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A 5 y/o boy wanted the same haircut as his friend...so that their teacher wouldn't be able to tell them apart!
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This is what can happen to you driving on this ice. 😬
Stay safe and off the roads if you can!
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A Florida high school is in hot water after someone brought a live, caged tiger to prom.>> |
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On this day in 1937, Morgan Freeman was born in Memphis!
Can you believe he's turning 80?!
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Do you know this man? Police want your help after this elderly woman got robbed trying to get cash at an ATM.
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This is literally what just happened in Memphis
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"Memphis is tired right now." 💔
Reporting the news is tough sometimes. But it's worth it if we can help keep the Mid-South safe. Thank you for your strength
@MemphoNewsLady
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We were informed today is
#Three6MafiaDay
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Fine, we'll celebrate. 😏
*clears throat*
🎶"I know you sicker than sick-ahh
When you see the rims flick-ahh
The paint drip off
Ice in my rangs glitt-ahh"🎶
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Petition calls for Mane St. in Memphis: ‘for the culture’
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WATCH: "I love you bro" 11-year-old fan reacts to death of Memphis Rapper Young Dolph
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Beautiful. 🇺🇸
A Lewisburg High School student opened their morning with a rendition of "Taps" in honor of those who died on September 11, 2001.>> |
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Sports Director Jarvis Greer retiring from Action News 5 after 43 years
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SURPRISE! This couple both brought rings to Memphis Zoo to propose to each other. 😂
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The Flamin' Hot Cheetos turkey is here to spice up Thanksgiving 🔥🔥🔥
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: Meghan will receive the award for “her global advocacy to empower and advocate on behalf of women and girls.”
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In today's news of the NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE.
An Ohio man found a black widow spider in his broccoli and I never want to eat broccoli again.>> | 3wmc5
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is set to receive Ms. Foundation’s Woman of Vision Award.
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Wow, a list of ways Nashville is better than Memphis 👇
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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's....💩
High winds sent this porta potty flying through the air.>> |
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Mississippi AG to support Texas in election lawsuit
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Justin J. Pearson was reinstated as District 86 House Representative.
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For the first time in Memphis Grizzlies history, there is no Gasol on the roster.
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199 years ago, Memphis was founded...and we've been in love ever since. 😍
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Enough is enough: Shootout at a Memphis gas station.
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Memphis' very own golf star and St. Agnes grad Rachel Heck ran into Steph Curry with none other than a Ja Morant jersey on. Heck is making the city proud as she continues her golf career on scholarship at Stanford all while repping the Grizz.
📸: Stacy Heck
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NEW PHOTOS: Family members shared these 4-year-old Saquoia Samuels with us. There is still a large search ongoing for the missing girl.
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Family and friends are mourning the loss of a pivotal person in Memphis and civil rights history.
Elmore Nickelberry, one of the last living Memphis sanitation strikers from 1968, passed away over the weekend.
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@STaylorRayburn
Hi Taylor, can you connect us with your friend? We'd like to ask permission to use the video on all platforms (TV, web, social, etc.). We're looking into this today.
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"Memphis is the heart of wrestling."
WWE stars
@RonKillings
and
@CarmellaWWE
stopped by this morning to discuss tonight's SmackDown Live and their favorite Memphis spots.>>
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Tennessee Representative Justin J. Pearson (D-Memphis) has won in a landslide special Democratic primary for District 86 seat.
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Rest In Peace Sequoia 😢❤️
Family members shared this sweet video of the 4-year-old with Action News 5.
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A golden birthday: Tenn. dog, 20, becomes oldest living golden retriever
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Floyd Bonner (D) becomes the first African-American elected sheriff in Shelby County. >>
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45 years ago today, our AMAZING Joe Birch was hired as an intern at Action News 5 🎉 Thank you for all your hard work, Joe!
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How cool! Dwayne THE ROCK Johnson surprised fans at the Wolfchase Target today here in the Bluff City! 💪🏽🗿
Thanks to Savannah Nicole Sneed for sharing!
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BREAKING: Nashville’s Metro Council has voted 36-0 to reinstate Rep. Justin Jones.
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FAREWELL JARVIS!
Tune in to Action News 5 NOW to see the legendary sports director's FINAL sportscast! 🐐
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We don't have a SoundCloud to plug but y'all can go to for the latest breaking news, weather and sports in the Mid-South. 😎
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A Shelby County Judge ruled that Ja Morant acted in self-defense during a fight at his home in 2022.
