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08-05-2025
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Real ID deadline here, driver services centers crowded
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday is the last day to obtain your real ID to board flights and enter federal buildings. WREG went to two Driver Services Centers on Wednesday, and both locations had long lines with most people waiting to get their real ID. 'I got here at about 10:50 a.m., and I think it's like close to 1 p.m. now, if not, it's already 1 p.m. And we've just been sitting out in lines, like this whole time,' said Rheagan Crenshaw, a native Memphian. People brought chairs. We've just all been hoping we had the proper documents.' TSA says no delays at Memphis airport as REAL IDs roll out For months and weeks, lines at Driver Services Centers have been filled with people getting their REAL IDs. It is to have a black or gold star on your driver's license or state ID. 'I actually have a flight today. It was originally supposed to be at 6 a.m., but we moved it to 7 a.m. I live here, but I go to school in Virginia, so I had to finish my final, fly back before the deadline. So, today was literally my only day to like get this done,' said Crenshaw. Bring the following to the Driver Services Center: proof of U.S. citizenship, your social security card number, and two proofs of residency. If you plan to board a flight and don't have a REAL ID or a passport, there are other forms of identification you can use, but TSA says you may have to go through additional screening. ► MORE INFO: Acceptable ID at the airport Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to
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29-04-2025
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MPD program takes clergy from the pulpit to the streets
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Several members of the clergy have been getting an up-close look at police work over the last few weeks. The Clergy Academy is a chance for religious leaders to hear from and even ride along with police to experience crime-fighting firsthand. The 15th session of the Memphis Police Department's Clergy Academy is a six-week course with a full 12 hours of curriculum, where officers break down police work from sex crimes to domestic violence. The Clergy Academy was started in 2011 under then police director Tony Armstrong. This latest class will graduate on May 1st. Dorshauna Shinault is a native Memphian who watched police from afar. When she got a chance to get an up-close look, she quickly signed on through her True Prophetic Ministries Church. 'We are all working hand in hand, and it's just not their fight or your fight. It's all of our fight,' she said. Memphis grapples with rising youth crime, teen victims From the classroom, it goes to the streets. Church members see police work firsthand from roll call to heading out on patrol. With a word of prayer, they hit the street. Angelique Henderson of City of Faith Church is riding with Officer Holmes for an inside look at what happens during a regular shift. The first call comes from a local school. A threat has been made against the principal. Henderson is right there to hear it all and see how police respond. The situation has kinda died down. But he did listen to everybody, wrote down, took his notes,' she said. When the call comes in about a man having a mental crisis in South Memphis, police have to turn to specialized Crisis Intervention Training to calm a tense situation. Police don't arrest him, but plan to take the man to a local mental facility to be assessed, only he doesn't want to go. More officers are called to the scene, and they finally get him to cooperate and get help. 'We are gonna take him on down for some mental evaluation,' MPD Lt. Tom Walters said. 'He doesn't agree with our decision, but he is clearly in crisis. Some of the things he was saying to the CIT officers were very clear indicators.' Henderson is there to see how police interact. 'I think that was a good judgment call because the young man is in crisis,' she said. 'I saw that myself because of the repetition, and he kept saying things over and over again. Getting out, seeing how it's handled, how it's done, you can get nothing better than experience.' Police Chief CJ Davis says it's good for the clergy to see firsthand what police officers do every day. 'So it's an education for them. But I always tell them it's just it's not about us educating them, but it's also an opportunity for our community members or clergy to talk to us about what they expect from the police department, and really have deep discussions,' Davis said. She says it also brings new eyes and ears to crime-fighting. 'If we have a problem in a community or we need information about something or a trend that's going on in the community, a lot of times our churches, our individuals, our clergy they know not just where things are happening, they know who it is that we might need to talk to,' Davis said. Tennessee bill targets businesses for criminal activity Those who have been through the Clergy Academy agree. Pastor Vinvecca Gray with Golden Leaf Church was in the 11th Clergy Academy Class. 