Thursday, May 23 2013 5:33 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:33:15 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 5:26 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:26:16 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Tipton County Sheriff's Office continues to search for a man who reportedly went missing with his motorcycle Wednesday. Michael Olin Holland, Jr., 32, was last seen wearing his work uniformMore >>
The Tipton County Sheriff's Office continues to search for a man who reportedly went missing with his motorcycle Wednesday.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:21 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:21:05 GMT
(WMC-TV) - In Oklahoma, friends and family gathered for the funeral service for a 9-year-old girl killed by Monday's tornado. Antonia Candelaria is the first victim to be laid to rest. Governor Mary FallinMore >>
In Oklahoma, friends and family gathered for the funeral service for a 9-year-old girl killed by Monday's tornado, while volunteers from across the country look to help the victims. More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:15 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:15:02 GMT
(WMC-TV) - DeSoto County experienced an average of 4.3 inches of rain in a 24 hour period during the storms Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning. Nearly 80 homes reported some kind of weather-relatedMore >>
DeSoto County experienced an average of 4.3 inches of rain in a 24 hour period during the storms Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning. Nearly 80 homes reported some kind of weather-related damage.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 4:17 PM EDT2013-05-23 20:17:02 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Let's congratulate the Shelby County unified school board on moving in the right direction on one key issue – school uniforms. Public school dress codes are always a hot topic. Some parentsMore >>
Let's congratulate the Shelby County unified school board on moving in the right direction on one key issue – school uniforms.More >>
MEMPHIS, TN -
(WMC-TV) - A Mid-South lawmaker and a crime victim are fighting for truth in sentencing after a man convicted in a brutal crime was released from prison early.
Tuesday, Carlos Thomas found himself out of jail - a free man. Thomas was convicted of brutally raping and nearly beating Kimberlee Morton to death in November of 1998.
According to legal documents, Thomas was supposed to serve his entire sentence, but instead, he is getting out early for good behavior.
Now, a Mid-South lawmaker is reacting Thomas' release. State Representative Barrett Rich said Tuesday his is committed to changing Tennessee law to prevent this from happening again.
"Why should an inmate who's been incarcerated for such a violent act get out early for doing what he's supposed to do?" he asked.
Kimberlee Morton will never forget the day thirteen years ago when she was left for dead.
"I'd rather wear these scars versus sleeping in my grave," she said. "He just grabbed me and dragged me to my bed, threw me on the bed, and savagely raped me."
Morton was also stabbed and burned with bleach.
Thomas was released from prison early after serving 85 percent of a 15 year sentence. He earned time reduction credits for completing programs and participating in activities.
Rich believes Thomas and others in prison for similar crimes should not get out early because of good behavior behind bars. Violent offenders, he said, are behind bars for a reason, and should stay there until they serve all their time.
"And if he doesn't complete these programs and doesn't act as a model inmate, he should have to serve more time," Rich said.
More time is exactly what Kimberlee Morton is fighting for as well.
Rich drove to Nashville Tuesday, where he planned to draft a bill that would force criminals to stay in prison for the entire time of their sentence.
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 >>
