Joyce Peterson
Anchor/Reporter
Memphis, TN
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Joyce Peterson is an anchor/reporter at Action News 5.
Joyce is a second-generation TV journalist and has reported the news in the Mid-South for more than 25 years.
She's also married to your favorite weather guy, Action News 5 Chief Meteorologist Ron Childers.
Weekdays you'll find Joyce anchoring our 4 p.m. newscasts. Then she switches gears and hits the street to report at 10 p.m.
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Action News 5 took a closer look at repeat offenders in the Shelby County Criminal Justice system.
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It’s been years in the making. A Memphis construction project that drew fierce criticism from the get-go is now finished. In less than two weeks, you can tour the all-new Tom Lee Park for yourself. And as one group gets ready to debut a gorgeous new park, another group faces a serious question about its future.
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After eight people were shot near Beale Street last weekend, Memphis Police met with the Downtown Memphis Commission and business owners to develop a new traffic control plan to enhance public safety.
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The Memphis Police Department has unveiled its most restrictive traffic control plan for Downtown in recent memory.
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One Memphis community’s attempt to crack down on crime is being called out.
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A wealthy Memphis community wants to close two of five streets into their neighborhood to keep the criminals out.
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In a decision Monday, the Germantown Board of Aldermen voted 4-1 to issue every Germantown resident a $27.50 water credit in the wake of the July water contamination crisis.
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An Arkansas teenager who made national news last year is making headlines again. His small-town car accident set off a chain of events that ended in a horrific, big-city crash.
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“Join us and get on the bus.” That battle cry from Tennessee Democrats came Wednesday after they unveiled their newest weapon in the war on gun violence.
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The governor outlined the scope of that special session in a proclamation issued on Tuesday, and Democrats say it contains no teeth to toughen up gun laws.
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A local attorney says something stinks in Germantown, and it’s not the water.
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The husband of a woman who’s been missing for more than four years pleaded guilty to her murder on Friday, although police have yet to find her body.
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Thursday night, furious Germantown residents packed the Germantown Performing Arts Center for a town hall on the city’s recent water contamination crisis.
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Tennessee state lawmakers plan to zero in on mental health in the upcoming special legislative session on gun control.
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A Millington man who was out on bond after being charged with killing a teenage girl in 2022 is now on the run.
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An MLGW power failure triggered an emergency burn-off at the Valero oil refinery in Memphis, sending plumes of thick, potentially toxic smoke into the air.
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Although the City of Germantown’s “flush only” order remains in place, there is some good news that was announced Tuesday.
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Frustration is growing five days after Germantown water customers were first advised not to drink their tap water after diesel fuel contaminated an underground reservoir.
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Memphis sits at the top of a not-so-illustrious list: Most Dangerous City in America for Drivers.
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MLGW hosted a “Power Hour” Community Meeting in Frayser on Thursday night, a community that is riddled with more than 2,000 residents awaiting the return of their power.
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Customers of the Holly Springs Utility District (HSUD) can certainly sympathize with Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) customers right now.
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According to MLGW, the utility is working to assess the damage from the storms, repair infrastructure, and restore customers as quickly and safely as crews can.
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A former Memphis police officer who stands accused of killing two people while driving at an accelerated speed wants probation instead of jail time. The victims’ families told Action News 5 they do not support this deal.
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Friends and patients of Dr. Benjamin Mauck say they’re remembering the orthopedic surgeon at Campbell Clinic as a healthcare hero.
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An arrest warrant has been issued for Davonte Pack in connection to a basketball beatdown at the home of the Grizzlies superstar last summer.
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The world of women’s basketball lost one of the greats this week. Collierville native Nikki McCray-Penson passed away at the age of 51, it was announced Friday.
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Revolutionary. Historic. Groundbreaking. That’s how organizers describe a new program in Memphis that teaches young men how to be better fathers. It’s called AFIRM, which stands for “A Father’s Involvement Really Matters.”
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State investigators have joined a double homicide investigation in Bolivar, Tennessee, and Action News 5 has learned new information about a third death that is also now under the state’s microscope.
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During a Monday press briefing, MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen promised a better, stronger electrical grid for Memphis and its suburbs is coming.
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The National Weather Service says 80 mile per hour winds tore through Shelby County, causing major damage in the northern section of the county.
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State troopers are in town taking names and writing tickets to thousands of motorists in Memphis. Action News 5 is taking a closer look at the data from recent Tennessee Highway Patrol saturations in Bluff City.
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An abandoned dog left for dead in a Cordova backyard now has a second chance at life, but the man who rescued him said the pup wound up saving him.
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The Memphis Police Department is making a big ask of city council —requesting tens of millions of dollars to expand crime-fighting technology.
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Fans of Jerry Lee Lewis have an opportunity this weekend to buy some of The Killer’s most cherished possessions.
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Memphis City Council Chairman Martavius Jones is proposing raising the city’s property tax rate. He said the move would generate millions of additional dollars for MATA, the city’s public transportation service.
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Parents, if caring for your children becomes overwhelming, you can reach out for help.
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Memphis Light, Gas, and Water (MLGW) got approval from Memphis City Council on Tuesday to outsource employees for the utility's understaffed call center.
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Action News 5 has learned more about the effort that went into clearing out the unhoused who were living in tents beneath the highways across the Bluff City.
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We asked the Shelby County District Attorney and a top defense attorney to explain how the law works, so there is no confusion as to how Memphians deal with escalating crime.
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Supporters said they want charges dropped against Jamil Ibrahim, a man who was arrested May 27 after he called Memphis police to report he’d found a bag of bullets behind his business.
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Despite serious crime problems, local chamber of commerce leaders told Action News 5 they’re having no problem attracting new businesses to the Bluff City.
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Getting the wheels of justice to speed in Shelby County. A local lawmaker, criminal justice advocate and the district attorney all say it’s up to the judges to get the criminal courts in Memphis moving again.
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The perception among many local lawmakers and citizens is that the revamped bail system puts too many bad guys back on the street.
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The American Dream of homeownership is still far out of reach for many Black Americans. In Memphis, a city where 64% of the population is Black, the homeownership rate for Black families is 44% according to the U.S. Census Bureau. For white families, it’s 74%.
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The VA Medical Center in Memphis provides life-saving medical treatment for Mid-South veterans, and a new doctor at the VA is getting top marks for the care he provides for our war heroes, in and out of the hospital.
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More than 2100 students from 38 states competed recently in the National Elementary Chess tournament. Among the top teams who brought home trophies: Memphis’ own Idlewild Elementary.
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Snow, rain, heat, and the gloom of night might not stop them. But a rise in robberies of letter carriers is a major problem for the U.S. Postal Service right now. Armed robberies of postal workers are through the roof, quadrupling in the last four years, according to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
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After push-back from neighbors, activists, and stakeholders, the Greenlaw Community Center in Uptown Memphis will not be used as a holding facility for curfew breakers.
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There are more unanswered questions about how the bail system operates in Shelby County criminal courts. Worried citizens aren’t the only ones keeping a close eye on the case of a teenage car theft and shooting suspect who keeps posting bail and getting out of jail.
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