Monday, May 21 2012 11:16 AM EDT2012-05-21 15:16:42 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Leaning against a wall just to stand up, Beverly Dean talked about the moment she stood between her daughter and gang members trying to recruit the teen."I could hear the bullets like they wereMore >>
Beverly Dean talks about the moment she stood between her daughter and gang members trying to recruit the teen.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 11:15 AM EDT2012-05-21 15:15:41 GMT
(WMC-TV) – A man is under arrest after police say he broke into a home and fell through the ceiling twice. A witness called police Sunday after seeing a man knock on a door, peek through the windows,More >>
A man is under arrest after police say he broke into a home and fell through the ceiling twice.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 10:10 AM EDT2012-05-21 14:10:07 GMT
(WMC-TV) – Facebook is apologizing to the mother who was temporarily banned from posting photos to the popular social networking site. Heather Walker spoke with Action News 5 after she was temporarilyMore >>
Facebook is apologizing to the mother who was temporarily banned from posting photos to the popular social networking site.More >>
From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing "ring of fire."More >>
From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing "ring of fire" eclipse.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 6:50 AM EDT2012-05-21 10:50:19 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - A Mississippi County man is facing several charges in Jonesboro stemming from a series of incidents that happened over the weekend, one of which is stealing police cruiser. JonesboroMore >>
A Mississippi County man is facing several charges in Jonesboro stemming from a series of incidents that happened over the weekend, one of which is stealing police cruiser.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 6:09 AM EDT2012-05-21 10:09:02 GMT
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) - Southaven officials say the Mississippi Department of Transportation plans to soon release an $850,000 state grant the city was set to receive to construct a nearly 3-mile bikeMore >>
Southaven officials say the Mississippi Department of Transportation plans to soon release an $850,000 state grant the city was set to receive to construct a nearly 3-mile bike path and walking trail system linking the city's two largest parks.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 5:58 AM EDT2012-05-21 09:58:04 GMT
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (AP) - Olive Branch police have been awarded $194,000 from the Department of Homeland Security for SWAT equipment and training. Police Chief Don Gammage tells The Commercial AppealMore >>
Olive Branch police have been awarded $194,000 from the Department of Homeland Security for SWAT equipment and training.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 5:44 AM EDT2012-05-21 09:44:02 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The man suspected of being the so-called "roadside killer" will face a judge Monday.Twenty-eight-year-old James Willie is behind bars in Tunica County, Mississippi.Willie's capture ended nearlyMore >>
The man suspected of being the so-called "roadside killer" will face a judge Monday.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 5:29 AM EDT2012-05-21 09:29:33 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Gas prices have fallen more than 18 cents in the past six weeks, and Memphis is home to the lowest gas costs in the country.The latest Lundberg Survey found the Bluff City has the nation's lowestMore >>
Gas prices have fallen more than 18 cents in the past six weeks, and Memphis is home to the lowest gas costs in the country.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 5:21 AM EDT2012-05-21 09:21:31 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) - A day after leaving China, a blind legal activist headed for New York City's backyard - Central Park. Chen Guangcheng spent a sunny Sunday sitting in a wheelchair as shrieking childrenMore >>
A day after leaving China, a blind legal activist headed for New York City's backyard - Central Park.More >>
Parsons, TN -
(WMC-TV) - Almost three months after Holly Bobo disappeared, there is still an active command center in Parsons, Tennessee staffed with investigators tracking down leads.
With so much interest in the case, the search has not been easy.
"Sundays are the hardest days because we were together, our whole family, all day long," said Holly Bobo's mother Karen Bobo. "Usually on Sunday we were doing things."
Holly Bobo's disappearance has made life almost unbearable for her family. The 20-year-old nursing student disappeared in April. A massive search with thousands of volunteers combing miles of wooded area began almost immediately.
Details of the disappearance trickled out. Investigators said her brother Clint Bobo saw her walking into the woods behind her family's rural home with a man wearing camouflage from head to toe.
"He actually had an arm holding her, so we feel she knew she was in fear of her life, so she was compliant with his commands," said John Mehr with the TBI.
Decatur County Sheriff Roy Wyatt said Clint Bobo was the only one at home with Holly Bobo.
"This is according to her brother that he had seen her being led into the woods," said Wyatt.
Clint Bobo thought the man he saw wearing camouflage and walking toward the woods with his sister was her boyfriend. Investigators were initially not clear about how long it took her brother to realize something was wrong, but Wyatt said it did not take long.
"A very, very short time," said Wyatt.
