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 >>
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Friday, May 17 2013 11:17 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:17:56 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 11:05 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 >>
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 >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:08 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:08:35 GMT
(WMC-TV) - It is possible teachers could be packing heat in some Mid-South school districts after Governor Bill Haslam signed a new school security bill into law Thursday. The sign on the schoolhouse doorMore >>
It is possible teachers could be packing heat in some Mid-South school districts after Governor Bill Haslam signed a new school security bill into law Thursday.More >>
TUNICA, MS -
(WMC-TV) - Flooding inside and around the nine Tunica casinos could have a devastating effect on the county's economy, officials said Thursday.
Thursday, local officials offered the media a tour of the area surrounding the casinos, showing just how bad the flooding is. Officials said a number of amenities around the casinos have already taken on water, including the Harrah's casino tower, which has nearly six feet of water inside.
As floodwaters continue to rise, the Mississippi Gaming Commission and gaming executives have implemented a plan to protect gaming equipment. Already, money from each facility has also been moved. Additionally, several of the casinos have pumps and levees made of dirt around their casinos to try to keep water out.
"We have security forces, additional law enforcement and fish and wildlife in town to patrol by boat and patrol the levees to make sure they're maintained," said R. Stewart of the Tunica County Sheriff's Office.
Officials say the closure of the casinos will have a devastating impact on Tunica's economy. They are still not exactly sure when the casinos will reopen, but estimate it could be three to six weeks.
DARING RESCUE
Near one closed casino, officials with the Tunica Humane Society took action Thursday morning with a daring rescue of dog stranded by flood waters.
For the last three years, we've been trying to rescue a dog that has lived in the woods across from the Horseshoe Casino," the group's Sandy Williams said.
No one has ever been able to close enough to the dog to catch it. Thursday morning the Humane Society received information that it was surrounded by flood waters.
"Once we located her, we got on an air boat and we went out there to get her," Williams said.
Startled, the dog attempted to swim away.
"The water was really deep and she dove into the water and took off swimming," Williams said. "She swam for five minutes. She was exhausted. She got onto the parking lot and we were able to get her."
After the dog was pulled from the rising floodwaters, she was taken to a veterinarian in Hernando for a check up.
"When we finally got her, we wrapped a towel around her and found out she's expecting puppies," Williams said.
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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 >>
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 >>
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 6:15 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:15:38 GMT
(WMC-TV) - While Beale Street prepares for a busy barbecue fest weekend a popular Beale Street club is closed for business. The Shelby County District Attorney General indicted five Club 152 employees.More >>
While Beale Street prepares for a busy barbecue fest weekend a popular Beale Street club is closed for business.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 >>
Friday, May 17 2013 3:31 PM EDT2013-05-17 19:31:50 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A man was killed when he was hit by a car just before 3 a.m. in Arlington. Daniel Perkins and the driver of a van had gotten into an argument. The driver made Perkins, 28, get out in the areaMore >>
A man was killed when he was hit by a car just before 3 a.m. in Arlington.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 11:54 PM EDT2013-05-17 03:54:59 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Popular Beale Street club, Club 152, is being raided by authorities. Chopper 5 is over the scene. Action News 5's Jason Miles is also there working to learn more. Copyright 2013 WMC-TV .More >>
A popular Beale Street club is being shut down by authorities due to the high amount of crime and violence at the nightclub. More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 8:00 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:00:58 GMT
(RNN) - Summer is fast approaching and gas prices may be increasing with the temperature. According to Gas Buddy, a five-year record in prices for gasoline is poised to be broken, with many of the recordMore >>
Summer is fast approaching and gas prices may be increasing with the temperature.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 >>
