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Deah and Nicholas Martin of Memphis face animal cruelty charges after police say the pair moved out of their duplex and left their dog locked inside without food or water. Investigators say the dog was alone for about two weeks before he was found by a maintenance man.
Oscar-winning thespian Kathy Bates Friday returned to the very place she first caught the acting bug. The "Misery" and "Fried Green Tomatoes" actress spent the afternoon visiting White Station High School for the first time since her graduation in 1966.
The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed Friday when the bus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said.
The attorney for the mother whose little children died in a fire while they were home alone is working to shift the blame onto Memphis City School's bus cuts.
Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision. Watch today at 4:00pm on WMC-TV 5!
A plea agreement has been reached in the case of Heather Ellis, a Mid-South medical student who pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and disturbing the peace at a Walmart in Kennett, Missouri.
If you bought Friday's edition of the Memphis Commercial Appeal, you probably saw a sticker advertising a Bernie Madoff Auction at the Cordova Esplanade Conference Complex. Madoff's name, now synonymous with his Ponzi Scheme, is an attention getter, but the Better Business Bureau's Randy Hutchinson says potential buyers should be cautious.
Tennessee's new law allowing people with handgun permits to be armed in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol is unconstitutionally vague, a judge ruled on Friday.
Memphis police say they know who pulled the trigger in the Thursday murder of a Memphis teen, but so far no one has been charged.
Ku Klux Klansmen say they'll protest Saturday at the University of Mississippi. Grand titan Shane Tate of Tupelo says members are unhappy because Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones told the band to drop a pep song after some fans had been chanting "the South will rise again."
Friday, a jury began deliberating the fate of a woman at the center of a racially charged line-cutting controversy.
Students at Tennessee's public colleges and universities could be facing a 5 percent tuition increase.
A non-profit organization based in Knoxville is working locally to help transport rescued animals to good homes.
Preservationists hoping to save the Zippin Pippin at the closed Libertyland amusement park in Memphis are upset that demolition crews tore out a piece of the roller coaster this week.
Former President Bill Clinton has talked to two busloads of schoolchildren about his presidency and issues around the world during a visit to his library.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett says he is redoubling efforts to remove dead people from voter registration rolls around the state.
Virginia State Police say one person was killed when a tour bus belonging to Miley Cyrus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star was not on board.
Mesaba Airlines is asking for a federal subsidy to offer three daily flights from Tupelo Regional Airport.
Sandra Bullock and other stars gathered in New Orleans Thursday evening for the world premiere of "The Blind Side", the story of a Memphis teen's journey from the projects to professional football stardom.
Kyle Dinger, 21, said she's always dreamed of having a bigger bustline. Now a Web site is helping the mother of two achieve her dream -- for free.
Spoiling food in Frayser, a 2-time loser in Whitehaven and one big winner in Collierville!
Investigators say neighbors in Southeast Memphis found a man hanging from a tree in his backyard.
An armed man approached a woman in the parking lot of a Summer Avenue supermarket and threatened to hurt her 1-year-old son if she didn't hand over her purse.
Shelby County Sheriff's detectives said a man was found shot to death inside his car Thursday night.
Memphis police are looking for at least two suspects who assaulted two brothers, shooting one man and taking off in his car.
Memphis police say a pregnant woman was shot around 10:00 Thursday night in the 3600 block of Macon Road.
Action News 5 Reporter Anna Marie Hartman received a lesson - and a view from the top of the Orpheum Theatre - from the acrobats of Cirque Dreams Holidaze, a unique show in town to kick off the holiday season.
A backhoe continued clearing out wooden tracks Tuesday from what was once Elvis' favorite amusement park ride: the Zippin Pippin.
Three school districts and a coalition of charter schools have agreed to be test kitchens for some radical ideas for improving teacher quality - from paying new teachers to spend another year practicing before getting their own class to letting student test scores affect teacher pay.
A burglary suspect in Olive Branch made an unlikely stop after committing a crime Wednesday. The suspect, 28-year-old Billy Buntin, applied for a job at All-Star Waste System in Olive Branch after allegedly trying to steal from a nearby home.
It may not a be a typical wish for a 14-year-old girl, but Thursday, a Mid-South girl suffering from terminal brain tumors had her dreams come true.
For the first time Wednesday, jurors got a look at what happened inside a Kennett Wal-Mart three years ago, as they viewed surveillance video of an argument that started over a place in line.
The NCAA is defending the secrecy of its response to the University of Memphis' appeal, saying member schools require confidentiality before a ruling.
Memphis police are searching for a suspect they say is responible for a string of recent robberies.
Tennessee Valley Authority's top executives were told Thursday during a meeting in Kentucky not to expect performance bonuses this year because of a drop in electricity sales due to the poor economy and the massive coal ash spill at the Kingston plant in Tennessee.
