MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A federal grand jury returned a 48-count indictment against Thursday for theft and embezzlement involving government programs and wire fraud.The indictment comes a day after U.S. Attorney Mike Dunavant announced federal charges against Robinson, 39.According to the indictment, Robinson is charged with 24 counts of theft and embezzlement involving government programs and 24 counts of wire fraud.Robinson was elected to represent the 33rd District in Shelby County in 2018, and is the director of The Healthcare Institute.According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the...…MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A federal grand jury returned a 48-count indictment against Thursday for theft and embezzlement involving government programs and wire fraud.The indictment comes a day after U.S. Attorney Mike Dunavant announced federal charges against Robinson, 39.According to the indictment, Robinson is charged with 24 counts of theft and embezzlement involving government programs and 24 counts of wire fraud.Robinson was elected to represent the 33rd District in Shelby County in 2018, and is the director of The Healthcare Institute.According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the...WW…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Waste Pro customers in Memphis are getting angrier and angrier.Their garbage has still not been picked up and they wonder if it will ever happen.“This mess keeps piling up out here. What else you going to do,” said Bill McNease.McNease’s garbage outside his Cordova home is overflowing.More | He had to use a neighbor’s garbage can and luckily the neighbor does not mind.If you take a look at neighborhoods across the city, you can see the garbage has not been picked up in weeks.Cordova is one of the areas in Memphis where Waste Pro is contracted by the city.There are...…MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Waste Pro customers in Memphis are getting angrier and angrier.Their garbage has still not been picked up and they wonder if it will ever happen.“This mess keeps piling up out here. What else you going to do,” said Bill McNease.McNease’s garbage outside his Cordova home is overflowing.More | He had to use a neighbor’s garbage can and luckily the neighbor does not mind.If you take a look at neighborhoods across the city, you can see the garbage has not been picked up in weeks.Cordova is one of the areas in Memphis where Waste Pro is contracted by the city.There are...WW…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on the Affordable Care Act, more specifically, the individual mandate, or requirement that all Americans obtain health insurance.Eighteen states including Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas are part of the legal push asking the court to invalidate the entire law, which would remove guaranteed coverage for pre-existing conditions.Two conservative justices, Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh signaled during oral arguments Tuesday the entire law may not go down.But in Tennessee proponents of the ACA...…MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on the Affordable Care Act, more specifically, the individual mandate, or requirement that all Americans obtain health insurance.Eighteen states including Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas are part of the legal push asking the court to invalidate the entire law, which would remove guaranteed coverage for pre-existing conditions.Two conservative justices, Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh signaled during oral arguments Tuesday the entire law may not go down.But in Tennessee proponents of the ACA...WW…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis police are investigating a now-deadly shooting outside Oak Court Mall in East Memphis.Officers on the scene told us the victim was shot in the parking lot while leaving Dillard’s department store and walking to his car.He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition but later died from his injuries.Investigators have Oak Court Drive shut down right now, the road running beside the mall off Poplar Avenue.Police say the suspect(s) were in a silver Toyota, possibly a Camry. Investigators believe the suspect(s) pulled onto Oak Court Drive, got out of the car...…MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis police are investigating a now-deadly shooting outside Oak Court Mall in East Memphis.Officers on the scene told us the victim was shot in the parking lot while leaving Dillard’s department store and walking to his car.He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition but later died from his injuries.Investigators have Oak Court Drive shut down right now, the road running beside the mall off Poplar Avenue.Police say the suspect(s) were in a silver Toyota, possibly a Camry. Investigators believe the suspect(s) pulled onto Oak Court Drive, got out of the car...WW…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Memphis man was arrested Friday for federal offenses allegedly committed at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6.Matthew Bledsoe, 36, is charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.Bledsoe was arrested by agents with the FBI Memphis Field Office Friday morning. He was brought to the Federal District Courthouse where he had his initial appearance via video in Washington D.C.Bledsoe was released with certain travel restrictions and conditions. Memphis...…MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Memphis man was arrested Friday for federal offenses allegedly committed at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6.Matthew Bledsoe, 36, is charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.Bledsoe was arrested by agents with the FBI Memphis Field Office Friday morning. He was brought to the Federal District Courthouse where he had his initial appearance via video in Washington D.C.Bledsoe was released with certain travel restrictions and conditions. Memphis...WW…

