Sunday, May 19 2013 11:46 PM EDT2013-05-20 03:46:55 GMT
(WMC-TV) Two people are dead and two others are wounded after a shooting at 2323 Ketchum Road, according to police.Three victims were transported to The MED by ambulance, and one other by private vehicle.TwoMore >>
Two people are dead and two others are wounded after a shooting at 2323 Ketchum Road, according to police.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 11:38 PM EDT2013-05-20 03:38:31 GMT
(WMC-TV) - 18-year-old Antwion Dowdy is in custody in connection with the murder of a 15-year-old outside a graduation party in Memphis.Dowdy is charged with first-degree murder. Police say 15-year-oldMore >>
(WMC-TV) - 18-year-old Antwion Dowdy is in custody in connection with the murder of a 15-year-old outside a graduation party in Memphis.Dowdy is charged with first-degree murder. Police say 15-year-oldMore >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 11:18 PM EDT2013-05-20 03:18:09 GMT
(WMC-TV) The San Antonio Spurs suffocated the Memphis Grizzlies, 105-83, in San Antonio.The Spurs neutralized forward Zach Randolph (2 pts, 7 reb) and shot 14 of 29 from beyond the arcCopyright 2013 WMC-TVMore >>
The Grizzlies fell to the Spurs 105-83 in game one of the Western Conference Finals.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 10:56 PM EDT2013-05-20 02:56:25 GMT
'The Voice' contestants Sarah Simmons and Kris Thomas have lots of fans here in Memphis -- but they also have people following them across the country. From his days in the Stax Music Academy, Kris ThomasMore >>
'The Voice' contestants Sarah Simmons and Kris Thomas have lots of fans here in Memphis -- but they also have people following them across the country. From his days in the Stax Music Academy, Kris ThomasMore >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 10:21 PM EDT2013-05-20 02:21:27 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Friends and family remembered John Willingham Sunday on what would have been his 81st birthday. Willingham died Wednesday from congestive heart failure. In the community he was known as a masterMore >>
Friends and family remembered John Willingham Sunday on what would have been his 81st birthday.More >>
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(WMC-TV) - Two moms doing the best they can for their kids stumbled on a nonprofit right up their alley, and now they're working to try to bring it here.
"We really want to bring this best buddies program to Memphis," said Kristin Barek.
Barek and Melissa Todd are best buds focused on best buddies.
"Mom's on a mission. We're going to get this done," said Todd.
Each is the mother of a special needs child.
"She has hearing aids and she looks a little different, but already kids are already wanting to isolate her on the playground," said Barek.
5-year-old Sabrina has Kabuki Syndrome and 16-year-old Hunter has a series of rare chromosome disorders.
"Hunter has two sisters and they are constantly invited to parties and invited to all kinds of events, get phone calls, emails, text messages and poor Hunter doesn't get any of that," said Todd.
"And wouldn't it be nice if one day somebody came to the door and said, 'Hunter, I'm going to take you to the movies.' Or just called him and said, 'Hey how's your day going?'" Todd continued.
Which is why Barek and Todd are focused on best buddies, a nonprofit that operates in schools and communities throughout the country.
"It provides and promotes friendships with those children and adults who have intellectual an developmental disabilities an they match them with somebody who does not have disabilities," said Todd.
"So that children with disabilities are not so isolated."
The program is not in Memphis.
Barek and Todd are trying to change all that but still must raise another $200,000 first in order to open and fund the office.
"We just keep trucking. We're not giving up," said Todd.
In hopes of getting others to treat their children like best buds.
Their big fundraiser is Friday night, one week from today.
Click here to see how much you would take home depending on which state you bought your winning lottery ticket in. BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Millions of people try their luck on big lottery games likeMore >>
Millions of people try their luck on big lottery games like Powerball every week. We wonder what the odds actually are that you'll choose the winning combinations. WAFB's Keitha Nelson talks with an expert on numbers.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:26 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:26:22 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Members of two Memphis gangs were convicted yesterday of first degree murder, especially aggravated robbery and criminal attempt to commit voluntary manslaughter. Cedric Mims, 17, and AllenMore >>
Members of two Memphis gangs were convicted yesterday of first degree murder, especially aggravated robbery and criminal attempt to commit voluntary manslaughter.More >>
It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials...More >>
Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million - the highest Powerball jackpot in history.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 7:24 PM EDT2013-05-18 23:24:52 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Hurricane is home.The Hunt family was reunited with their three-year-old English bulldog today at Memphis Animal Services.MAS is reviewing video footage to see who turned the dog in.The dogMore >>
The Hunt family was reunited with their three-year-old English bulldog today at Memphis Animal Services.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 7:30 AM EDT2013-05-19 11:30:18 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Grizz will face the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals. The Spurs defeated the Golden State Warriors Thursday night 94-82. This is not the first time the Grit and GrindMore >>
The Grizz will face the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals this afternoon at 2:30 p.m. More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 7:24 PM EDT2013-05-18 23:24:17 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Timothy Pollard and his family started waiting in line for Grizzlies tickets at five Saturday morning. "10 of us, a bunch of us with sandwiches and food because we had already made a plan thatMore >>
Some Grizzlies fans are deterred by the higher cost of playoff tickets.More >>
At the corner of Plank Rd. and Scenic Highway sits a Chevron gas station. It's off I-110 near Memorial Stadium. Around 10 p.m.Sunday, a family stopped here to get gas. "Upon our arrival, we located threeMore >>
A man said he, his wife and his daughter were all punched because they were in the "wrong neighborhood" when they stopped to get gas at night. More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:29 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:29:02 GMT
(WMC TV) - Same boss. Same newspaper ad. Same consumer warning. Only the name of the company -- and the boss's conscience -- has seemed to change. "More >>
We knew there was something more to this company's sales pitch than just a name change.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 7:45 AM EDT2013-05-19 11:45:19 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Grizzlies will begin its series against the San Antonio Spurs Sunday afternoon. Tickets for the first game in the series at FedExForum will go on sale Saturday at noon. Playoff ticketsMore >>
Tickets for the first game in the series at FedExForum were gone in less than an hour, marking the team's sixteenth and seventeenth postseason sellouts.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 5:15 PM EDT2013-05-17 21:15:48 GMT
(WMC-TV) - There is a push for immigration reform happening in the Mid-South. Latino Memphis is hosting an immigration reform round-table discussion Monday. It is a topic that has fired up a nationalMore >>
Latino Memphis is hosting an immigration reform round-table discussion Monday. It is a topic that has fired up a national debate.More >>