A Mid-South man says he's willing to go to court over a gravel roadway leading to his house. Halls resident Dave Burris says the road is the county's responsibility, but county officials disagree.
Congressional budget crunchers said Thurday the Democrats' latest health care plan would hold down federal red ink for at least 20 years, an assessment that gave supporters hope as the Senate moved gingerly toward a historic debate.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Gibbons says he is releasing five years of tax returns and his current investment information to the media.
Federal regulators have authorized Entergy Corp.'s utilities in two states to leave a multi-state agreement - a move expected to save money for ratepayers in Arkansas.
A problem with the FAA system that collects airlines' flight plans caused widespread flight cancellations and delays nationwide Thursday. It was the second time in 15 months that a glitch in the flight plan system caused delays.
Singer Richard Marx and children from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis will flip the switch Friday to begin the holiday season at Graceland.
The DeSoto County Public School District has asked a federal judge to reject the ACLU's request to lift the indefinite suspension of a student who was accused of using gang signs during a school assembly.
Tupelo aldermen have approved an ordinance that requires motorists to switch lanes or provide a 3- to 6-foot buffer zone when passing someone on foot, horseback, bicycle, motorcycle, scooter or farm equipment.
A solar design and installation company says it has put in service the largest solar electric system of its kind in the state.
For one year, Memphis police officer April Leatherwood lived in the shadows of Memphis crime. Leatherwood was deep undercover, posing as a junkie, Summer Smith. But buying drugs and busting dealers was only part of her job. She also had to gain their trust.
TennCare officials say they will be forced to cut some enrollee benefits if Gov. Phil Bredesen asks them to make a 9 percent reduction in spending.
An 18-year-old student of Raleigh-Egypt high school was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon as he walked home from school.
Memphis Mayor AC Wharton paused to outline the key issues Memphians will see him tackle in the coming months during a presentation Wednesday.
Wednesday, Regional Medical Center Board Chairman Gene Holcomb met with Shelby County Commissioners to discuss a recent report revealing The MED might have to close its emergency room if they don't get an extra $32 million by next February.
Hundreds of Sarah Palin fans lined up Wednesday at a Michigan book store to get the chance to meet the former Alaska governor as she kicked off a national tour for her book "Going Rogue."
Fresh off her triumph at the Country Music Association Awards, Taylor Swift has netted a deal to create a line of greeting cards.
A two-year-old Olive Branch boy came to his mother's rescue last Friday when he helped her give birth. According to his mother, Bobbye Favazza, it was a fairly typical birth, except for the fact that her son Jeremiah, 2, actually helped with the delivery, which happened on the family couch.
Memphis police released new pictures Wednesday of a Mid-South bar owner as he robbed local bank. Investigators say Gregg Drew held up the Trust One Bank last Friday wearing a khaki suit, a yellow tie, a black wig, a fake mustache, and a white mask as a disguise.
Trial for the woman at the center of a controversy that started at a Walmart in the Missouri Bootheel began with jury selection Wednesday.
Kellogg Co. says there will be a nationwide shortage of its popular Eggo frozen waffles until next summer because of interruptions in production at two of the four plants that make them.
The wife of a Bolton High school teacher arrested for beating her in front of their kids is talking about what happened that night.
Shelby County Commissioner Joe Ford has a clear picture of his mission as interim mayor, which he outlined Wednesday to Action News 5's Kontji Anthony.
Hollywood hits home this week with the nationwide theatrical release of "The Blind Side," the remarkable true life story of a Mid-South family and its adopted son. The story became a New York Times bestseller before being turned into a movie.
Cole Aldrich had 18 points, 11 rebounds and blocked five shots, helping top-ranked Kansas overcome a sloppy night to hold off Memphis 57-55 in a rematch of the 2008 national championship game Tuesday.
Tupelo officials have approved the sale of liquor on Sundays, while Olive Branch, another north Mississippi city, has extend hours for alcohol sales at restaurants and bars.
Members of the Shelby County Commission selected Commissioner Joe Ford as the county's interim mayor during a special vote Tuesday afternoon.
Authorities busted a meth located directly across the street from a grocery store Tuesday evening in Somerville.
A Germantown man has been charged with second degree murder in the death of his 16-month-old child Saturday evening.
A Bolton High School teacher is charged with domestic violence after a fight witnessed by his own child.
The Memphis school board is expected to sign an agreement with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that will provide $90 million for a plan to change how teachers are hired, evaluated and retained.
Gov. Phil Bredesen says he won't choose sides in the Democratic gubernatorial primary contest.
State health officials say more than 33,000 calls have been received at a toll-free line created more than three years ago to help Tennesseans quit smoking.
The long fight to win state approval for a hospital in Olive Branch has taken another step forward.
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