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  • Mar 12, 2025 | wreg.com | Megan Fayard |Shay Simon

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 2-year-old child is dead after he was hit by a car in Parkway Village on Tuesday night, according to the Memphis Police Department. The MPD responded to the incident at Cottonwood Road near Goodlett Street at 10 p.m. They say a 2-year-old boy was hit by a car and taken to the hospital, where he later died. A family member identified the child as Alex Washington. “He was real spunky, real happy, just really, really happy.

  • Mar 11, 2025 | wreg.com | Shay Simon

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Neighbors in a Midtown neighborhood are on edge after a shooting led to a bullet flying through an innocent woman’s window. Neighbors say they heard a loud party at the house on Ashlawn, near the Poplar and Hollywood intersection, around 11 p.m. A witness told police he had been there earlier shooting a rap video. The City of Memphis has the house registered as a short-term rental. It had a permit and was renewed in November 2024.

  • Mar 11, 2025 | wreg.com | David Royer |Shay Simon

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A West Memphis, Arkansas man is jailed on a $1 million bond for child pornography charges, while he was on probation for a similar case last year. The Crittenden County Jail log shows Jonathan Sparrow, 27, was arrested March 4 on a charge of distributing, possessing, or viewing matter depicting sexual conduct involving a child.

  • Mar 6, 2025 | wreg.com | Deja Davis |Quametra Wilborn |Shay Simon

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. had his first report date in federal court Thursday morning after being arrested nearly a week ago. Ford Jr. is facing bribery and six attempted tax evasion charges. In a 17-page indictment, Ford Jr. allegedly used his public office to secure grant funds for several non-profits and then received payments from those organizations in exchange for laptops from his business.

  • Mar 5, 2025 | wreg.com | Shay Simon

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two retired Memphis firefighters are contestants on “The Amazing Race,” which premieres on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. on WREG Channel 3. The show involves teams racing across the world to be the first to reach the finish line and win a cash prize. Mark Graham and Larry Crawford, best friends for almost 40 years, will participate in season 37 of The Amazing Race.

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16 May 25

RT @MikeFirstAlert: #firstalertwx pretty dramatic video (& sound) of the parking garage fire at Jacksonville Int’l Airport early Fri. (05/1…

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16 May 25

RT @littlesunreader: @Chandler_TV @ActionNewsJax @MikeFirstAlert They’ve shut down the airport we can’t leave https://t.co/ZXONUTUDO9

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16 May 25

RT @MikeFirstAlert: #firstalertwx JIA parking garage fire from Jepp @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews https://t.co/MHackwzpRT