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JUST IN: The bill must now go to the House for a vote, and if passed, will be signed by Governor Bill Lee.
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Action News 5's Kym Clark has made another trip around the sun! Join us in wishing her a very happy birthday🥳🎉.
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Do you think cursive writing should still be taught in school?
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Mayor Strickland says the city is working on a deal to keep the Grizzlies in Memphis for 25 years.
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Excuse us while we brag a little bit. This is Jurnee Taylor. She's a production assistant at
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and she earned the
@uofmemphis
2018 Otis Sanford Outstanding Journalism Student Award. She graduates next weekend. Go Jurnee Go!
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Me listening to someone try to argue that Nashville is better than Memphis
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Senator Marsha Blackburn issued this response after a Memphis man charged with first-degree murder was released on his own recognizance Monday.
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Memphis Mayor Paul Young met face-to-face with the city’s highest-ranking gang leaders two weeks ago and asked them for a ceasefire. The gang leaders, said the mayor, agreed to put their guns down and stop the killing if certain conditions were met.
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GOOD NEWS! Zach Randolph gives Thanksgiving holiday boxes to 500 families.
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Memphis police are searching for the 2 people who stole the roof off of a Corvette in broad daylight.
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Woman who reported real estate investor as trespasser: 'nothing racist about it'
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We almost let the day get away without mentioning that March 6, or 3/6, is also
#Three6MafiaDay
. Stay fly, Memphis.
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FINALLY...
@TheRock
has come BACK...to Memphis!
Tonight at 10: Watch
@JBirchWMC
's interview with The People's Champ, only on Action News 5.
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Newly released data this week from the U.S. Department of Transportation shows Memphis has the deadliest roads in America, with the highest rate of fatal crashes caused by bad driving, more than five times the national average.
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We are devastated to announce the loss of our colleague Amanda Hanson.
Amanda, a beloved journalist, Memphian, colleague and friend, joined the Action News 5 team in 2021 and was the driving force behind the Action News 5 Digital Desk. She was 38 years old.
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RT THIS if you want to see College Gameday in Memphis!
http://t.co/kK94ShH7Yj
http://t.co/8MAPZuf7XK
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"You don't need any more bread and milk! What are you making, milk sandwiches?!"
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Mayor Strickland calls for accountability after seven shot and four killed in city wide shooting spree.
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"I want to thank you for giving me my grandkids"
Lorenzen Wright's mother Deborah Marion spoke directly to Sherra Wright after today's guilty plea.>>
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Roses are red
Tigers are blue
Penny is our coach
Your recruits are leaving you
#WorldPoetryDay
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Congratulations, Adrienne!!! 🏆
Watch Action News 5's exclusive interview with the latest Wheel winner 👉
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Amazing! This is the view of the Northern lights taken from the Agricenter.
📸: NWS Memphis
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SANTA SURPRISE: After spending the last 20 months deployed, this solider came home for Christmas and delivered a tearful, joyous surprise to his kids.>>
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HERE IT IS: The moment Penny Hardaway is introduced as the head men's basketball coach of the University of Memphis.>>
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BREAKING: Renowned Memphis rapper Glorilla was gifted the key to the city just in time for 901 Day!
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@TheRock
@TheJimCornette
@nwa
Hey
@TheRock
! Since we go way back, stop by 1960 Union Ave. any time for a tour. Play your cards right and we'll put you on TV. 😏
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One of the officers then began to talk with him and found out he was only 17-years-old and a new father.
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WOAH! This strange cloud was seen rolling over Southaven Monday morning, along with heavy gusts.
(📸: Richard Carpenter)
Share your weather-related pics and video here 👉
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Two Whitehaven students accepted into nearly 400 colleges, awarded $19M in scholarships combined
@SCSK12Unified
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REST IN PEACE SEQUOIA 💔
Family members just shared these new pictures with us of the beautiful 4-year-old. (📸: Anonymous family member)
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Have you heard about the AAF? What team are you rooting f---
Us: 🗣🗣🗣🗣
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Here's what the drive down Union Avenue into Downtown Memphis looks like this afternoon. ❄
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Next up: Skiing down Madison ⛷ Who's up for having the next winter Olympics in Memphis?
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We couldn't think of anyone more deserving. Congrats, Jarvo!
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BREAKING — In a historic election Tuesday night, the first African American sheriff since 1873 was voted into office in DeSoto County.
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