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. (WMC) - COVID-19 deaths are nearing 8,400 after the Tennessee Department of Health reported 36 additional deaths Sunday. The state’s death toll has reached 8,391.TDH also reported 4,474 new cases bringing the total case count to more than 685,000 statewide since the first case was identified in March of 2020.With 610,796 inactive/recovered cases across the state, there currently are more than 66,000 active cases.TDH data also shows nearly 2,700 Tennesseans are in the hospital battling complications with COVID-19.The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 685,321 as...…SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. (WMC) - COVID-19 deaths are nearing 8,400 after the Tennessee Department of Health reported 36 additional deaths Sunday. The state’s death toll has reached 8,391.TDH also reported 4,474 new cases bringing the total case count to more than 685,000 statewide since the first case was identified in March of 2020.With 610,796 inactive/recovered cases across the state, there currently are more than 66,000 active cases.TDH data also shows nearly 2,700 Tennesseans are in the hospital battling complications with COVID-19.The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 685,321 as...WW…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A woman is in police custody after a hit and run involving a fire truck, according to the Memphis Police Department.Around 4:15 p.m., MPD was made aware of a drunk driver at Getwell Rd. and Rhodes Ave.A firefighter said as he attempted to make a right turn on Rhodes Ave., a black sedan sideswiped his truck.The driver, 31-year-old Diatra Rhodes, left the scene then returned and told police that she was the person responsible.When officers noticed that Rhodes’ words were slurred and she couldn’t keep her balance, they administered her a sobriety test.She refused a...…MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A woman is in police custody after a hit and run involving a fire truck, according to the Memphis Police Department.Around 4:15 p.m., MPD was made aware of a drunk driver at Getwell Rd. and Rhodes Ave.A firefighter said as he attempted to make a right turn on Rhodes Ave., a black sedan sideswiped his truck.The driver, 31-year-old Diatra Rhodes, left the scene then returned and told police that she was the person responsible.When officers noticed that Rhodes’ words were slurred and she couldn’t keep her balance, they administered her a sobriety test.She refused a...WW…

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A University of Mississippi student faces aggravated assault charges after police said he sprayed cleaner into the mouth of a fraternity pledge during a hazing ritual. A lawyer for the pledge says his client has serious injuries to his esophagus, can’t eat regularly and may have to undergo surgery. University police charged James Bowes Higgins with aggravated assault on Nov. 17 after the Oct. 11 incident at the Pi Kappa Alpha house. Lawyer Adam Peavy says the family intends to sue the fraternity. The fraternity chapter has been sanctioned. Another Pi Kappa Alpha chapter...…OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A University of Mississippi student faces aggravated assault charges after police said he sprayed cleaner into the mouth of a fraternity pledge during a hazing ritual. A lawyer for the pledge says his client has serious injuries to his esophagus, can’t eat regularly and may have to undergo surgery. University police charged James Bowes Higgins with aggravated assault on Nov. 17 after the Oct. 11 incident at the Pi Kappa Alpha house. Lawyer Adam Peavy says the family intends to sue the fraternity. The fraternity chapter has been sanctioned. Another Pi Kappa Alpha chapter...WW…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Authorities are on high alert for potential threats of violence at all state capitols before, during, and after the Presidential inauguration later this week.The that there are plans on social media of armed protests at state capitols and other government buildings.That threat did not materialize in Tennessee this weekend, but authorities said the threat is not over.Sunday, it was quiet in downtown Memphis, outside Memphis City Hall and the Shelby County Government Building.At the Tennessee state capitol in Nashville, law enforcement stepped up security in preparation...…MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Authorities are on high alert for potential threats of violence at all state capitols before, during, and after the Presidential inauguration later this week.The that there are plans on social media of armed protests at state capitols and other government buildings.That threat did not materialize in Tennessee this weekend, but authorities said the threat is not over.Sunday, it was quiet in downtown Memphis, outside Memphis City Hall and the Shelby County Government Building.At the Tennessee state capitol in Nashville, law enforcement stepped up security in preparation...WW…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is taking every possible measure to protect its young patients from COVID-19.That means testing every single on-campus patient, their family members and every staff member.It adds up to 6,000 tests a week.“We have one of the largest testing programs in the United States,” said Dr. James Downing, St. Jude CEO. “We are testing every single employee once a week.”Downing says testing everyone on the St. Jude campus reveals so much about the nature of COVID-19.“We are testing everybody. No symptoms? They get tested once a week,” said...…MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is taking every possible measure to protect its young patients from COVID-19.That means testing every single on-campus patient, their family members and every staff member.It adds up to 6,000 tests a week.“We have one of the largest testing programs in the United States,” said Dr. James Downing, St. Jude CEO. “We are testing every single employee once a week.”Downing says testing everyone on the St. Jude campus reveals so much about the nature of COVID-19.“We are testing everybody. No symptoms? They get tested once a week,” said...WW…