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April Thompson

Memphis

Reporter and Anchor at WREG-TV (Memphis, TN)

Reporter and Afternoon Anchor on WREG TV News Channel 3. Friend me on Facebook: April Thompson-WREG Email me at [email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | wreg.com | April Thompson

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A mother is still searching for answers after police released a suspect vehicle involved in the fatal shooting of her 21-year-old son after nearly two years. Her only son, Dominic O’Neal, is gone, and she says she doesn’t know why. Dominic O’Neal Courtesy of Barbara O’Neal“All I hear is the gunshots in my head every day,” said Barbara O’Neal, mother.

  • 2 weeks ago | wreg.com | April Thompson

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A push is underway to turn around rising evictions. WREG has learned that a housing program and eventually a “special court” could be the answer. Housing is another problem Memphis faces: not enough housing, people unable to afford a home, and problem properties not in livable conditions. It’s further highlighted by the number of evictions we see. On any given weekday, you will find General Sessions Judge Deborah Henderson holding court.

  • 3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | April Thompson

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More than a week after three former Memphis Police officers were found not guilty on state charges in the death of Tyre Nichols, the attorney of one of those officers is sitting down with WREG to discuss the jury’s final decision. Attorney John Keith Perry represented Tadarrius Bean during the nine-day trial. Bean, Justin Smith, and Demetrius Haley were acquitted of all charges stemming from the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols.

  • 3 weeks ago | wreg.com | April Thompson

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More than a week after three former Memphis Police officers were found not guilty on state charges in the death of Tyre Nichols, the attorney of one of those officers is sitting down with WREG to discuss the jury’s final decision. Attorney John Keith Perry represented Tadarrius Bean during the nine-day trial. Bean, Justin Smith, and Demetrius Haley were acquitted of all charges stemming from the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. Perry says there is a reason he waited to speak out.

  • 3 weeks ago | wreg.com | April Thompson

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis woman who was celebrating her college graduation was critically injured after she fell from an excursion boat during a trip to the Bahamas. On May 3, Hannah Smith, 22, an Overton High School graduate from Memphis walked across the Miles College graduation stage as Summa Cum Laude for her Communications degree. “We all met at the graduation, all you know, cheered and screamed her name as she walked across the stage,” said her father, Marvin Smith.

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April Thompson @AThompson_WREG3
11 May 25

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9 May 25

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6 May 25

In the hands of the jury https://t.co/pKTvdTtFFn