Spirit Airlines has special offer for spring breakers: a nonstop flight from Memphis to Tampa! The airline will fly travelers between Memphis International Airport (MEM) and Tampa International Airport (TPA) during the Spring Break travel period. “We’re excited to...
State Rep. John Gillespie is begging Memphis Mayor Paul Young to do something about the out-of-control crime plaguing the city. Gillespie sent the new mayor a letter, urging Young to his administration to "uphold and enforce" the laws on the books. "Lawlessness has...
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett is issuing a new warning to all Tennesseans about a scam involving Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) documents. As part of the scam, citizens receive an official-looking mailer from TN UCC Statement Service, incorrectly implying...
Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN) ripped into White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre after she claimed the three slain US troops killed over the weekend died "fighting on behalf on the [Biden] administration." "She is the worst and weakest Press Secretary we've...
Progressive activist Tami Sawyer said poverty is causing mobs of teenagers to loot gas station across Memphis. "This is what I thought of when I saw the young adults looting a gas station last night," Sawyer wrote on social media. "It’s not okay what they did, but...
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) called out colleges and universities for allowing student groups to spread anti-Israel messages on campuses across America. "For colleges to allow pro Hamas demonstrations on their campuses... not only do you call it out, you disallow...
A Memphis florist is packing up her shop and leaving town due to the rampant crime. Dr. Telisa Franklin told WREG-TV her shop was hit over twenty times by thieves, forcing her to close her shop. “I had a viable business," Franklin said. "We were able to employ...
Tennessee Representative Antonio Parkinson (D-Memphis) told KWAM Thursday Memphians cannot live in fear despite the surge of violent crime. "I hope that we do not go down a path of changing our lives for because of what is an extreme minority... that commit these...
Mayoral hopeful Jennings Bernard told KWAM Friday that racism has infected the Memphis Police Department. His comments a day after the Department of Justice launched an investigation into the Memphis Police Department over racial profiling. "[Racism] isn't just a...
DJ Naylor, the owner of Bog and Barley, told KWAM that crime is impacting the restaurant industry in Memphis. "[Crime] is a major, major concern for the restaurants of Memphis and obviously the people of Memphis," Naylor said on"Wake Up Memphis" Thursday. "We need...
