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1 day ago | newsnationnow.com | Megan Fayard |Deja Davis |Jerrita Patterson

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Memphis mother said she's heartbroken and desperate to get help for her son after he allegedly tried to kill her in her home, then was accidentally shot in the leg. Officers said they responded to a shooting around 9:40 p.m. Tuesday and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. Edna Jackson told police on the scene that her 30-year-old son came home high on marijuana and ecstasy pills.

6 days ago | wreg.com | Katie Copeland |Deja Davis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Conversations quickly escalated during the Fayette County Public Schools board meeting Thursday night after discussions centered around the budget and the potential of teachers’ jobs being cut. A very vocal and large crowd showed up at the school board meeting as the possibility of up to 25 teachers being laid off came about. The uncertainty had many concerned, including board member Myles Wilson, who repeatedly asked who exactly would be laid off and when it would happen.

6 days ago | wreg.com | Deja Davis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man has been found guilty of raping his teen relative back in 2020, the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office says. On February 27, 2020, 35-year-old Ledarrius Stokes attacked and raped his 15-year-old relative at a local motel just days after the teen’s birthday. Prosecutors say that despite the absence of physical evidence and DNA, the victim gave a “powerful and credible” testimony during the trial.

6 days ago | wreg.com | Deja Davis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thursday is Tom Lee Day in Memphis, honoring the man who saved over 30 people from drowning in the Mississippi River 100 years ago, on May 8, 1925. The rescue came after the steamship M.E. Norman set off for a trip two miles downriver from Memphis with passengers from an engineering group who were inspecting levees. On the return trip, they ran into trouble. Tom Lee, a river worker, used a small boat to save 32 passengers after the steamship overturned in the Mississippi River.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Deja Davis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thursday is Tom Lee Day in Memphis, honoring the man who saved over 30 people from drowning in the Mississippi River 100 years ago, on May 8, 1925. The rescue came after the steamship M.E. Norman set off for a trip two miles downriver from Memphis with passengers from an engineering group who were inspecting levees. On the return trip, they ran into trouble. Tom Lee, a river worker, used a small boat to save 32 passengers after the steamship overturned in the Mississippi River.