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Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence at a low-security federal prison in Tallahassee after being convicted three years ago of helping Epstein, a wealthy, well-connected financier, sexually abuse underage girls. actionnews5.com/2025/07/26/jus…
It was a game Memphis lost 44-36 and knocked them out of any chance at the College Football Playoff and the conference championship. actionnews5.com/2025/07/26/ex-…
The two people shot were inside a dorm building where they had been visiting a student, but they were not students themselves, said Lt. Tim Delgado with the University of New Mexico Police Department. actionnews5.com/2025/07/25/1-d…
Two Southwest Airlines flight attendants are being treated for injuries after a passenger jet heading to Las Vegas took a “dramatic plunge” shortly after takeoff Friday in response to an alert about a nearby plane, the airline and passengers said. actionnews5.com/2025/07/25/sou…
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit against the Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen for denying a permit request to build a mosque. actionnews5.com/2025/07/26/acl…
Rescue teams in Spain are searching for an American hiker missing in the Pyrenees. Rhodes College says the hiker, 27-year-old Cole Henderson, graduated from the Memphis school in 2020. tinyurl.com/23zxjvxw

One man is recovering at the hospital after a two-vehicle crash involving a Memphis police officer Friday evening. tinyurl.com/266nsbr2

JUST IN 🚨 Tennessee’s largest school district will have six superintendents next school year. Memphis-Shelby County Schools confirmed Friday that it is introducing a new regional structure just a week before students return to class for the fall. actionnews5.com/2025/07/25/msc…
The city is fighting to keep the second lieutenant rank it created for the police department two years ago. actionnews5.com/2025/07/25/cit…
According to the Shelby County Jail portal, the $3500 bond was paid for, and she is set to be released soon. actionnews5.com/2025/07/25/sus…
CASE UPDATE 🚨 The now-adult murder suspect wanted for leaving a man shot to death in the middle of an East Memphis road in 2018 is now in custody, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. tinyurl.com/2dqjuntr


JUST IN 🚨 Former Shelby County Mayor William “Bill” Morris Jr. died peacefully at the age of 92 on Friday, family members confirm. tinyurl.com/23g3hv4t

Hundreds of new jobs are headed to Fayette County as the closed Kellogg’s Eggo facility in Rossville gets new life. actionnews5.com/2025/07/25/can…
A Louisiana detective is facing backlash for getting a tattoo commemorating the shooting death of an alleged barricade suspect. Family members of the deceased are now calling the tattoo "shocking" and "wrong." tinyurl.com/29od6zbm

NATIONAL: A 9-year-old child drowned at the Hersheypark amusement park in Pennsylvania on Thursday, according to park officials. actionnews5.com/2025/07/25/9-y…
BREAKING: The Tennessee Department of Transportation is reporting that a vehicle overturned, causing traffic delays. actionnews5.com/2025/07/25/18-…

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On July 25, 1995, country singer Charlie Rich died. actionnews5.com/2025/07/25/thi…

A double lung transplant gave this baby a new lease on life. See the inspiring InvestigateTV+ story today at 12pm on Action News 5. #Baby #LungTransplant #Healthcare #Wow #Lifesaving #Lifechanging #Inspiration #Inspiring #Investigation #INTV
GOOD NEWS: The Fresh Skool 2 Braid-A-Thon event will be providing free braids and haircuts to students. actionnews5.com/2025/07/25/fre…