogan was treated by fire and rescue personnel after being taken to a nearby hospital, where he was declar...
Josh Rivera Jul 24, 2025

LOCAL | Memphis Showboats Rumored To Be Leaving, Not Confirmed
After three disappointing seasons, the Memphis Showboats could be leaving Memphis....again. The United Football League is reportedly finding new homes for the Birmingham Stallions, Houston Roughnecks,...
Josh Rivera Jul 23, 2025

LOCAL | Search Teams Identify Three Missing Men In The Mississippi River
On Wednesday morning, the search at Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park resumed after three men were reported missing on the Mississippi River north of Memphis on Tuesday evening. The men were swimming an...
Josh Rivera Jul 23, 2025

BREAKING | Legendary Rock Star Ozzy Osbourne Has Died At 76
Ozzy Osbourne, 76-year-old iconic rock star from Black Sabbath front man has passed away. "It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has ...
Josh Rivera Jul 22, 2025

LOCAL | Fire Breaks Out At Recycling Plant In South Memphis, $500K In Damages
A recycling plant caught fire late Monday night, igniting fires in the staff parking area of the Hershey Factory. A little after 11 p.m., the Memphis Fire Department reports that they went to a fire i...
Josh Rivera Jul 22, 2025

LOCAL | Gunshots Fired At Tom Lee Park, Two Arrested
According to Memphis Police, shots were fired at Tom Lee Park late Monday night, resulting in the arrest of two men and the citation of another. Officers said they responded to a report of gunfire at ...
Josh Rivera Jul 22, 2025

LOCAL | Tigers Guard Sincere Parker Pleads Not Guilty After Appearing In Court On An Assault Charge
After being arrested on Saturday for allegedly assaulting his fiance in late May, Memphis Tigers guard Sincere Parker appeared in court for the first time this morning. Parker was accused of vandalism...
Josh Rivera Jul 21, 2025