Owner of bar closed for underage prostitution has another Memphis ...
Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- WREG learned new information about a Memphis bar shut down for drugs, violence, and underage prostitution. The owners of Las Vegas Bar and Grill on North White Station are expected to face a judge this week to figure out if they will be allowed to reopen. People who work and live nearby were concerned about how little girls were allowed to be sold for sex inside. To the naked eye, nothing out of the ordinary was going on at t..>> view originalCity Council member looks to build veteran's home in Memphis
Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- With tens of thousands of veterans in Shelby County, a local City Council member is working on creating a resolution that will help them in their time of need. "I`ve been told by various group of individuals this is something that is definitely needed," said City Council member Edmund Ford Jr. He's talking about a veterans home for those who have served our country. "You look at individuals who fought in WWII, Saigon, Korea, ..>> view originalMayor makes sandwiches, serves salad at Memphis food mission
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - Volunteers generally shun the limelight, but when you’re the city’s top leader, these kinds of things become known. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland quietly has devoted one Sunday a month at a Memphis soup kitchen for decades.Of his service making bologna sandwiches, assembling plates, and serving salad, the Mayor said, “It makes you feel good, makes you feel useful, and the folks we serve are very appreciative.”We found the Mayor at 1306 Monroe Ave. on Sunday, Janua..>> view originalTenn. attorney general's ruling on public records relevant in Memphis
The Commercial Appeal Published 6:07 a.m. CT Jan. 17, 2017 | Updated 4 hours agoAttorney General Herbert H. Slatery III(Photo: Submitted)Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III served up a timely reminder last week for the state’s public officials when he issued an opinion that they cannot skirt open-government laws by outsourcing essential governmental functions.In an advisory opinion issued Friday, Slatery wrote that any records obtained by a third party hired ..>> view originalMemphis honors MLK Jr. with Day of Service
CLOSE MLK Day Events in Memphis Jim Weber/The Commercial AppealBuy PhotoMelvin Bledsoe gives Congressman Steve Cohen a standing ovation after Cohen announces he will boycott the Presidential inaguration during a speech at the Be the Dream Commemorative Celebration at Mason Temple.(Photo: Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal)Buy PhotoOn a dark, rainy night in Memphis nearly 49 years ago, the day before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s voice reverberated through Mason Temple as h..>> view original12 arrested at anti-pipeline protest at Valero Memphis Refinery
Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. รข€” Protesters spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Valero Memphis Refinery, organizing against the Diamond Pipeline. The Diamond Pipeline is a proposed crude oil pipeline that would run from Cushing, Oklahoma, through Arkansas, to the Memphis refinery. Twelve people were taken into custody at the protest, five for obstruction of highway passage and seven for disorderly conduct, criminal trespassing and obstruction of highway..>> view originalMemphis Weather: Scattered showers in store for the Mid-South
by: Brittani Dubose, Joey Sulipeck, Lindsey Monroe, Patrick Pete Updated: Jan 16, 2017 - 10:46 PM A cold front is moving the Mid-South, bringing in showers and non-severe storms. Pockets of heavy rain, thunder, lightning, and strong wind gusts will be likely through midnight as the front passes. Rain chance near 80%. Temperatures are currently in the upper 60s with southerly winds at 10-15 mph – gusting to 25 mph. OVERNIGHT: Cloudy with scattered showers overnight – especially for ar..>> view originalPedestrian killed in South Memphis
3 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutPedestrian killed in South Memphis A pedestrian was killed after hit by several cars Tuesday morning on Lamar and BellevueSent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Pedestrian killed in South Memphis File art(Photo: file art)A pedestrian was killed after being struck by several vehicles in Sout..>> view originalJerry Lawler's Memphis BBQ Company coming to Cordova
Buy PhotoTwo red metal folding chairs, like the make-do weapons bad guys use to pound opponents, rest atop a stack of boxes at Jerry Lawler's Memphis BBQ Company.(Photo: Tom Bailey / The Commercial Appeal)Buy PhotoA Cordova restaurant, which appears close to opening, blends two Memphis icons: Barbecue and professional wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler.The new owners are not ready to comment, but a peek through the front glass revealed an interior-decor theme with signature moves.Two, un-boxed red..>> view originalTBI investigating Shelby County Penal Farm, Memphis Mental ...
Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said special agents are investigating allegations involving employees at the Memphis Mental Health Institute and inmates at the Shelby County Penal Farm. TBI Spokesperson, Josh DeVine, said the investigation began Friday at the request of Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich. On Monday, WREG spoke to several people coming and going from the building in the medical district. Those wh..>> view original
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