Ashley Paul

Memphis

Reporter at WREG-TV (Memphis, TN)

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More of Francine’s impact on the Mid-South

Sep 12, 2024 | wreg.com | Ashley Paul

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More of Francine’s impact on the Mid-South

Sep 12, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ashley Paul

Ashley PaulSeptember 12, 2024 at 9:39 PM·1 min readBARTLETT, Tenn. — The remnants of Francine continue to be felt as MLGW says there are thousands of customers still without power and the rain is expected to continue the next couple days. Traffic signs and wires were down, and in Raleigh a tree was on top of a car, knocking power out to parts of Raleigh for hours. Mildred Spencer says she lost power for more than six hours. It was the same story all around Memphis including parts of Barlett.
VIDEO: Police chase driver wrong way up I-55 in Arkansas

Sep 11, 2024 | wreg.com | Ashley Paul

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s video you have to see to believe. Arkansas State Police tried to stop a man for drugs near Blytheville, only for the man to take off, leading them on a chase driving the wrong direction up Interstate 55. Troopers were able to use a PIT maneuver to stop the wrong-way driver before it was too late. Video shows the moments a black 2024 Mazda CX-5 was stopped in Blytheville around 9:30 Friday morning.
Mason, TN board members looking to vote mayor out of office

Sep 10, 2024 | wreg.com | Ashley Paul

MASON, Tenn. — Tensions are continuing to flare in Mason, Tennessee between the Mayor and the Board of Alderman. For over three months, the board has been working to have the mayor removed from his position, sparking not only a verbal battle but a legal one. Tuesday night, the board was scheduled to meet to vote the mayor out of office but that meeting never happened. “This mayor does nothing,” Virginia Rivers said. “He’s been in there almost two years.
‘That’s not the way it works’: Gov. Bill Lee against gun-control referendums

Sep 9, 2024 | wreg.com | Ashley Paul

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Following a lawsuit filed by the Memphis City Council to keep gun-control referendums on the November ballot, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is weighing in on the battle between Memphis and Nashville. The topic sparked controversy across the state over whether or not the referendums were lawful or not. According to Gov. Lee, they’re not. Instead, he said there were other ways for Memphis to tackle crime that don’t contradict state law.
Man airlifted to Memphis hospital after standoff in Tipton County: Reports

Sep 6, 2024 | wreg.com | Ashley Paul

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A standoff with law enforcement officials in Tipton County ended with a man being airlifted to a Memphis hospital on Friday, according to the man’s family. The Tipton County Sheriff’s Office did not say how the man was injured, or what initiated the standoff. But, the man’s family claims he was shot during the incident. They say he was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital and later stated that he was airlifted to Regional One Hospital. His condition is unknown at this time.
Man airlifted to Memphis hospital after standoff in Tipton County: Reports

Sep 6, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ashley Paul

Ashley PaulSeptember 6, 2024 at 1:33 PM·1 min readMEMPHIS, Tenn. — A standoff with law enforcement officials in Tipton County ended with a man being airlifted to a Memphis hospital on Friday, according to the man’s family. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation special agents say they responded to Narrow Lane to investigate a “reported officer-involved shooting”. At this time it is unclear how the man was injured, or what initiated the standoff.
MS fraternity under fire after video appears to show hazing

Sep 5, 2024 | wreg.com | Ashley Paul

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An alleged hazing incident caught on video has one University of Mississippi fraternity in hot water. Phi Delta Theta is under an interim suspension as the school investigates. Students who have seen the video tell us it involves new members forced to drink a white substance — perhaps milk, or glue — while laying on their backs. There may have been more videos involved as well.
‘I thought my daughter was dead’: Dyersburg teen ran over by school bus

Aug 27, 2024 | wreg.com | Ashley Paul

DYERSBURG, Tenn. — A young girl was trying to get to school but instead got a trip to LeBonheur Children’s Hospital after being run over by a school bus. “When I look at that, he could have ran over my baby’s head,” Rhonda Horton said. “He could have crushed her rib cage. Anything.” Disturbing video obtained by WREG shows the moments 15-year-old Kennedy Jones ran to catch the school bus early one morning last November, but instead, she ended up underneath it.
ASBEE Kosher BBQ festival returns after four-year hiatus

Aug 25, 2024 | wreg.com | Ashley Paul

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It was a hot day Sunday, and not just because of the weather. After a four-year break due to COVID, teams were back competing in the 33rd Annual ASBEE Kosher BBQ contest. Former Memphis mayor and contest judge Jim Strickland was one of the judges. “It’s fun and it’s good food,” Strickland said. Which is what keeps him coming back year after year to judge the Anshei Sphard Beth El Emeth Kosher BBQ Festival at Baron Hirsch Synagogue. “It’s really cool.