WREG-TV (Memphis, TN)

WREG-TV, which operates on virtual channel 3 and UHF digital channel 28, is a CBS-affiliated TV station based in Memphis, Tennessee. The station is part of Tribune Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Tribune Media Company. WREG's studios are situated at Channel 3 Drive, close to the Mississippi River and near I-55 on Memphis' west side. Its transmitter can be found about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Bartlett, positioned between I-40 and Whitten Road.

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English

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#41625

United States

#8048

Arts and Entertainment/TV Movies and Streaming

#240

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Loved one remembers 'gentle giant' killed during candlelight vigil

23 hours ago | wreg.com | Shay Arthur

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — “Heartbroken” is the way the life partner of a 52-year-old grandfather said she feels days after he was shot and killed while attending a candlelight vigil. Anthony Ford was one of five people shot on Saturday night as loved ones gathered to remember a woman in the Medical District. “He was a family man,” Kimberly Christian said. “An all-around great guy. A humble guy.”Christian spoke with WREG to describe the love she shared with Ford for two decades.
Man shot dead at Airways Boulevard gas station

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.
DA's Office wants teen accused of shooting girl charged as an adult

1 day ago | wreg.com | Shay Arthur

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Your News Leader has been closely following the case of a teenage girl who was shot in the head at an East Memphis park. Inside the Shelby County Youth Justice and Education Center is a courtroom where no cameras were allowed inside. Still, WREG was there on Tuesday for the hearing of a 16-year-old boy charged with attempted first-degree murder. It’s a case that goes back to earlier this month.
Defense still waiting on evidence in case of infant thrown in dumpster

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.
‘Pain on top of pain’: Woman says mass shooting erupted during sister’s vigil

2 days ago | wreg.com | Shay Arthur

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — What was supposed to be an event to memorialize and honor a 38-year-old woman who had recently died quickly dissolved into chaos when someone started shooting into the crowd at a vigil last Saturday night. A woman spoke with WREG to recount the tragic events that transpired at a celebration held for her late sister, Alicia Stringfellow. “It’s pain on top of pain, and enough is enough,” said Sherea, Stringfellow’s sister, who asked us not to use her last name.
How stocks, bonds and other markets have fared so far in 2025

2 days ago | wreg.com | Wyatte Grantham-Philips |Damian J. Troise

NEW YORK (AP) — Global financial markets have been turned upside down this year by President Donald Trump’s burgeoning trade war. Markets are not in full panic, but the double-digit declines in major U.S. stock indexes are testing nerves. U.S. markets had been on a two-year tear coming into 2025, though many believed that stock prices had become overinflated. Trump’s trade war pushed that sentiment into hyperdrive.
Police look for help one year after Orange Mound mass shooting

3 days ago | wreg.com | Shay Arthur

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — This weekend marks one year since nine people were shot, with two dead, at a block party in Orange Mound. Memphis Police have a message in that case, saying while they don’t have new developments to share, the investigation remains active, and they are asking for the community’s continued help. Police say the violence erupted at a block party where hundreds of people were in attendance. There was not a permit for the party.
89-year-old woman missing in Lakeland

4 days ago | wreg.com | David Royer

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An 89-year-old woman is missing in the Lakeland area Sunday morning, and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help to find her. Annie Qualls was last seen at 4:47 a.m. on foot in the 4200 block of Melwood Oak Drive, wearing a black and white striped shirt, flowery pants, black shoes and a black bonnet. She has a condition that affects her memory and thinking, and may be confused about where she is, authorities said.
5 people shot in Medical District

4 days ago | wreg.com | Courtney Anderson

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police say multiple people were injured in a shooting in the Medical District on Saturday night. Memphis Police responded to a scene on North Dunlap Street and Mosby Avenue at 8:08 p.m. Police say five people were injured in the shooting. Two people were taken to the hospital in critical condition, while the other three victims were in non-critical condition. Memphis Police say the shooting occurred during an event to celebrate the life of a loved one who had passed away.
Plane makes emergency landing behind Covington, TN homes

4 days ago | wreg.com | Courtney Anderson

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A plane reportedly made an emergency landing in Covington, Tennessee, on Saturday. According to the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office, a small plane made an emergency landing in a field behind homes. Deputies, the Covington Fire Department, and emergency services responded. The sheriff’s office says the pilot was located and is okay. Sheriff Shannon Beasley released a statement on the incident. We are thankful the pilot was able to safely land the plane and that he is doing fine.