Thursday, December 22, 2016

Police: Man shot at Memphis motel in October dies and other top stories.

  • Police: Man shot at Memphis motel in October dies

    Police: Man shot at Memphis motel in October dies
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  • Memphis Police investigating shootout in East Memphis

    Memphis Police investigating shootout in East Memphis
    Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Gunfire erupted in the area of Mt. Moriah and Ridgeway Friday night, sending two people to the hospital. "I love the city, man, but like I said, it's time for a change somewhere, man," said Jazemon Adams. Adams doesn't have words for the violence he keeps hearing about. "I mean I don't know what to say, the city gotta get it together," he said. The latest shooting happened right next to the grocery store he goes to. According..
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  • 2 charged in death of music teacher

    2 charged in death of music teacher
    MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - Two men have been arrested and charged in the murder of a Shelby County School teacher.Police said Christopher Waters, 30, was found unresponsive in his home in the 5400 block of Pipers Gap Drive, just before 10:30 a.m. Friday. Waters was pronounced dead on the scene.Investigators said Waters was possibly killed during a home invasion."It's heartbreaking," coworker CJ Averwater said. "Just selfishly, we're going to miss him each and every day, just his smile. He ..
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  • Memphis high school state champions honored with victory parade

    Memphis high school state champions honored with victory parade
    MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - Four Memphis high school football teams were honored on Saturday for bringing home state championships.Whitehaven, East, Trezevant, and Lausanne all won state football championships this year, and Saturday morning, City of Memphis and Shelby County Schools held a parade to celebrate.“It’s a phenomenal thing to have four teams with this kind of support,” said Polenski Sims, a Lausanne parent.Proud parents, alumni, and fans came together to show their support for a..
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  • Memphis ice rink opens to public

    Memphis ice rink opens to public 2016-12-11T04:02:55Z2016-12-11T14:43:08ZBy WMCActionNews5.com Staff (Source: WMC Action News 5) MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - Memphis’ first riverfront ice rink opened this weekend, and families showed up to enjoy the winter fun.If you’re not quite ready to skate, the rink has live music, sing-along nights, food trucks, and even Wi-Fi.“It's just something different,” one happy skater said. “We don't have this in Memphis, so it was fun."The rink is on River..
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  • Jobs have finally come back to Memphis

    Employment rate(Photo: Stock image)For years this town asked when will all the jobs come back.Now there aren’t enough workers.This is a nice quandary for Memphis.The 2008 recession wiped out more than 50,000 jobs in the metropolitan area.Over the last year, hiring sped up for full- and part-time jobs. Nearly 17,500 more residents of Greater Memphis are employed compared to last year, one of the largest year-over-year gains in the last quarter century.As summer turned to fall, the unemployment ra..
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  • Memphis Grizzlies maul Warriors, 110-89

    Memphis Grizzlies maul Warriors, 110-89
    The Memphis Grizzlies (17-8) came out and fought like injured beasts. The Warriors (20-4) came out like a confused, disjointed mash unit. It was supposed to be a good game. The NBA's best offense in the Warriors (115.1 points per 100 possessions) against the best Defense in the Grizzlies (defensive rating of 99.9). It didn't quite work out that way. The score at the end of the first quarter the score reflected the Memphis mauling as they led 31-16 and the second quarter wasn't much better- espe..
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  • game recap

    game recap
    MEMPHIS, Tenn. - University of Memphis sophomore Dedric Lawson flirted with a triple-double on Saturday afternoon against UAB with 24 points, 10 rebounds, ...
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  • Women's Basketball Heads To Southern Illinois Sunday

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team heads north for its only trip in the month of December as it takes on Southern Illinois ...
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  • Memphis students pitch their startup ideas, our future

    Memphis students pitch their startup ideas, our future
    Buy PhotoDecember 10, 2016 - Myles Franklin, 17, and others listen during a "Pitch Night" event led by the organization Let's Innovate Through Education (LITE) at Memphis Bioworks Foundation. Twenty-five students made speed pitches in booths and eight finalists gave presentations to an audience who voted to decide which student would receive a cash prize to go toward realizing their idea.(Photo: Brandon Dill/Special to The Commercial Appeal)Buy PhotoTwenty-five high-minded students from low-inco..
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