Stroke death rates in most of the Mississippi Delta region are above the national average, and many residents live more than 45 minutes from a hospital that is stroke-certified.
A WMC Action News 5 investigation uncovered scammers that are posing as employees of high-profile companies and banks to obtain money from Mid-Southerners.
A former Memphis police officer is the first to be criminally charged in relation to excessive force in more than five years, according to a WMC Action News Five investigation.
According to the Tennessee Department of Labor, there are more than 250,000 job openings across the state and scammers are taking advantage of people looking for legitimate employment.
Robert Loggins, 26, died inside the Grenada County Jail Nov. 29, 2018 and his death was ruled accidental by the state medical examiner’s office. Jailhouse video, officer interviews and a lawsuit are now calling into question how Loggins died and why.
More Americans are being diagnosed with diabetes today than ever before. It’s a costly and deadly epidemic that’s increasing faster in Southern states.
The Tennessee Department of Health said Tuesday that their investigation into whether Shelby County residents received expired or ineffective doses is ongoing.
A new report from the Mid-South Better Business Bureau shows the amount of money stolen by scammers in this area was more than Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga combined.
While former Shelby County Health Department Director Alisia Haushalter said Thursday that no one received expired doses in Shelby County, the Tennessee Department of Health said it is investigating.
The CDC said Thursday that it is aware of reports of COVID-19 vaccine wastage in Shelby County and has spoken with public health officials in the county and state.
A federal lawsuit filed against Shelby County Environmental court claims the court illegally forced two home owners out of their own homes that they’d live in for decades.
Courtrooms are simply too small to meet social distance safety protocols and that leaves the constitutional rights of both the victims and the accused hanging in the balance.
Some unemployed Tennesseans are contacting the WMC Action News 5 Investigators saying other people are getting their unemployment money because their account information was changed without their knowledge.
House Speaker Cameron Sexton provided details in a news conference late Friday morning saying the searches are part of an ongoing investigation connected to former House Speaker Glen Casada’s office.
The number of available hospital beds is plummeting across the Mid-South after, what health officials call, a post-Thanksgiving surge in COVID-19 cases.
