Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Lydian Kennin
A former Covington teacher who was arrested early in September for allegedly raping a child has been rearrested after she reportedly stalked and harassed the victim upon bonding out of jail.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 2:11 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin and Gray News staff
The victim, who has not been identified, was taken to the hospital in critical condition but has since been upgraded to non-critical.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 4:51 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin, Myracle Evans and Gray News staff
One witness said they saw the victim throwing items at the clerk before the shooting.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2023 at 11:15 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A two-year-old boy was pronounced dead Monday morning after being disciplined with a braided dog toy, according to the Memphis Police Department.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2023 at 4:04 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin
The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office has confirmed that dozens of criminal cases worked by the five former Memphis police officers charged with Tyre Nichols’ murder are now dropped.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2023 at 4:54 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A kidnapping suspect has been arrested and charged after police say he forced a man to get into his car, made him transfer funds to his Cash App, and then beat him afterward—all in broad daylight.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2023 at 4:30 PM EDT
|By Victoria Poirrier, Lydian Kennin and Jordan Gartner
A brave and quick-thinking 11-year-old girl helped save her family from a house fire over the weekend.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2023 at 8:27 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin and Tarvarious Haywood
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is investigating alongside the Brownsville Police Department after an 81-year-old woman was shot to death in her Brownsville, Tennessee, home Tuesday night.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 7:02 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A federal judge has dismissed a $1 million lawsuit filed by a Memphis-area poet against award-winning American singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift, accusing her of copyright infringement.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2023 at 11:33 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin
On Friday, the Dyersburg Police Department provided an update on K9 officer “Rex,” who they say is now recovering at home after he was struck by lightning during Tuesday’s severe storm.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2023 at 9:27 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A married Tipton County couple has been arrested and charged after their six-year-old daughter’s arm was intentionally broken and three neglected puppies were found outside their home in a cage, according to Tipton County Sheriff Shannon Beasley.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 8:48 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin
Former Memphis basketball star and LSU guard Danielle Ballard was fatally struck by a car Thursday morning in Raleigh, family confirmed.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2023 at 8:57 PM EDT
|By Jacob Gallant, Lydian Kennin and Jordan Gartner
A health care worker was fatally shot inside a clinic Tuesday in a suburb of Memphis.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2023 at 11:45 AM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A former Memphis police officer charged with first-degree murder is out of jail two years after being indicted for allegedly killing a man in the back of his squad car and later disposing of the body.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2023 at 11:44 PM EDT
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
The world of women’s basketball lost one of the greats this week. Collierville native Nikki McCray-Penson passed away at the age of 51, it was announced Friday.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2023 at 6:29 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin
Tennessee Senator Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) announced on Wednesday that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has seen “significant progress” in staffing and sexual assault kit processing at TBI Crime Laboratories since the end of 2022.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2023 at 9:14 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A 24-year-old has been arrested and charged after he allegedly found a gun in a couch and “accidentally” shot his friend in the face with it Sunday afternoon.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2023 at 11:37 PM EDT
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
An abandoned dog left for dead in a Cordova backyard now has a second chance at life, but the man who rescued him said the pup wound up saving him.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2023 at 1:46 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin and Jordan Gartner
A woman has been arrested and charged in the death of her own daughter.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2023 at 11:55 PM EDT
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
We asked the Shelby County District Attorney and a top defense attorney to explain how the law works, so there is no confusion as to how Memphians deal with escalating crime.
Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 12:04 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin and Emily Van de Riet
A watermelon vendor who has been selling fruit on a street corner every morning for the past 30 years was shot and killed on the job, police said.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 10:34 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two teenage girls were found dead and another was found in critical condition in the Fayette-Ware High School parking lot Tuesday.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 7:59 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin
On Thursday, May 4, an Olive Branch man was arrested on sexual abuse charges.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 9:53 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A woman is dead after being thrown from her vehicle in Midtown Friday evening.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2023 at 11:37 PM EDT
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
Tennessee lawmakers took a tough stance on school security Thursday in Nashville. The full Senate passed Governor Bill Lee’s sweeping school safety plan.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 5:12 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin
A Fayette County man’s beloved pet is fighting for his life at an animal hospital after he was shot in the chest with an arrow.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2023 at 5:08 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin
New families were treated to special photos of their little ones this Good Friday.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 12:51 PM EDT
|By Joel Griffin Moore, Lydian Kennin and Gray News staff
Police said officers responded to an armed party call at a convenience store
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 10:47 PM EDT
|By Joel Griffin Moore and Lydian Kennin
Memphis Police Department has confirmed that there have been two unidentified officers shot during an altercation with a suspect in Whitehaven.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 6:28 PM EDT
|By Lydian Kennin and Jordan Gartner
Authorities say a man was shot and killed in an argument while they were celebrating a birthday.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 5:52 PM EST
|By Lydian Kennin, Myracle Evans, Jordan Gartner and Walter Murphy
Police say a child suffered critical injuries after being attacked by a pack of pit bulls.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 8:39 AM EST
|By Lydian Kennin and Gray News staff
Jerry Lee Lewis III, the youngest son of Jerry Lee Lewis, was evicted from the Lewis Ranch on Sunday.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 8:18 AM EST
|By Joyce Peterson, Lydian Kennin and Gray News staff
In the middle of the night, one pilot’s crash pad became a crime scene.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 6:59 PM EST
|By Lydian Kennin
A federal lawsuit has been filed against FedEx seeking $3.5 million in damages by the family of an employee who was killed in a forklift accident in February 2022.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 5:23 PM EST
|By Lydian Kennin
The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) is investigating after they say eight severed cow heads were found illegally dumped in a Brownsville dumpster over the weekend.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 5:22 PM EST
|By Lydian Kennin
An 18-year-old has been charged after police say he carjacked a grandmother and 7-year-old girl outside their hotel in the wee hours of Thursday morning.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 10:01 PM EST
|By Lydian Kennin
A 23-year-old woman has been charged with voluntary manslaughter after she fatally shot her boyfriend after he allegedly hit her, the affidavit reads.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 4:14 PM EST
|By Lydian Kennin
Memphis wrestling legend Jerry Lawler is out of the ICU and will return to his Florida home Friday after suffering a massive stroke on Monday.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 10:38 AM EST
|By Lydian Kennin, Joyce Philippe and Amanda Alvarado
Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis sent a request to the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission for the decertification of all five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Nichols.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2023 at 3:11 PM EST
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
Action News 5 has learned that the Memphis police officer shot at the White Station Library on Thursday is still in critical condition at Regional One Hospital after being shot in the head.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 11:47 PM EST
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
Action News 5 obtained the personnel files of the five Memphis police officers fired and charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 3:15 PM EST
|By Lydian Kennin
Vice President Kamala Harris will be traveling to Memphis to attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols Wednesday morning, NBC reporter Priscilla Thompson confirmed Tuesday.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 7:45 PM EST
|By Lydian Kennin and Bria Bolden
Five Memphis police officers have been terminated following the completion of an administrative investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 7:29 PM EST
|By Lydian Kennin
Just hours after Kevin Watson was arrested for the murder of his ex-wife Britney Watson, missing out of Haywood County, a body was found, according to Haywood County Sheriff Billy Garrett Jr.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 1:58 PM EST
|By Lydian Kennin and Debra Worley
A 40-year-old woman is facing charges after being accused of attacking her 97-year-old grandmother, according to police.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 4:54 PM EST
|By Lydian Kennin
The Memphis Zoo announced the passing of one of its two timber wolves on Monday.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 11:57 PM EST
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
Lisa Marie Presley has died at the age of 54, four days after visiting Graceland to celebrate the life and legacy of her late father on his birthday.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 12:07 AM EST
|By Lydian Kennin
During Wednesday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs, Grizzlies star Ja Morant made things right for a young Grizzlies fan down on her luck.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 4:02 PM EST
|By Lydian Kennin
After serving eight faithful years with the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO), K-9 officer Aryzain, also known as “Ole Boy,” has hung up his “boots” and will enjoy his time in the comfort of his home, Sheriff Shannon Beasley announced Tuesday.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 10:35 AM EST
|By Myracle Evans, Stephanie Douglas and Lydian Kennin
State Senator London Lamar proposed an approach to tackling Tennessee’s backlog of untested rape kits.