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Jerrita Patterson

Memphis

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

Hampton U 🏴‍☠️ Plant Mom 🪴 Skater 🛼 Pro Napper 😴 Baseball Fanatic ⚾️ Traveler 🧳 Proud driver of a car w/ 270K+ miles! 🚗💨 Anchor/Reporter @WREG 🎤 #Joyful

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  • 1 day ago | wreg.com | Jerrita Patterson

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shortly after midnight, police were called to a Whitehaven convenience store on Airways Boulevard, where a man had been fatally shot. Refusing to stay quiet, a Memphis mother we spoke with said she is disheartened, knowing crime made its way to this convenience store she visits often. “We need to come together, we need to be a village,” she said. “You can’t even go and shop. I just go to work and go home.

  • 2 days ago | wreg.com | Jerrita Patterson

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The man accused of putting a newborn baby in a dumpster earlier this year was back in court Tuesday morning. In court, James Boothe Jr.’s public defender began laying out what they were still waiting on in order to move forward in the case, three months after Boothe was first arrested.

  • 2 days ago | yahoo.com | Jerrita Patterson

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The man accused of putting a newborn baby in a dumpster earlier this year was back in court Tuesday morning. In court, James Boothe Jr.’s public defender began laying out what they were still waiting on in order to move forward in the case, three months after Boothe was first arrested.

  • 3 days ago | yahoo.com | Jerrita Patterson

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A family has identified the 15-year-old who was killed in a shooting near a Berclair neighborhood on Sunday. The victim was identified by his family as Michael Aguilar. Police responded to the shooting just before 6 p.m. in the 3900 block of Macon, police said. Aguilar was taken to Regional One in critical condition, where he died from his injuries.

  • 6 days ago | yahoo.com | Jerrita Patterson

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. —  It was a good Friday in North Memphis as gifts were presented as part of a community giveaway ahead of Easter, hosted by Greater Community Temple Church of God in Christ. There is purpose behind what looks like a party, Bishop Brandon Porter told us. Thousands of gifts went to people the community — food, toys, household goods and much more. But there was also a surprise that could change lives. AdvertisementAdvertisement“FedEx is here and they are going to give out some 500 jobs.

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Jerrita Patterson @JerritaP_OnTv
2 Apr 25

In case you haven’t stepped outside recently, expect hair-raising weather….LITERALLY!!! 😳 #StayWeatherAwareYall https://t.co/P8NKdbIey2

Jerrita Patterson
Jerrita Patterson @JerritaP_OnTv
26 Mar 25

There were discussions regarding the impact a takeover would have on black/brown children. Comm. Mills said the ‘race card’ was not valid - considering ‘black women on the board - are the ones who ousted the black-woman superindent!’ A collective gasp from residents! @3onyourside https://t.co/WR8mbhnYQ5

Jerrita Patterson
Jerrita Patterson @JerritaP_OnTv
26 Mar 25

Commissioner Avant said a ‘state takeover’ would have ramifications for generations to come! @3onyourside https://t.co/tTTnZxTNf3