Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:49 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:49:28 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A flood frustrated resident in a Southaven neighborhood called her backyard an ocean after severe weather Tuesday. Inside Louise Rinhart's home is not much better. "Carpet and I got hardwoodMore >>
A flood frustrated resident in a Southaven neighborhood called her backyard an ocean after severe weather Tuesday.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:45 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:45:37 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Officials are on the scene of a two vehicle crash on Interstate 40 eastbound and Austin Peay Highway.Memphis police shut down eastbound traffic on the interstate around 9:55 p.m. Tuesday.KeepMore >>
Officials are on the scene of a two vehicle crash on Interstate 40 eastbound and Austin Peay Highway.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:43 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:43:21 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Firefighters escorted several families from their flooded homes in Horn Lake after a rain-swollen creek rose beyond its banks Tuesday. The firefighters offered piggyback rides to children toMore >>
Firefighters escorted several families from their flooded homes in Horn Lake after a rain-swollen creek rose beyond its banks Tuesday.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:36 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:36:07 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Memphis' own Sarah Simmons advanced to the next round of NBC's "The Voice" after results were revealed Tuesday night. Voting for the national competition took place Monday after a live nationalMore >>
Memphis' own Sarah Simmons advanced to the next round of NBC's "The Voice" after results were revealed Tuesday night.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:31 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:31:53 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Memphis Grizzlies lost to the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday in game 2 93-89. The Grizzlies had a major comeback in the fourth quarter pushing the game into overtime 85-85. Grizzlies returnMore >>
The Memphis Grizzlies lost to the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday in game 2 93-89.More >>
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - A single mother who lived in a Memphis homeless shelter with her three children last year shared her success story.
Last year, Katyana James and her three children, then aged 11, 14 and 17, were living in a Memphis homeless shelter. Even then, James refused to take the negative view of her situation.
"I don't call it a shelter," James said, "because that's a negative word for me. I call it the honeycomb hideout."
James positive attitude could not shield her children. They were teased at school for being poor. Possibly worse than being teased, her children kept changing schools.
James' youngest child switched schools four times in one year.
"Their education is all they've got right now," James said.
One year later, James family is back on track.
"I wasn't going to accept no for an answer," James said. "I just wasn't, not for my kids."
Her three children now attend a local charter school and are doing well in all their classes.
James and her youngest daughter Terrika enjoyed looking over her latest report card.
Terrika James, 12, is also getting along better with her mother.
"I'm not so angry with her anymore," Terrika James said. "I changed."
Katyana James said determination and faith helped turn her family around after being dangerously close to becoming a living statistic of hardship and poverty.
"I wanted a better life for me and my kids," Katyana James said. "Things I didn't have, I wanted my kids to have, and I'm still working. It's not easy at all, but you've got to set your mind to it and have faith and patience."
Katyana James now works at a local nursing home. Her employers know about her past, including her time in jail for writing a bad check.
She is now writing a book about her life behind bars from her family's new apartment, a far cry from the two small rooms the family once shared in a homeless shelter.
"To me, giving up is like the end of the world," Katyana James said. "You can't give up."
Katyana James said she plans to publish her book in June.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:47 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:47:55 GMT
(WMCT-TV) - The man accused of killing a police officer will avoid a fourth trial after striking a plea deal. He will walk free. Action News 5's Nick Kenney reports from the courtroom that Timothy McKinneyMore >>
The man accused of killing a police officer will avoid a fourth trial after striking a plea deal. He will walk free.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:17 PM EDT2013-05-21 19:17:20 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Thunderstorms could hit Shelby County by 2:30 p.m. The storms are currently in Tate and DeSoto Counties, moving toward Shelby County. Additional thunderstorms are expected to move east, hittingMore >>
Thunderstorms could hit Shelby County by 2:30 p.m. The storms are currently in Tate and DeSoto Counties, moving toward Shelby County.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:29 PM EDT2013-05-21 19:29:03 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A snapshot into the lives of a Germantown family comes with a warning. "Every day is just a struggle, especially with the fatigue," said Wilson Nanney. "I mean, it takes a lot of energy toMore >>
A snapshot into the lives of a Germantown family comes with a warning.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:38 PM EDT2013-05-21 18:38:01 GMT
(RNN) - After an estimated 26 tornadoes hit five states on Sunday, and a massive EF-4 tornado leveled the Oklahoma City metropolitan area killing 24 on Monday - more severe weather is expected to impactMore >>
The Storm Prediction Center at the National Weather Service believes there is a high probability for severe weather in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:33 AM EDT2013-05-21 05:33:24 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Most people associate the word strep with strep throat. But imagine a strain of strep with side effects so shocking and dangerous that it leads to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Mid-SouthMore >>
Most people associate the word strep with strep throat. But imagine a strain of strep with side effects so shocking and dangerous that it leads to obsessive compulsive disorder.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:04 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:04:29 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A tornado watch is in effect for most of the Mid-South until 10 p.m. You can stay up-to-date on the current weather situation at all times by downloading our free Action News 5 StormTrack appMore >>
A tornado watch is in effect for most of the Mid-South until 10 p.m.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:32 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:32:08 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Thirty-five different power outages have been reported throughout Memphis. At least 1,218 customers are affected by the outages. A few of the bigger outages are in the Frayser and Bartlett areas.More >>
Thirty-five different power outages have been reported throughout Memphis.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:16 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:16:08 GMT
Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular attentionMore >>
The tornado, with winds up to 200 mph, cut a 20-mile stretch as wide as two miles through the Oklahoma City metro area. The medical examiner's office reported 24 people died, including nine children. More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:05 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:05:03 GMT
(WMC-TV) - You have heard the Action News 5 storm tracking team say many times during tornado warnings, "Go to your safe place if your home is in the path of a storm". But do you really know how to findMore >>
(WMC-TV) - You have heard the Action News 5 storm tracking team say many times during tornado warnings, "Go to your safe place if your home is in the path of a storm". But do you really know how to findMore >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:48 PM EDT2013-05-21 18:48:47 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Grizzlies have had a day and a half to digest what they did wrong in game one of the Western Conference Finals. They say the San Antonio Spurs played well, but the Grizz did not, and thatMore >>
The Grizzlies have had a day and a half to digest what they did wrong in game one of the Western Conference Finals.More >>
