Saturday, August 15 2009 9:33 AM EDT2009-08-15 14:33:56 GMT
Memphis Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery says he's not surprised former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton is considering entering the race to replace himself, but Lowery says he'd much rather discuss other things. More >>
Friday, August 14 2009 5:20 PM EDT2009-08-14 22:20:32 GMT
Friday morning, former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton told WDIA's Bobby Ojay that, despite the morning talk show host's chatter, he's not crazy, and he doesn't have a drug problem. More >>
Friday, August 14 2009 7:17 AM EDT2009-08-14 12:17:40 GMT
Just two weeks after leaving office, Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton pulled a petition Thursday to run in the special election to replace himself. And many Memphis voters say they're not pleased with the move. More >>
Friday, August 14 2009 7:17 AM EDT2009-08-14 12:17:15 GMT
Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton
Willie Herenton pulled a petition Thursday to run for Memphis mayor in the October special election. In a written statement, the former mayor said he still fully intends to run for Rep. Steve Cohen's House seat, but is concerned about the city's current direction.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 10:46 PM EDT2013-05-19 02:46:03 GMT
Grand Champions Sweet Swine O'Mine Championship BBQ Team Hot Wings 1st Place: Smoking Razorbacks 2nd Place: Prime Time BBQ 3rd Place: Suspicious RindsPatio Porkers 1st Place: Southaven Meathogs 2ndMore >>
Grand Champions Sweet Swine O'Mine Championship BBQ Team Hot Wings 1st Place: Smoking Razorbacks 2nd Place: Prime Time BBQ 3rd Place: Suspicious RindsPatio Porkers 1st Place: Southaven Meathogs 2ndMore >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:26 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:26:22 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Members of two Memphis gangs were convicted yesterday of first degree murder, especially aggravated robbery and criminal attempt to commit voluntary manslaughter. Cedric Mims, 17, and AllenMore >>
Members of two Memphis gangs were convicted yesterday of first degree murder, especially aggravated robbery and criminal attempt to commit voluntary manslaughter.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 8:19 PM EDT2013-05-19 00:19:39 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Grizzlies will begin its series against the San Antonio Spurs Sunday afternoon. Tickets for the first game in the series at FedExForum will go on sale Saturday at noon. Playoff ticketsMore >>
Tickets for the first game in the series against the San Antonio Spurs at FedExForum will go on sale Saturday at noon.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 7:44 PM EDT2013-05-18 23:44:16 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Memphis City Schools' top teachers are being honored in a new exhibit. In the South Main Arts District today MCS unveiled the multimedia exhibit titled "I teach. I am...an Irreplaceable." TheMore >>
Memphis City Schools' top teachers are being honored in a new exhibit.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 7:24 PM EDT2013-05-18 23:24:52 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Hurricane is home.The Hunt family was reunited with their three-year-old English bulldog today at Memphis Animal Services.MAS is reviewing video footage to see who turned the dog in.The dogMore >>
The Hunt family was reunited with their three-year-old English bulldog today at Memphis Animal Services.More >>
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton visited the WMC-TV 5 studios Friday evening for an explosive interview with Action News 5 Anchor Joe Birch.
The nearly twenty-minute interview aired live on Action News 5 at 5:00 p.m.
Herenton responded to questions about why he's considering a run for an office he just left, his criticism of Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery, and the $1 million dollar pricetag that comes with the upcoming special election.
Friday, May 17 2013 11:05 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:05:19 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Mid-South family pet was taken outside of a Memphis Home Depot Store. There are new leads in the case, but still no arrests. Halyn Hunt, 14, said a 3-year-old English Bulldog named HurricaneMore >>
A Mid-South family pet was taken outside of a Memphis Home Depot Store. There are new leads in the case, but still no arrests.More >>
Click here to see how much you would take home depending on which state you bought your winning lottery ticket in. BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Millions of people try their luck on big lottery games likeMore >>
Millions of people try their luck on big lottery games like Powerball every week. We wonder what the odds actually are that you'll choose the winning combinations. WAFB's Keitha Nelson talks with an expert on numbers.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 12:25 PM EDT2013-05-18 16:25:58 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a statewide AMBER Alert for a Georgia girl believed to be abducted by her father. The TBI believes they may travel through Tennessee on their wayMore >>
The 2-year-girl who was the center of a multi-state AMBER Alert was found safe at Southand Park Gaming and Racing in West Memphis Friday.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:29 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:29:02 GMT
(WMC TV) - Same boss. Same newspaper ad. Same consumer warning. Only the name of the company -- and the boss's conscience -- has seemed to change. "More >>
We knew there was something more to this company's sales pitch than just a name change.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 6:26 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:26:32 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Memphis Fire Department is on the scene of a traffic accident at Hawkins Mill Road and New Allen Road. According to reports, two children were ejected from a vehicle and two others are missing.AMore >>
Five people were taken to the hospital after a traffic accident at Hawkins Mill Road and New Allen Road.More >>
At the corner of Plank Rd. and Scenic Highway sits a Chevron gas station. It's off I-110 near Memorial Stadium. Around 10 p.m.Sunday, a family stopped here to get gas. "Upon our arrival, we located threeMore >>
A man said he, his wife and his daughter were all punched because they were in the "wrong neighborhood" when they stopped to get gas at night. More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:53 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:53:42 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A White Station football coach resigned following allegations that he physically disciplined a player. Memphis City Schools leaders said Devin Rutherford handed in his resignation Wednesday. RutherfordMore >>
A White Station football coach resigned following allegations that he physically disciplined a player.More >>
South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters. Pyongyang routinely test-launches such missiles.More >>
North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy...More >>
