Wednesday, June 19 2013 2:42 PM EDT2013-06-19 18:42:39 GMT
By DAVID KOENIGAP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) - FedEx Corp.'s fourth-quarter profit fell 45 percent as international customers traded down to less-expensive delivery options and the company spent heavilyMore >>
FedEx Corp.'s fourth-quarter profit fell 45 percent as international customers traded down to less-expensive delivery options and the company spent heavily on restructuring.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:32 PM EDT2013-06-19 17:32:07 GMT
(WMC-TV) - With the third and final reading scheduled for later Tuesday evening, the battle over the budget rages at city hall. "There are no easy answers to this," said Mayor A C Wharton after a livelyMore >>
The city's administration proposed an amended budget which members voted on throughout the meeting.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:20 PM EDT2013-06-19 17:20:06 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 >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:37 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:37:21 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Time is running out for more than 100 cats at Memphis' Mewtopia Cat Rescue to find homes. Staffers at the rescue shelter are scrambling to find another place to house its animals after losingMore >>
Time is running out for more than 100 cats at Memphis' Mewtopia Cat Rescue to find homes. Staffers at the rescue shelter are scrambling to find another place to house its animals after losing its lease.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:17 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:17:18 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A woman was shot in the eye early Wednesday morning. She was taken to The MED in critical condition. Police responded to the shooting around 12:40 a.m. Where the shooting happened is not beingMore >>
A woman was shot in the eye early Wednesday morning. She was taken to The MED in critical condition.More >>
MEMPHIS, TN -
(WMC-TV) - Thaddeus Matthews appeared before a judge for just a few minutes for his arraignment, but it was what he said in his defense before he faced that judge that drew a crowd at the Shelby County criminal justice center.
Matthews shouted obscenities as he addressed the media outside criminal court Friday.
He is charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, jokingly Matthews refuted any notion that he is a predator.
"I ain't never raped a woman, and I ain't never had to even beg for none. So let alone had to rape," he said.
With onlookers backing him, Matthews responded to allegations that he posted child pornography on Facebook for shock value.
He said he did not do it for attention.
Matthew claims he's been targeted and said he became concerned only after a woman emailed him the photo.
"She inboxed me and said this was a Memphis baby, that's when I got involved ," he said.
He was arraigned in less than ten minutes but Matthew said the charges have already left a lasting impression on his family.
"My oldest daughter had to explain to my grandson this morning that I'm not a child pornographer," he s
Matthews now blames police, the judicial system and the media for what he calls selective prosecution.
"I call it selective prosecution because you ain't going after nobody else," he said.
Matthews said he plans to fight this case until the end and he will not accept a plea deal.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:32 PM EDT2013-06-19 17:32:07 GMT
(WMC-TV) - With the third and final reading scheduled for later Tuesday evening, the battle over the budget rages at city hall. "There are no easy answers to this," said Mayor A C Wharton after a livelyMore >>
The city's administration proposed an amended budget which members voted on throughout the meeting.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:31 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:31:48 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 >>
Two Bartlett police officers are off the job and under investigation for suspected abuse.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:46 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:46:39 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Memphis police officer is charged with driving under the influence after refusing to submit a BAC test, according to police. Two police officers noticed a Hummer swerving and nearly hittingMore >>
A Memphis police officer is charged with driving under the influence after refusing to submit a BAC test, according to police.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:14 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:14:48 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A woman who worked in the school system for years says she may out of a job as a result of low enrollment numbers. Marilyn Davis' story is similar to many in the school system. She has beenMore >>
A woman who worked in the school system for years says she may out of a job as a result of low enrollment numbers.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:29 AM EDT2013-06-19 05:29:06 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A quiet night turned chaotic inside juvenile court Monday after a 16-year-old detainee used a squeegee and a mop handle to knock out a sprinkler. The sprinkler system unlocked all the cell doorsMore >>
The sprinkler system unlocked all the cell doors starting a fight inside the detention center. Around 50 juvenile court detainees were involved.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:22 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:22:22 GMT
Police have identified two men accused of stealing thousands of pounds of watermelons from local grocery stores. Beaverton police were called out to the WinCo Foods store on Cedar Hills Boulevard theMore >>
Police have identified two men accused of stealing thousands of pounds of watermelons from local WinCo Foods stores.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:59 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:59:05 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Southaven Mayor Greg Davis is leaving office early with extra money. But where is it coming from? The money comes from the state's retirement system. Mayor Davis plans to leave his officeMore >>
Southaven Mayor Greg Davis is leaving office early with extra money. But where is it coming from?More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:48 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:48:44 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A U.S. Marshals Service task force was going door-to-door in a California community Tuesday asking residents for help finding a fugitive Mid-South couple, according to NBC Los Angeles. JanetMore >>
A U.S. Marshals Service task force was going door-to-door in a California community Tuesday asking residents for help finding a fugitive Mid-South couple, according to NBC Los Angeles.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 9:56 AM EDT2013-06-19 13:56:19 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) -When you are in love with someone, you trust that person and they trust you. In this digital age, sometimes we profess our love digitally when we are apart. However, you need toMore >>
Cyber Expert, Theresa Payton, says 94 percent of people in a recent study claim they trust their partner implicitly with the intimate details and photos they may share digitally.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:10 AM EDT2013-06-19 14:10:06 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 >>