'After going through the program and taking the different classes, I've learned that there are so many different parts to what the police department does,' Gray said. It's helped her deal with issues in the community around her church. 'I'm going to tell you what really blew my mind was the sex trafficking that has occurred through Tennessee that I wasn't aware about,' Gray said. 'Oh, my goodness. I didn't realize it was just so close to home. So it gives us different things to pray about, not just pray about, but to teach about.' Now Gray works with police, praying with families who have lost loved ones in gun violence, and she has served as Chaplain of Graduation for new recruits. She highly recommends the academy and any opportunity to learn more about what police do. 'It is an extension of what we've been called to do,' Gray said. 'The Great Commission in Matthew 28:22 tells us to go, not sit, not stay, but go. And that's what we're doing.' You can click here for more information on the next class. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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14-03-2025
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Concerns after horses fall pulling carriage
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Some Memphians are saying horse-drawn carriages and passengers in downtown Memphis should be banned. For years, horse-drawn carriages transported passengers, many of whom were tourists, and have been a part of the downtown Memphis landscape. On Thursday, the sight of what some thought were injured horses lying on the ground near a white carriage left some people disturbed. Parents arrested after 3-year-old found dead at Arkansas home One of them was Memphian Annalisa Kirchner, who reached out to Your News Leader to share her concerns. 'So, I was driving onto Mud Island taking the back way and saw a horse under a carriage laying down on the grass on the side of the road, people standing around it. It appeared to be sick or hurt,' said Annalisa Kirchner, a Memphis resident. Some of the photos sent to WREG show carriage workers, witnesses, and first responders tending to the animals. Woman says MSCS paid another company $34k for work she never did 'There were a few people standing around and looked like the people who had been on the carriage and some people who stopped their cars to get out and help,' said Kirchner. WREG learned the horses belong to Mark Bills, who owns Uptown Carriage Company. In a statement, Bills tells WREG what he says happened. 'We were testing a team of new horses to make sure they are safe for the public,' said Bills. 'But on the way to the barn, one of the horses stumble,d causing the other horse to fall.' Burglars bust into Memphis gas station with sledgehammer 'Our team arrived on the site to transport the horses to the barn. Memphis Animal Services came by and inspected the horses,' said Bill. 'There was not even a scratch on the horses, and they are fine.' On the website some are calling for a ban on horse-drawn carriages on Memphis streets, similar to what was done in cities such as Chicago, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, and others. Kirchner said she and her friends signed the petition to see if they could make a change that way. Man critically injured in Orange Mound shooting 'This incident is extremely rare, and we've been in business for almost 30 years and like any industry you're going to have mishaps and at the end of the day the animals are safe,' said Bills. Kirchner said that she is still troubled that Memphis is continuing carriage rides and that the horses are being treated so poorly. WREG also reached out to the City of Memphis and Memphis Animal Services for an official comment but have yet to receive a response. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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12-03-2025
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'A beacon of hope': Officials, community mourn Memphis pastor Ricky Floyd's death
