A local dog needs your help in becoming featured in “Garden & Gun ” magazine and time is running out.

National Fire Prevention Week is underway with a focus on making and practicing your escape plan.

Data shows, during Operation Grizzly Bear, troopers issued a total of 2,016 citations -- 263 for speeding, 22 for improper passing, a total of 83 arrests were made.

Last week, One Church in Frayser canceled service after discovering its sanctuary was vandalized. Sunday, the church held its first service since the incident.

FedEx pilot Capt. Corey Lynch organized the 'Bring Your Plane to Work Day' event to give future aviators the chance to speak to those already in the industry.

The first openly gay teenager was crowned White Station High School Homecoming Royalty last month, grabbing headlines across the country.

The city of Memphis has brought the annual Bluff City Fair back to Tiger Lane’s Fairgrounds.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, along with Tennessee lawmakers, toured the future home of Union Row Friday morning.

As we end another hot week and get ready from some fall-like weather, let’s take a look back at five great things that happened in the Mid-South this week.

A local financial advisor was awarded $45,000 for his work with the non-profit Memphis Inner City Rugby.

Dorimar Ferrer, the executive director of Cazateatro says theater and the arts are a big part of Hispanic culture.

A new public-private partnership is working to make the transition easier for children who age out of the foster care system with the support of Tennessee Governor Bill Lee.

A dedication ceremony was held Thursday morning for the Russell B. Sugarmon Memorial Bridge.

Thousands of mid-southerners are expected to be in attendance for this year’s event on Oct. 20 at the Mid-South fairgrounds.

The largest tourism investment project in Arkansas has partially opened.

The 2019 Mid South Toys for Tots campaign is now accepting applications from Tuesday, Oct. 1 until Friday, Nov. 15.

An old Memphis theater that was part of a famous federal pornography trial in the 1970s will be getting a makeover this weekend. And the group doing the work is also no stranger to upsetting government officials.

A $3.8 million project to build a pedestrian bridge in the Pinch District is moving forward, according to the Memphis Business Journal.

City leaders in West Memphis, Arkansas are asking voters to approve a massive city-wide parks project.

U.S. Army veteran Richard “Lance” Deal died last week, leaving behind no family to attend his funeral, but his community wouldn’t let his death go unnoticed.

Chief Glen Williamson gave Mayor Keith McDonald his letter of retirement from the City of Bartlett effective Jan. 3, 2020.

Roscoe is a German Shorthaired Pointer from Tennessee.

According to the Army, Maj. Trevor Joseph was part of a crew flying out at night to recover a soldier with a heat-related injury at the training center when the helicopter crashed. He died and three other soldiers were injured.

For his son, Pearce Trenary, Sept. 27 is the day the phone stopped ringing.

Cooper-Young community members hoped this would be a step in the right direction in support of the LGBTQ+ community.

Pastor Hill and his congregation at One Church found the sanctuary destroyed Sunday morning.

A Southaven church is lending a helping hand throughout Shelby and DeSoto Counties.

A taste of Japan was brought to Memphis Sunday.

About 8,000 Memphians hit the pavement Saturday morning for the annual St. Jude Walk/Run.

Big crowds showed up in Raleigh Saturday for the Block Party for Peace.

Thousands gathered in Downtown Memphis Saturday for the Mid-South Pride Fest.

We're getting a sneak peek at the city and county's poverty rate.

The City of Memphis pays the Memphis River Parks Partnership $2 million a year. Among MRPP's duties is park maintenance. Mayor Jim Strickland, like many of his constituents, has certain expectations for the quality of that work.

Last weekend we caught up with native Mississippian and 'NSync star Lance Bass, who returned to the fair where he performed growing up.

It's been one year since Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce President Phil Trenary was murdered in Downtown Memphis while walking home.

FedEx is hiring thousands of extra helping hands for the holiday season.

A $200 million project at the Memphis Convention Center is about to reach some major construction milestones.

Saturday, thousands of people will be in Downtown Memphis for the annual St. Jude Walk Run and some streets will be impacted.

A Memphis woman who has been battling Lupus for 20 years is now receiving a free air conditioner through the Conway Cares initiative.

It’s a health, education and career fair all rolled into one, with food and entertainment mixed into it all.

A town hall meeting held Thursday night tackled gun violence, which is one of Memphis’ biggest issues.

Union Row, Phase 1, is a mixed-use project with apartments, a hotel, retail, office space and a grocery store.

After seven years, funding has been secured for a new high school in Lakeland.

Before the holiday season approaches, the men and women serving our country overseas are being cared for.

September's Mid-South Hero brings unconditional love and resources to women on the streets of Memphis. She hopes it will guide them to live free from addiction and crime.

Fire Finders is a first-of-its-kind program is making it easier for lost pets to find their way home.

Thursday is your next chance to weigh in on the future of transit in Shelby County.

Wednesday, WMC Action News 5 learned a water main break in Germantown that tied up traffic for hours should have never happened.

A state-of-the-art facility could bring more than 1,000 jobs to the Raleigh area.

There are more than 15,000 bilingual students at Shelby County Schools.

Midtown bar owners fighting to keep their establishment from being closed permanently will have to wait a while longer to plead their case.

The race provides holiday meals for families in the Raleigh-Frayser area and honors the legacy of Verdell Smith who was killed in the line of duty while working on Beale Street in June 2016.

This transformation comes just in time for Memphis Madness.

More Memphians are giving back to their community. Memphis has one of the highest rates of participation for the national Americrops program, and one of the participants is back in the halls she once walked as a student to give back.

“It was enough flame to start melting the inside of the car, that’s when I knew we didn’t have long to get to her,” said Johnson.

The patients attended a robotics workshop, created special gold Amazon shipping boxes and even packed their lunches in packages before traveling down the conveyor line.

A design team has been working on a plan to make the street more pedestrian friendly for the past eight months.

According to the Memphis Business Journal, one of the 10 accepted proposals for Rust Hall includes an art themed hotel with around 70 rooms.