Wyatt said Clint Bobo called his mother first. She then called 911. Soon after, people were searching the wooded area around the Bobo family's house.
Investigators said Clint Bobo got only a glimpse of his sister's abductor, who he described as approximately 6 feet tall and weighing 200 pounds.
Aside from some items belonging to Holly Bobo that were discovered along tree lines, Wyatt said they have found nothing.
The FBI, TBI and the Marshal's Service are still in Parsons running down tips and leads. Wyatt said more than 100 people claiming to be psychics have offered their expertise. He said some of them have had some interesting information.
"You have to check those things out," said Wyatt. "You have to look at those just like you do anything else."
As the search continues, pink ribbons and flyers cover entire counties near Holly Bobo's home.
"Holly, we love you," said Karen Bobo. "We miss you so much and we'll never give up looking for you until you are safely home."
There is an $85,000 reward for information leading to Holly Bobo's location and the arrest of her abductor. She is 5-3 and weighs 110 pounds with blonde, shoulder length hair and blue eyes. Holly Bobo was last seen wearing a pink shirt and light blue jeans.
Anyone with information should call the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
Investigators have not cleared anyone as a suspect in this case and investigators believe whoever took Holly Bobo knew her or knew of her and knew the area.
Friday, May 18 2012 7:17 PM EDT2012-05-18 23:17:11 GMT
(WMC-TV) - More than 1,000 Action News 5 Facebook fans are rallying around a mother who feels Facebook is discriminating against photos she posted on the social media network of her son. Grayson JamesMore >>
UPDATE: A Mid-South mother has been banned from Facebook for the photos she posted of her newborn son.
Monday, May 21 2012 10:10 AM EDT2012-05-21 14:10:07 GMT
(WMC-TV) – Facebook is apologizing to the mother who was temporarily banned from posting photos to the popular social networking site. Heather Walker spoke with Action News 5 after she was temporarilyMore >>
Facebook is apologizing to the mother who was temporarily banned from posting photos to the popular social networking site.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 11:16 AM EDT2012-05-21 15:16:42 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Leaning against a wall just to stand up, Beverly Dean talked about the moment she stood between her daughter and gang members trying to recruit the teen."I could hear the bullets like they wereMore >>
Beverly Dean talks about the moment she stood between her daughter and gang members trying to recruit the teen.More >>
Friday, May 18 2012 11:36 PM EDT2012-05-19 03:36:24 GMT
MEMPHIS, TN - (WMC-TV) – Triathlon training took a dangerous turn Thursday night when Memphis Police arrested two swimmers in the Mississippi River at BBQ Fest. The whole Mississippi River swimming adventureMore >>
Triathlon training took a dangerous turn Thursday night when Memphis Police arrested two swimmers in the Mississippi River at BBQ Fest. The whole Mississippi River swimming adventure and arrest sounds more like a comedy of errors with two confident swimmers who say they didn't know who was yelling at them and officers wondering if they were crazy. More >>
Saturday, May 19 2012 8:32 PM EDT2012-05-20 00:32:44 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A suspect is now in custody charged with shooting Friendship Police Chief Bill Garrett.Thirty-nine year old Craig Barbee of Dyersburg is now charged with attempted first degree murder in theMore >>
A suspect is now in custody charged with shooting Friendship Police Chief Bill Garrett.More >>
Friday, May 18 2012 11:57 PM EDT2012-05-19 03:57:30 GMT
(WMC-TV) – Mid-South drivers are cautiously taking a sigh of relief, now that a suspected roadside killer is in jail. For the first time, Action News 5 is hearing from that suspect's mother. The familiesMore >>
Mid-South drivers are cautiously taking a sigh of relief, now that a suspected roadside killer is in jail. For the first time, Action News 5 is hearing from that suspect's mother.More >>
The wife of an East Prairie pastor charged with statutory sodomy and possession of child porn is charged with endangering the welfare of a child.More >>
The wife of an East Prairie pastor charged with statutory sodomy and possession of child porn is charged with endangering the welfare of a child.More >>
Sunday, May 20 2012 10:49 PM EDT2012-05-21 02:49:43 GMT
This week's "Your Turn" segment comes from the Action News 5 Facebook page where hundreds of comments have been posted about a Mid-South woman who was banned from Facebook. Heather Walker was barred becauseMore >>
This week's "Your Turn" segment comes from the Action News 5 Facebook page where hundreds of comments have been posted about a Mid-South woman who was banned from Facebook. Heather Walker was barred becauseMore >>