Prominent Memphis pastor Ricky Floyd was killed in a Downtown shooting Wednesday morning. Floyd was killed on Kentucky Street, between the Eagle Distribution Company and Momma's Bar and Grill. Memphis police say they have arrested and charged 42-year-old Samantha Jackson. Floyd's death drew immediate reactions from public officials, religious leaders and Memphians who took to Floyd's Facebook page to share their condolences. Memphis Mayor Paul Young was among the first to commemorate Floyd. Young took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and called for an end to "senseless gun violence." "My heart is more than heavy today as we mourn the tragic loss of Pastor Ricky Floyd to senseless gun violence," Young said. "Pastor Floyd was a beloved leader, friend, mentor and servant to our city. He dedicated his life to lifting up others and guiding countless souls with his wisdom. His death is more than a loss for his family and his congregation — it is a loss for Memphis. Gun violence in our city has taken too many lives, shattered too many families and left too many communities in grief. This must stop. "We cannot allow senseless gun violence to define us. We must stand together — neighbors, leaders, law enforcement and faith communities — to bring meaningful, lasting change. I ask every Memphian to pray for Pastor Floyd's family, his congregation and all who are hurting. Let's move into action. Let's work together to build a Memphis where tragedies like this are no longer a daily reality. We owe it to Pastor Floyd, and we owe it to each other. "Rest in power, Pastor Floyd. Your light will not be forgotten." Rev. Bill Adkins — pastor at Greater Imani Church, the Cathedral of Faith in Frayser — was a close friend of Floyd's. "He was a person that we were always so proud of," Adkins told The Commercial Appeal in a phone interview. "Pastor Floyd was a beacon of hope in the Frayser community. He did so much for so many. He did many things that so many other churches do not do as far as going into the street, helping the underserved, helping the underprivileged, looking for those that needed guidance, working with the youth in the community, doing everything he could — helping start businesses. His ministry was complete and total on every level, for the whole person. It was just a tremendous loss for us to lose him last night." Floyd called Adkins "Pops," he said, adding it was "all he ever called me." "I'm devastated by his loss. All I can say to the Pursuit of God Church family is be proud of the work that he accomplished and what he had built and hopefully, somehow, it can continue to go on," Adkins said. This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Officials, community mourn Memphis pastor Ricky Floyd's shooting death
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12-03-2025
- Politics
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'A beacon of hope': Officials, community mourn Memphis pastor Ricky Floyd's death
Prominent Memphis pastor Ricky Floyd was killed in a Downtown shooting Wednesday morning. Floyd was killed on Kentucky Street, between the Eagle Distribution Company and Momma's Bar and Grill. Memphis police say they have arrested and charged 42-year-old Samantha Jackson. Floyd's death drew immediate reactions from public officials, religious leaders and Memphians who took to Floyd's Facebook page to share their condolences. Memphis Mayor Paul Young was among the first to commemorate Floyd. Young took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and called for an end to "senseless gun violence." "My heart is more than heavy today as we mourn the tragic loss of Pastor Ricky Floyd to senseless gun violence," Young said. "Pastor Floyd was a beloved leader, friend, mentor and servant to our city. He dedicated his life to lifting up others and guiding countless souls with his wisdom. His death is more than a loss for his family and his congregation — it is a loss for Memphis. Gun violence in our city has taken too many lives, shattered too many families and left too many communities in grief. This must stop. "We cannot allow senseless gun violence to define us. We must stand together — neighbors, leaders, law enforcement and faith communities — to bring meaningful, lasting change. I ask every Memphian to pray for Pastor Floyd's family, his congregation and all who are hurting. Let's move into action. Let's work together to build a Memphis where tragedies like this are no longer a daily reality. We owe it to Pastor Floyd, and we owe it to each other. "Rest in power, Pastor Floyd. Your light will not be forgotten." Rev. Bill Adkins — pastor at Greater Imani Church, the Cathedral of Faith in Frayser — was a close friend of Floyd's. "He was a person that we were always so proud of," Adkins told The Commercial Appeal in a phone interview. "Pastor Floyd was a beacon of hope in the Frayser community. He did so much for so many. He did many things that so many other churches do not do as far as going into the street, helping the underserved, helping the underprivileged, looking for those that needed guidance, working with the youth in the community, doing everything he could — helping start businesses. His ministry was complete and total on every level, for the whole person. It was just a tremendous loss for us to lose him last night." Floyd called Adkins "Pops," he said, adding it was "all he ever called me." "I'm devastated by his loss. All I can say to the Pursuit of God Church family is be proud of the work that he accomplished and what he had built and hopefully, somehow, it can continue to go on," Adkins said. This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Officials, community mourn Memphis pastor Ricky Floyd's shooting death
