Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:29 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:29:28 GMT
(WMC-TV) - One person is in extremely critical condition after a shooting in South Memphis. The shooting happened on the 1800 block of Dunn Road just after 2:30 p.m. The 34-year-old victim was driven toMore >>
One person is in extremely critical condition after a shooting in South Memphis.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:20 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:20:02 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 >>
A Bartlett police officer is under investigation for assaulting his own wife Sunday, according to officials.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:51 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:51:42 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Memphis Chamber of Commerce wants Mid-Southerners to show some "MEMLUV" to Southwest Airlines. The hashtag #MEMLUV took off Tuesday as part of the chamber's promotion for the soon to arriveMore >>
The Memphis Chamber of Commerce wants Mid-Southerners to show some "MEMLUV" to Southwest Airlines.More >>
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 >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:17 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:17:31 GMT
(WMC-TV) - With the third and final reading scheduled for later this evening, the battle over the budget rages at city hall. "There are no easy answers to this," said Mayor A C Wharton after a lively discussionMore >>
With the third and final reading scheduled for later this evening, the battle over the budget rages at city hall.More >>
NASHVILLE, TN -
(WMC-TV) - State Senator Ophelia Ford spoke Wednesday about Tuesday's rant in a senate committee meeting.
"I'm feeling the patient's side," said Ford. "Been there, done that kind of thing, and I represent the people."
Ford said she knows how patients feel. She made that clear Tuesday in Nashville at a committee meeting during a nearly 20-minute tirade where she talked about two separate hospitalizations in recent years.
"They had to restrain me," Ford said Tuesday. "I'm not a violent person."
Ford is against a proposal to increase penalties for assault on health care workers. She said she does not see why a bill like that is needed.
"If you are afraid of a patient, get somebody to go in," she said. "There's buttons to push. It's a little room usually, get out on the door. Get some help that way."
Nurses organizations in Memphis and Nashville are unhappy about Ford's comments. They said that violence against health care workers is a real issue.
Ford said people in the funeral profession like her should be more afraid of assaults. She questioned how it would be determined an assault on a health care worker happened.
"How you going to determine, not unless you got cuts or something somewhere?" asked Ford. "Usually, if you are in the hospital, those kinds of things are not accessible to you."
The bill to protect health care workers was proposed by the Tennessee Nurses Association. A spokesperson told Action News 5 that Ford's comments are unfortunate.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 2:25 PM EDT2013-06-18 18:25:40 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Three people suspected in a carjacking reportedly led police on a brief chase through Memphis Tuesday. The chase started when police tried to pull the vehicle over on the 1600 block of PoplarMore >>
Three people suspected in a carjacking reportedly led police on a brief chase through Memphis Tuesday.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 11:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:54:56 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Memphis teenager is in jail for pointing a loaded gun at a family. Memphis Police said it was a bad case of road rage. Investigators said Carlissa Rodgers got so mad that she pointed a revolverMore >>
A Memphis teenager is in jail for pointing a loaded gun at a family.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:53 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:53:33 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A car caught fire at Memphis International Airport Tuesday morning. The fire broke out on the upper deck of the parking garage around 7 a.m. The fire department was able to respond and put theMore >>
A car caught fire at Memphis International Airport Tuesday morning.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:40 AM EDT2013-06-18 14:40:35 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Higher property taxes, voluntary buyouts, and hundreds of layoffs will all be on the table when the City of Memphis' budget battle reaches a fever pitch at city hall. The city council committeeMore >>
Higher property taxes, voluntary buyouts, and hundreds of layoffs will all be on the table when the City of Memphis' budget battle reaches a fever pitch at city hall.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 10:34 PM EDT2013-06-18 02:34:31 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A man is charged with vehicular homicide and DUI after driving home from a club and falling asleep at the wheel. The crash killed one woman. Police identified the victim of a deadly DUI crashMore >>
A man is charged with vehicular homicide and DUI after driving home from a club and falling asleep at the wheel. The crash killed one woman.
Monday, June 17 2013 9:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:54:17 GMT
Last night was the 62nd annual Miss USA pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contestants from all 50 states and territories of the Unites States went heel to heel on stage at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. Miss Connecticut, Erin Brady, ended up walking away with the grand title of Miss USA, but it was Miss Utah who really stood out from the rest of the competitors.More >>
Last night was the 62nd annual Miss USA pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contestants from all 50 states and territories of the Unites States went heel to heel on stage at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. Miss Connecticut, Erin Brady, ended up walking away with the grand title of Miss USA, but it was Miss Utah who really stood out from the rest of the competitors.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 10:20 PM EDT2013-06-18 02:20:39 GMT
Authorities in Mississippi are confirming that the suspect in a Selma resident's death is now charged with murder after giving the patient injections to enhance her buttocks even though she had no medicalMore >>
Authorities in Mississippi are confirming that the suspect in a Selma resident's death is now charged with murder after giving the patient injections to enhance her buttocks even though she had no medicalMore >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 1:25 PM EDT2013-06-18 17:25:41 GMT
(WMC-TV) - More people move in June than in any other month, which means more people get ripped off by unscrupulous moving companies in June. With in-state movers, interstate movers, and ever-changingMore >>
More people move in June than in any other month, which means more people get ripped off by unscrupulous moving companies in June.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 11:57 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:57:25 GMT
(WMC-TV) - An upstart electric car company made the promise of providing hundreds of new jobs in North Mississippi almost one year ago. Taxpayers helped foot the bill to land Greentech Automotive, andMore >>
An upstart electric car company made the promise of providing hundreds of new jobs in North Mississippi almost one year ago. Taxpayers helped foot the bill to land Greentech Automotive, and now they want a return on their investment. More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 1:34 PM EDT2013-06-18 17:34:25 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Tipton County Adult Developmental Center serves children, teens, and adults with mental disability in Tipton County. Parents who have kids at the center say they got a letter from theMore >>
The Tipton County Adult Developmental Center serves children, teens, and adults with mental disability in Tipton County.More >>
Tennessee state Sen. Ophelia Ford, photo courtesy Tennessee General Assembly.
