Thursday, May 23 2013 10:02 PM EDT2013-05-24 02:02:33 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Growl Towels are a symbol of Grizz Nation, and are seen waving on televisions across the county. The makers of the iconic towels work out of Nashville. "Something Inked" said it is an amazingMore >>
Growl Towels are a symbol of Grizz Nation, and are seen waving on televisions across the county.More >>
The magazine's health experts brief Andy Wise on the risks of beef that's been tenderized by machines before it's shipped to stores and restaurants.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:42 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:42:59 GMT
(WMC-TV) - It is going to be the biggest private company renovation in Whitehaven since Graceland was remodeled. This time, it is Kroger making the changes. Changes to the tune of $5 million. In justMore >>
It is going to be the biggest private company renovation in Whitehaven since Graceland was remodeled. This time, it is Kroger making the changes. Changes to the tune of $5 million.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:32 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:32:52 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Twelve lawsuits were filed Thursday against Memphis-based Medtronic after lawyers say the company illegally promoted a popular product used in spinal fusion surgeries. The product is calledMore >>
Twelve lawsuits were filed Thursday against Memphis-based Medtronic after lawyers say the company illegally promoted a popular product used in spinal fusion surgeries.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:18 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:18:35 GMT
(WMC-TV) - How often do you use your cell phone in one day? Probably more than you can count and for many, cell phones replaced home phones. But when the tornado hit Moore, cell phone signals were downMore >>
When the tornado hit Moore, cell phone signals were down and Verizon Wireless stepped in to help with some volunteers from the Mid-South.More >>
MEMPHIS, TN -
(WMC-TV) - Memphis Tigers fans said Sunday that beloved former coach and player Larry Finch is a Tiger Nation icon and his legacy will last forever.
"He probably would have averaged another four or five points per game if they would have put a three-point line when he played," said Tigers fan John Carroll. "He took a lot of outside shots."
Outside the University of Memphis Finch Center, named for the much loved coach, fans credited Finch with putting Tiger basketball on the map.
"He is probably the best player in Memphis history," said Carroll.
Former WMC-TV Sports Director Jack Eaton said Finch deserves recognition for his coaching, especially his record as the winningest coach in Tiger history.
"That was the job," said Eaton. "He did it well and he did it better than anyone we had ever had before."
Eaton said as a coach and a player, Finch had the kind of charisma that brought Memphians of all races together around a goal of winning.
Eaton said even as Finch's health problems mounted, he continued to bring people together through the Larry Finch Foundation and many other activities.
"He was a magnificent athlete, a tremendous person, and I loved Larry Finch," said Eaton.
Fans, like Carroll, said they feel the same way.
"I think his legacy will be the first black coach in Memphis Tiger history, an outreach to the community, a man who brought the program together both as a coach and a player," said Carroll.
Rebounders Club President Harold Byrd and Finch were classmates. He said the coach and his Tiger basketball team united a city still torn apart by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's assassination.
"In a few short years, Memphians came together," said Byrd. "They were back-slapping, they were hugging, and it's interesting to say that a basketball game brought people together. This city needed something at that time to bring it together, and Larry Finch sure did that."
Byrd called Finch a giant figure in Memphis history.
The company's left a 15-state trail of phony book and magazine sales. Andy Wise followed its trail to a $1/2 million house in a gated community off Holmes Rd.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:52 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:52:45 GMT
(WMC-TV) - There is a major slowdown in Memphis this Thursday morning, where a tractor trailer has flipped on Interstate 240 Westbound at the Walnut Grove exit. All lanes of Westbound I-240 have beenMore >>
There is a major slowdown in Memphis this Thursday morning, where a tractor trailer has flipped on Interstate 240 Westbound at the Walnut Grove exit.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 1:22 PM EDT2013-05-23 17:22:07 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Bartlett Medal of Honor recipient has died. Vernon McGarity, a U.S. Army Veteran, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during World War II in 1952. Action News 5 spoke with McGarityMore >>
A Bartlett Medal of Honor recipient has died. Vernon McGarity, a U.S. Army Veteran, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during World War II in 1952.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:55 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:55:08 GMT
(RNN) - Dozens of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life. Charles Ramsey, the guy who famously stopped eating his Big MacMore >>
More than a dozen of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:00 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:00:22 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Memphis mother defends her teenage son who is charged with murdering someone at a graduation party. Rebecca Miller and her son are anything but strangers to Action News 5. Our station helpedMore >>
A Memphis mother defends her teenage son who is charged with murdering someone at a graduation party.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:40 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:40:29 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Memphis Police Department issued a city watch for a 12-year-old boy Wednesday night. Robert McBride II was last seen leaving his residence on foot on Jamaica Avenue. He has a mohawk, andMore >>
The Memphis Police Department canceled a city watch for a 12-year-old boy Wednesday night.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:24 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:24:43 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Memphis skateboard shop was going under until the Grizzlies' big wins, that is when owner Hunter Demster started selling T-shirts. The "Grind City" shirts saved his Midtown business whichMore >>
A Memphis skateboard shop was going under until the Grizzlies' big wins, that is when owner Hunter Demster started selling T-shirts.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:50 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:50:12 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The U.S Attorney's office of the Eastern District of Arkansas sentenced a former West Memphis councilman and a West Memphis police officer for a conspiracy to commit election fraud. Former WestMore >>
District Judge Kristine Baker sentenced a former West Memphis councilman and a West Memphis police officer for a conspiracy to commit election fraud.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:00 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:00:20 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Mid-South mother of four is convinced that one of her sons was murdered. And after spending the past four years trying to prove it, she is turning to the Action News 5 Investigators. FrancesMore >>
A Mid-South mother of four is convinced that one of her sons was murdered. And after spending the past four years trying to prove it, she is turning to the Action News 5 Investigators.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:38 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:38:14 GMT
MOORE, OK - The trembling, mud-spattered dog whose photo went viral on Tuesday was not actually standing watch over her owner's body - her name is Susie, her owner is named Curtis Collins, and he's alive.ThanksMore >>
There's a happy ending to the story of the little dog who was found standing guard over a body after the EF-5 tornado that decimated her neighborhood in Moore, OK. Her owner is alive, and they have been reunited thanks to the viral photo. More >>
