Wednesday, May 23 2012 10:17 PM EDT2012-05-24 02:17:18 GMT
(WMC-TV) - For months Southaven Mayor, Greg Davis has been under investigation for the misuse of city funds. Tonight, Action News 5 is told that some grant money delayed by the scandal has been awarded. TheMore >>
For months Southaven Mayor, Greg Davis has been under investigation for the misuse of city funds. Tonight, Action News 5 is told that some grant money delayed by the scandal has been awarded.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 10:13 PM EDT2012-05-24 02:13:32 GMT
MEMPHIS, TN – (WMC-TV) – A Mid-South man was caught spying on Miss Tennessee in a tanning booth. Now he is ready to pay for the crime. When Erin Hatley was crowned Miss Tennessee last year she was aMore >>
A Mid-South man was caught spying on Miss Tennessee in a tanning booth. Now he is ready to pay for the crime. When Erin Hatley was crowned Miss Tennessee last year she was a student at the University of Memphis. She appeared in court Wednesday in Jackson with the man accused of trying to capture her unclothed at a tanning salon earlier this month. More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 9:57 PM EDT2012-05-24 01:57:50 GMT
MILLINGTON, TN – (WMC-TV) – Millington city officials are looking for a dog. The Yorkie disappeared from city custody while under investigation for a biting incident. A little dog named Eddie was StephanieMore >>
Millington city officials are looking for a dog. The Yorkie disappeared from city custody while under investigation for a biting incident. A little dog named Eddie was Stephanie Weaks' constant companion until a few days ago. More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 9:57 PM EDT2012-05-24 01:57:49 GMT
(WMC-TV) - In less than three minutes a man can be seen on surveillance video entering a beauty supply store through a glass window he breaks with a brick. He then quickly gets away with a big bag filledMore >>
In less than three minutes a man can be seen on surveillance video entering a beauty supply store through a glass window he breaks with a brick. He then quickly gets away with a big bag filled with hair.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:55 PM EDT2012-05-23 23:55:44 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Mid-South police chief shot and critically injured during a store robbery is speaking out about that night for the first time. Police Chief Bill Garrett is on the long road to recovery afterMore >>
(WMC-TV) - A Mid-South police chief shot and critically injured during a store robbery is speaking out about that night for the first time. Police Chief Bill Garrett is on the long road to recovery afterMore >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:55 PM EDT2012-05-23 23:55:43 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Even during these tough economic times, CEOs in Memphis are still making big salaries. Their salaries are so big that the amount landed them on a list of 362 cities across the country. BusinessMore >>
Even during these tough economic times, CEOs in Memphis are still making big salaries. Their salaries are so big that the amount landed them on a list of 362 cities across the country.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:53 PM EDT2012-05-23 23:53:49 GMT
(WMC-TV) – Two women were injured in a hit-and-run Sunday morning, but a photo snapped by a witness could be the key to finding the driver. Witnesses say one of the women got the worst of it, when sheMore >>
Two women were injured in a hit-and-run, but a photo snapped by a witness could be the key to finding the driver.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:47 PM EDT2012-05-23 23:47:40 GMT
(WMC-TV) – The mystery of how more than one dozen military headstones ended up buried in a Memphis backyard has been solved. Midtown resident Jason Blackburn was unsure what to think when he unearthedMore >>
The mystery of how more than one dozen military headstones ended up buried in a Memphis backyard has been solved.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:46 PM EDT2012-05-23 23:46:46 GMT
(WMC-TV) – Five dueling budget proposals are floating throughout the Memphis City Hall. They propose a variety of things: tax increases, service cuts, and new fees – and they all affect you. The questionMore >>
Four dueling budget proposals are floating throughout the Memphis City Hall. They propose a variety of things: tax increases, service cuts, and new fees... and they all affect you.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:38 PM EDT2012-05-23 23:38:11 GMT
(WMC-TV) – The story about a Memphis mother who was shot for telling a gang they could not recruit her daughter propelled a Collierville mother into action. After witnessing Beverly Dean's bravery, CheriMore >>
A mother is reaching out to another after hearing her story about being shot while trying to protect her daughter from gang recruitment. More >>
MEMPHIS, TN -
(WMC-TV) – A Mid-South gymnast prepared to leave for rehab Thursday after a fall from the bars left her paralyzed.
All the gymnasts and staff at River City Gymnastics wore "Team Avery" shirts in honor of one of their best, 13-year-old Avery Downing, who injured her spinal cord while doing her routine on the uneven bars.
Downing's teammates will now perform the routine in her honor. An accident last Tuesday left Downing paralyzed from the waist down.
"It was just a freak accident on a skill she has been doing forever," said Gus Vandervoort, owner of River City Gymnastics.
Downing's coach had always predicted she would one day get a full scholarship as a college athlete. The gym was packed when she was doing her beam routine. As soon as she fell, her coach and friends said they knew it was bad.
"It was scary because you could just tell that she was in a lot of pain," said teammate McKenzie Ward.
"We are really sticking together, selling the t-shirts, wearing the t-shirts, as much support as we can for her," said teammate Juliana Vigueras.
Since she was only four years old, Downing has spent three hours a day, five days a week at the gym. Her gym family has created Team Avery to raise money for what insurance will not cover.
They will also help her family take time off work to be with her. Thursday, Downing's coach got news by phone that her family's house was burglarized while they were at the hospital.
Friends said as bad as it is now, they believe Downing will walk again. Years ago, she lost all of her hair because of the condition Alopecia Universalis. It was not supposed to grow back, but it did.
The routine Downing was injured while performing was the same one she won first place during a competition earlier this month. Friday, Downing will be transferred to a hospital in Atlanta that specializes in spinal cord injuries.
You can donate to Team Avery at any Regions Bank or SunTrust Bank. To visit the Team Avery Facebook page, click here.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 9:33 AM EDT2012-05-23 13:33:13 GMT
MEMPHIS, TN - (WMC-TV) – The year was 1962. Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Loving You" was at the top of the charts when a high school sophomore named Dave Brown landed his first job in broadcasting. "DaveMore >>
High school sophomore Dave Brown landed his first job in broadcasting in 1962. Fifty years later, Dave is still in the business and has no intention of getting out any time soon.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 11:49 PM EDT2012-05-23 03:49:16 GMT
The story of a Tennessee father of 30 made national headlines when he petitioned the state for child support. Since then, Action News 5 has found two Mid-South dads who are working to feed more than aMore >>
The story of a Tennessee father of 30 made national headlines when he petitioned the state for child support. Since then, Action News 5 has found two Mid-South dads who are working to feed more than a combined 40 children.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 9:25 AM EDT2012-05-23 13:25:19 GMT
COLLIERVILLE, TN - (WMC-TV) – More than a dozen customers taken hostage during a robbery are grateful the armed men who stormed a Collierville Walgreens are in custody. Fortunately, three male suspectsMore >>
More than a dozen customers taken hostage during a robbery are grateful the armed men who stormed a Collierville Walgreens are in custody. Fortunately, three male suspects and a female getaway driver did not get far after police say they robbed the store where customers and employees were forced at gunpoint to lie on the floor. More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 12:15 PM EDT2012-05-22 16:15:22 GMT
(WMC-TV) – He is a celebrated legend, a hero in the community. He is the man who has tracked storms and kept us safe from severe weather for decades. Dave Brown is celebrating 50 years in Mid-South broadcasting. ButMore >>
(WMC-TV) – He is a celebrated legend, a hero in the community. He is the man who has tracked storms and kept us safe from severe weather for decades. Dave Brown is celebrating 50 years in Mid-South broadcasting. ButMore >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:39 AM EDT2012-05-23 11:39:51 GMT
WEST MEMPHIS, AR - (WMC-TV) – A police standoff situation in West Memphis, Arkansas that shut down a neighborhood ends with the escape of a murder suspect. Chopper 5 was over this breaking situation beforeMore >>
A police standoff situation in West Memphis, Arkansas that shut down a neighborhood ends with the escape of a murder suspect. Chopper 5 was over this breaking situation before police deemed their flight too dangerous.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 7:46 AM EDT2012-05-22 11:46:12 GMT
Parents may pay the price for an illicit love affair between a teenage girl and her grown-up boyfriend. Stephen Rogers Jr. faces a charge of statutory rape, but police here also charged his girlfriend'sMore >>
Parents may pay the price for an illicit love affair between a teenage girl and her grown-up boyfriend.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 11:40 AM EDT2012-05-23 15:40:37 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The fight for Grayson Walker is going viral online. His mother, Heather Walker, posted photos of his birth defects on Facebook only to be temporarily banned from the social network. FacebookMore >>
The fight for Grayson Walker is going viral online.
Facebook apologized to the baby's mother and now people across the globe are rallying around the Walker family.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 8:21 PM EDT2012-05-23 00:21:12 GMT
(WMC-TV) – In June 2011, the Memphis Police Department went back in time by creating a full-time gang unit. It is a unit that has no shortage of work to do, in fact, the team says it is working non-stop. WeMore >>
In June 2011, the Memphis Police Department went back in time by creating a full-time gang unit.
It is a unit that has no shortage of work to do, in fact, the team says it is working non-stop.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:47 AM EDT2012-05-23 09:47:34 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Memphis man charged in the rape of a 64-year-old woman will face a judge Wednesday morning.DNA testing led to the arrest of Wayne Sellers. Police said the attack happened in the Uptown areaMore >>
A Memphis man charged in the rape of a 64-year-old woman will face a judge Wednesday morning.More >>
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.
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