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"Helping put smiles on people’s faces, not only for Christmas but for every day..." 🍽🎄

This Christmas, Brother Juniper's in Memphis once again provided a free meal for guests, a holiday tradition now 26 years in the making. jpeg.ly/UnaXb 
December 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Shoutout to everyone working this Christmas! 🎄♥ #MerryChristmas
December 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
MURDER INVESTIGATION 🚨 Gunfire at a Hickory Hill gas station left a man dead on Christmas morning, according to the Memphis Police Department. jpeg.ly/7gyPL 
December 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
“I mean, Santa! Slow your speed..."

Santa Claus, with Mrs. Claus in tow, was pulled over for speeding as he passed through Ohio while delivering presents. 🎅🚔 jpeg.ly/N1ziH 
December 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
SEASONS GREETINGS! 🎄❄️ Happy Holidays from a few of your friends on the Action News 5 Morning Team!

December 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
There’s been growing fallout after a deadly shooting at an East Memphis house rented out on VRBO. The crime scene hasn’t been cleaned up, and now neighbors are fed up with the man who owns the property. jpeg.ly/OYBMF 
December 25, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Police in Blytheville, Arkansas, arrested a woman on 36 charges after rescuing 18 dogs from a suspected dog-fighting operation. jpeg.ly/qLhYp 
December 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
An investigation into an extensive wildlife poaching operation in Tennessee has led to the arrests and convictions of two Middle Tennessee men, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. ibit.ly/r0ddV 
December 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A mother and daughter in Florida say they owe their lives to their dog after a fire tore through their RV while they were asleep. ibit.ly/-UXcZ 
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Vice President Vance joined Navy SEALs in a beach workout that he said left him feeling like he “got hit by a freight train,” according to a social media post. ibit.ly/0ZiLk 
December 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
More than 60 people were displaced from the Travelodge in Whitehaven on Monday after Memphis Light, Gas and Water shut off power to the hotel for the second time in a month.

This stemmed from an unpaid utility bill of more than $50,000. ibit.ly/DKIA1
December 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A five-year-old is fighting for their life in the hospital this Christmas Eve after a single-vehicle crash in a Northaven subdivision. ibit.ly/ET4y4 

(🎥: Shelby County Sheriff's Office)
December 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The dilapidated Memphis International Raceway will see tires on the track again. ibit.ly/KcuZ9 
December 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
DEVELOPING ⚠ The Bartlett Fire Department has crews at the scene of a house fire Wednesday evening. ibit.ly/lwFxx 
December 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A 73-year-old man is charged with first-degree murder following a deadly stabbing in a small Coahoma County town two days before Christmas. ibit.ly/NgQHb 
December 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A 16-year-old boy being investigated in the death of his stepsister on a Carnival cruise ship last month has no recollection about what happened, according to text message exchanges between his parents filed in a custody court case in Florida. t.ly/kSFGT 
December 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Actor and comedian Pat Finn, known for his roles in “The Middle,” “Seinfeld,” and “Friends,” has died. t.ly/CXxJR 
December 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Elf on the Shelf was created 20 years ago, and since then, more than 31 million scout elves, elf pets, and elf mates have been sold, according to the Lumistella Company. t.ly/qDzMo 
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Construction crews and drones searched the rubble of a Pennsylvania nursing home Wednesday, a day after a powerful explosion killed at least two people, collapsed part of the building and left several residents unaccounted for. t.ly/SEC_W 
December 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
How are you celebrating today? 🎄
December 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The new year could bring drastic, new oversight to Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

When the state legislature reconvenes for the new session next month, Republicans are laser-focused on passing legislation that allows the state to take over MSCS. t.ly/VIVsI 
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Let's go Grizzlies! 🐻🎉🏀
December 24, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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December 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Thousands of medical records containing sensitive patient information were discovered in a Memphis storage unit that went up for auction after the owner failed to pay rent for three months. t.ly/jkWz7 
December 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I’m still waiting to wake up from this crazy nightmare..."

A Missouri grandmother has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention just in time for Christmas after being held for nearly five months. t.ly/g4k7g 
December 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM