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Updated: 8 hours ago
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
High school dropouts may face challenges with job opportunities. But a new option in the state could open the door to other choices.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 10:04 AM CST
|By Jacob Gallant
Action News 5 Plus is your destination to watch the Tennessee High School Football Championships.
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Kelli Cook
There are still lots of questions surrounding the surprising release of the man charged in the murder of former Ole Miss student Jimmie “Jay” Lee.
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By Taylor Tucker
This weekend is all about the children at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Tylen Daniels
Fennell was captured in Columbia, Missouri.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By Tylen Daniels
The festival says a limited number of discounted early-bird 3-day passes are available.
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Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Sharie Nicole and C.J. LeMaster
“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the death of a JSU student," said JSU President Thomas K. Hudson.
Updated: 20 hours ago
|By Amanda Hanson
Police responded to the crash at 12:30 a.m. Friday morning.
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By Amanda Hanson
Julius Clark was found.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Amanda Hanson
The Northwest Rangers are set to host third-ranked Iowa Western on Sunday, December 4.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Ivanhoe Newswire
Companies like Keurig and Moen are well known to replace defective items without arguing.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Amanda Hanson
Chalkbeat’s Marta Aldrich talked about her recent report that takes a closer look at what kept private schools from accessing the money.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Amanda Hanson
Editor Vivian Fernández-de-Adamson joined Action News 5′s Andrew Douglas at the digital desk to talk about how Hispanic Memphians are preparing to celebrate the “Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe”.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 10:35 PM CST
|By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Kennin
Church of God in Christ (COGIC) members gathered Thursday night to remember the woman who once helped lead the largest Pentecostal denomination in the U.S.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 9:11 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
Shots were fired on I-240 westbound Thursday night near the Quince Road overpass, police say.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 7:38 PM CST
|By Lydian Kennin
A 22-year-old Forrest City police officer has been charged with the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:47 PM CST
|By Kelli Cook
On Thursday, TOSHA workers were back at the FedEx World Hub for the second time this year to investigate a fatal incident.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 7:05 PM CST
|By Action News 5 Staff
The Memphis-Shelby County School (MSCS) board has officially launched the “MSCS Super Search” website, which includes a feedback form, timeline, and Frequently Asked Questions.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:34 PM CST
|By Parker King
Thursday morning, after three days of trial, Martez Abram took the stand in DeSoto County court, where he admitted to the slaying of two managers and injury of one police officer inside a Southaven Walmart in 2019.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 4:18 PM CST
|By Jacob Gallant
A jury found Martez Abram guilty of two counts of capital murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 4:09 PM CST
|By Jacob Gallant and Bria Bolden
Jimmie "Jay" Lee’s body has not been found since he went missing in Oxford in July.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 2:50 PM CST
|By Action News 5 Staff
This weekend is all about the children at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. As the St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend kicks off, a new patient art instillation was unveiled at the Renasant Convention Center.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 12:38 PM CST
|By Tylen Daniels
Fisher will join the chamber on December 14.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 12:12 PM CST
|By Jacob Gallant
Police were called to Rosewood Market on S Lauderdale Street around 10:44 a.m.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 11:56 AM CST
|By Myracle Evans
On Dec. 1, 1955, Parks refused to move from her bus seat in Montgomery, Ala. that was “reserved” for white passengers according to “law”
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 11:23 AM CST
|By Carmyn Gutierrez and Debra Worley
One of the girls was pronounced dead at the hospital on Nov. 29, while the other was transferred to a children’s hospital in critical condition and later died on Nov. 30.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 11:09 AM CST
|By Myracle Evans
Chief Scott Worsham’s last day was Nov. 30.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 3:13 PM CST
|By Jacob Gallant and Bria Bolden
Memphis police were called to a shooting next door to Kirby High School.