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‘He was the best:’ Climbers head back to Memphis Rox to honor employee shot and killed
Memphis Rox reopened its doors around 1 p.m. on Sunday bringing in crowds of climbers to honor Jarmond Johnson.
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MPD: Man critically injured after shooting in Oakhaven
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Man hospitalized after shooting in Riverview, police say
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MPD: Man killed in overnight shooting on Southern Avenue, 1 man detained
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Bellevue Baptist Church announces 8th pastor
Updated: 6 hours ago
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Action News 5 Staff
The call to lead the church was extended to Ben Mandrell, CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources.
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Man injured after gas station shooting in South Memphis, police say
Updated: 6 hours ago
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Rose Johnson
Officers responded to the shooting just after 8:10 a.m. at the Exxon on 2231 South Third Street near East Mallory Avenue.
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Man dead after shooting on Elvis Presley Blvd., police say
Updated: 6 hours ago
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Rose Johnson
Police responded to the shooting just before 8:00 a.m. on Elvis Presley near Elliston Road.
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Memphis Rox to reopen with special event to honor employee killed in shooting
Updated: 16 hours ago
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Rose Johnson
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Action News 5 Staff
The gym reopens at 1:00 p.m., followed by a short remembrance that will begin at 1:15 p.m.and the group climb will start at 1:30 p.m.
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This Day in History: Hottest day in Memphis history
Updated: 16 hours ago
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Rose Johnson
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Action News 5 Staff
The temperature reached 108 degrees, breaking records in the Bluff city.
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Man injured after car hits pole, SCSO says
Updated: 18 hours ago
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Rose Johnson
The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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6 adults, 2 minors charged in drug and gun bust, according to Collierville police
Updated: Jul. 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM CDT
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Chauncy Johnson
Saturday night, the Collierville Police Department reported a mass drug and gun bust involving 8 people.
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MPD: Shots fired after three-vehicle crash in Raleigh, man hospitalized
Updated: Jul. 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM CDT
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Chauncy Johnson
The Memphis Police Department is investigating a shooting and crash that took place late Saturday night.
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‘It’s definitely necessary:’ Crowds of people flood Tanger Outlets for tax-free weekend
Updated: Jul. 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM CDT
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Michaela Redmond
Tax-free weekend kicked off in Mississippi on Friday and continues through Sunday.
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Grizzlies agree to contract buyout with Cole Anthony, plans to sign with Bucks
Updated: Jul. 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM CDT
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Chauncy Johnson
As part of the Desmond Bane trade last month, Cole Anthony was sent to Memphis from the Orlando Magic.
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Elon Musk’s AI system, Grok, apologizes for antisemitic comments
Updated: Jul. 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM CDT
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Chauncy Johnson
On July 8, Grok, the artificially intelligent chatbot, made several concerning posts on X that sparked controversy.
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MPD: City Watch canceled for missing 69-year-old woman
Updated: Jul. 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM CDT
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Chauncy Johnson
The Memphis Police Department has cancelled a city watch for a 69-year-old woman on Saturday evening.
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America’s oldest living Tuskegee Airman to celebrate 105th birthday
Updated: Jul. 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM CDT
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Chauncy Johnson
Sergeant Thomas Franklin Vaughns will be celebrating his 105th birthday at Barraque Street Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon.
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World record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone pulls out of Ed Murphy Classic due to high fever
Updated: Jul. 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM CDT
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Chauncy Johnson
The Ed Murphey Classic announced on Saturday that Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will not be competing due to a high fever.
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Pedestrian injured after being hit by vehicle in Midtown, police say
Updated: Jul. 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM CDT
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Action News 5 Staff
Around 3:00 a.m., the area was blocked off on Union Avenue and South Claybrook Street.
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TN horse rescue fulfills wish for man with a ‘debilitating disease’
Updated: Jul. 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM CDT
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Kassidy Brown
VEA was able to fulfill the man’s wish of seeing a white horse in person.
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Tunica shooting leaves 1 woman dead, 2 injured, including 6-year-old girl, police say
Updated: Jul. 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM CDT
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Chauncy Johnson
The Tunica County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that took place Friday night.
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High school football player in ICU for heat-related illness following practice
Updated: Jul. 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM CDT
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Imani Williams
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Jacob Gallant
The mother of Joshua Henderson says he passed out on the football field at Bolton High School on Monday, and since then, their lives have changed.
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Campbell Clinic dedicates building to former physician
Updated: Jul. 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM CDT
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Chauncy Johnson
The Campbell Clinic Collierville location will be dedicating a building to one of their former colleagues, Doctor Benjamin Mauck.
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Search underway for hotel carjacker who ditched woman’s stolen car less than a mile away, per MPD
Updated: Jul. 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM CDT
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Lydian Coombs
Surveillance video shows the moment police say a man robbed a woman of her car outside a hotel on Elvis Presley Boulevard early Thursday morning.
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Funeral service scheduled for MFD firefighter killed in motorcycle crash on I-240
Updated: Jul. 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM CDT
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Chauncy Johnson
Gary White, 54, passed away on Sunday, July 6, in a motorcycle crash.,
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‘Children were her life:’ Baptist East pediatric nurse killed in crash honored and remembered
Updated: Jul. 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM CDT
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Michaela Redmond
Elizabeth ‘Beth’ Fredrickson spent decades as a nurse and worked at Baptist Women’s Hospital on Humphrey’s Blvd. for over 30 years.
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Jackson man turns self in days after hotel shooting
Updated: Jul. 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM CDT
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Darrion Newsome
A suspected gunman is now behind bars after being wanted for aggravated assault in Jackson, Tennessee.
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Priest-in-training arrested for possessing child pornography
Updated: Jul. 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM CDT
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Jacob Gallant
DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office arrested a priest-in-training accused of possessing child pornography.
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Woman charged after daughter’s ‘mummified’ corpse found at hotel, SCSO says
Updated: Jul. 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM CDT
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Chauncy Johnson
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has charged a woman for abusing her daughter’s corpse and not reporting her dead body in a hotel room.
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Secret Service removes card skimmers from Memphis metro after 100s of businesses searched
Updated: Jul. 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM CDT
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Lydian Coombs
Four card-skimming devices have been seized from various businesses around the Memphis metropolitan area thanks to a collaborative, two-day search and seizure operation launched by federal investigators.
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Tax-free weekend to run from Friday to Sunday in Mississippi
Updated: Jul. 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM CDT
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By
Chauncy Johnson
July 11 to 13 will be tax-free for shoppers in Mississippi.
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Celebration of Life announced for FedEx founder Fred Smith
Updated: Jul. 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM CDT
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By
Jacob Gallant
A celebration of life is set to honor FedEx founder Fred Smith.
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