Thursday, June 20 2013 12:05 AM EDT2013-06-20 04:05:36 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Memphis Fire Director is inflamed about the budget plan to slash 400 city jobs. He warns public safety will be impacted. The plan calls for cutting some 400 positions, through attritionMore >>
The Memphis Fire Director is not happy about the budget plan to slash 400 city jobs. He warns public safety will be impacted. More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:33 PM EDT2013-06-20 02:33:16 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Some Shelby County residents experienced a sudden storm complete with pouring rain, winds, and hail. According to Action News 5 meteorologists, isolated showers are still possible over theMore >>
Some Shelby County residents experienced a sudden storm complete with pouring rain, winds, and hail. According to Action News 5 meteorologists, isolated showers are still possible over the next couple of hours but some areas will remain dry.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 9:40 PM EDT2013-06-20 01:40:13 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Paychecks for all teachers in DeSoto County Schools are expected to be fatter next year, without making taxpayer pockets any lighter. DeSoto County School Board President Ann Jolley told ActionMore >>
Paychecks for all teachers in DeSoto County Schools are expected to be fatter, without making taxpayer pockets any lighter.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:34 PM EDT2013-06-19 23:34:41 GMT
(WMC-TV) - As the Memphis City Council spends hours deciding on a way to solve the city's budget crisis, appetites are sure to grow. Everyone has to eat right? But who should be paying for it? ActionMore >>
As the Memphis City Council spends hours deciding on a way to solve the city's budget crisis, appetites are sure to grow.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:31 PM EDT2013-06-19 23:31:05 GMT
(WMC TV) - The Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South and the Tennessee Secretary of State confirmed a mailing that appears to be a corporate tax notice from a company named Corporate Records ServiceMore >>
An unsolicited request for annual report fees is actually a scam.More >>
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(WMC-TV) - Cherelle Williams tiptoed out of her house on Kendrick Monday, where everything that is loose is either up high or under water.
"The rooms are soaked and it's coming out of the bathroom toilet," said Williams.
Carlos Leachman stopped by his old house on Kendrick to see it flooded.
"Used to live in that house right there," said Leachman. "Glad I moved out in time."
Latisha Bowles' house was the last before the water's edge Monday. She said she hopes it stays that way.
"It wants to come up here, but I've been praying every day it don't," said Bowles. "I got three kids and I'm not ready to move out of my house over this."
Flood notices went out up and down Kendrick, but evacuations were not mandatory.
Jorge Andrade said he believes he is on high enough ground for a narrow escape.
"It's like a swimming pool in the backyard," said Andrade.
Meanwhile, in a neighborhood off of Old Millington Road, Shelby County firefighter Jake Haley helmed a boat through floodwaters.
"The water's pretty much still," said Haley.
Haley, accustomed to disaster and trained to handle tragedy, said the sights are shocking.
"A lot of people, you know, have lost everything that they had." He said. "The human being part of you, it's really sad."
Haley said most in harm's way gladly evacuated early.
"In this case, we kind of had a little head's up on what was going to occur, so a lot of people heeded the warnings and actually left," said Haley.
Over the course of the flood event, county fire has had to rescue a total of six people from their houses. All six got picked up in an amphibious vehicle that transitions to land on tank-like tracks.
Firefighters did not make a single rescue call Monday, but ventured into the flood to demonstrate the rescue vehicle purchased less than 90 days ago.
Thursday, June 20 2013 6:51 AM EDT2013-06-20 10:51:05 GMT
Employees of a U-Haul rental dealership are stunned to discover they've been robbed, and the crime has put over a dozen vehicles out of service. One of the most valuable parts of the vehicle was missingMore >>
Employees of a U-Haul rental dealership are stunned to discover they've been robbed, and the crime has put over a dozen vehicles out of service. One of the most valuable parts of the vehicle was missingMore >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:44 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:44:40 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Thousands of people from across the country took to swimming pools Tuesday in an attempt to beat the world record for the world's largest swimming lesson. The City of Memphis joined in theMore >>
Thousands of people from across the country took to swimming pools Tuesday in an attempt to beat the world record for the world's largest swimming lesson.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:18 PM EDT2013-06-20 03:18:30 GMT
(RNN) - Celebrity chef and southern food connoisseur Paula Deen was back in a controversial spotlight Wednesday, alleged of using racial slurs as jokes in her restaurants in front of employees. AccordingMore >>
Celebrity chef and southern food connoisseur Paula Deen was back in a controversial spotlight Wednesday, alleged of using racial slurs as jokes in her restaurants in front of employees.More >>
Thursday, June 20 2013 12:05 AM EDT2013-06-20 04:05:36 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Memphis Fire Director is inflamed about the budget plan to slash 400 city jobs. He warns public safety will be impacted. The plan calls for cutting some 400 positions, through attritionMore >>
The Memphis Fire Director is not happy about the budget plan to slash 400 city jobs. He warns public safety will be impacted. More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:33 PM EDT2013-06-20 02:33:16 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Some Shelby County residents experienced a sudden storm complete with pouring rain, winds, and hail. According to Action News 5 meteorologists, isolated showers are still possible over theMore >>
Some Shelby County residents experienced a sudden storm complete with pouring rain, winds, and hail. According to Action News 5 meteorologists, isolated showers are still possible over the next couple of hours but some areas will remain dry.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:47 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:47:49 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Time is running out for more than 100 cats at Memphis' Mewtopia Cat Rescue to find homes. Staffers at the rescue shelter are scrambling to find another place to house its animals after losingMore >>
An organization famous for rescuing cats is now in need of a rescue of its own.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 9:29 AM EDT2013-06-19 13:29:19 GMT
NEW WEST MINISTER, CANADA (WAVE) - A second grader with a disability was seemingly shunned during a class picture. For Anne Belanger, the photo was completely unacceptable. Her son, Miles, was pushedMore >>
A second grader with a disability was seemingly shunned during a photo shoot at his elementary school.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:10 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:10:15 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Bartlett police officer is under investigation for assaulting his own wife Sunday, according to officials. Quentin Crowley was arrested after a verbal altercation that turned physical. HeMore >>
Two Bartlett police officers are off the job and under investigation for suspected abuse.More >>
Friday, February 22 2013 7:21 PM EST2013-02-23 00:21:03 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Sold out! That is the word on tickets to hear one of the stars of Duck Dynasty speak in Memphis this spring. The bearded brotherhood is the most popular family in reality TV right now but oneMore >>
Who could have predicted that excess facial hair would become a phenomenon drawing nearly 4 million TV viewers?
That is the reality for Duck Dynasty. But believe it or not, one family member is missing from the series... until now. More >>
Vince Flynn, a best-selling author of political thriller novels, has died at age 47 after a two-year battle with prostate cancer.More >>
Best-selling author Vince Flynn, who wrote the Mitch Rapp counterterrorism thriller series and sold more than 15 million books in the U.S. alone, died Wednesday in Minnesota after a more than two-year battle with prostate...More >>
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