Content Tagged 'The Truth'

Doctors at the Mid-South's largest transplant center say they could be forced out of business if something drastic doesn't happen. Doctors at Methodist Hospital say a change in federal policy will limit where they can get organs. Watch Video

Memphis Fire Chief Alvin Benson says a plan to reduce the number of fire trucks is no big deal. Truth is just two years ago, he was singing a different tune. Watch Video

Memphis City Hall is investigating one of its programs after an ABC 24 News report showed tens of thousands of dollars in city money wasted. Watch Video

Think crime in Memphis is down? You're wrong. Truth is it's on rise. Certain crimes in some parts of the city are up 100, 200, even 300 percent. Watch Video

The head of Memphis International Airport is speaking out about a federal investigation into a dangerous situation that occurred at the airport last week. Watch Video

The Memphis Fire Department is at the center of an investigation after two fire trucks drove onto part of a runway at Memphis International airport while planes were taking off. Watch Video

Three Memphis Animal Shelter employees were busted for animal abuse after an undercover investigation. So why didn't the police go undercover years ago? Watch Video

Call it the Beale Street blues. Almost two years ago, Mayor A C Wharton formed a committee and hired a consultant to figure out how what to do with the city's most famous street. More than $70,000 in taxpayer money was spent. Watch Video

Personal information abandoned in a former public housing complex by the same government agency that was supposed to protect it. It's just one of a long list of major problems found during an investigation of the Shelby County Housing Authority. Watch Video

You're paying for three Memphis Animal Shelter employees facing criminal charges to sit at home and do nothing. Watch Video

Is there a shell game at Memphis City Hall? On paper, the city eliminated its wrecker division and cut about a dozen positions last year. But, ABC 24 learned employees are still getting behind the wheel of those big trucks. Watch Video

State Representative Curry Todd (R-Collierville) is one of four former Memphis city employees under fire. The City of Memphis says they must prove they're disabled or get back to work. All four men in question are over 60 years old and each has been collecting a disability pension for more than 20 years. Watch Video

The feds are taking a long, hard look into a Memphis home repair program after an ABC 24 News report last month. Watch Video

For the first time a former Memphis police officer is talking about his interview with James Earl Ray, the man who assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Watch Video

More juries are sequestered in Memphis than Nashville, Houston or even Detroit or Los Angeles. Is it a good use of taxpayer money or a waste? Watch Video

Newly released video calls into question the abilities of Sandra Richards, the Memphis Fire Battalion Chief facing criminal charges for forging the will of former Tennessee State Representative Ulysses Jones. Watch Video

A Shelby County Sheriff's deputy was involved in a high speed chase that ended up costing the taxpayer thousands. Watch Video

A screw up at Memphis City Hall means a firefighter busted for drugs may soon be back on the job. Watch Video

Who you are depends on how you're treated at Memphis Light Gas and Water. Most customers don't know that they're "rated" by the utility company. ABC 24's Jeni DiPrizio has the truth on MLGW's two-tiered system. Watch Video

Filet mignon, lobster, you name it, Shelby County jurors ate it, and it was taxpayers who picked up the tab. Watch Video

The City of Memphis is strapped for cash, but that doesn't stop it from handing out free money to fix up homes. Thanks to a Memphis city program, taxpayers picked up the $2 million tab for people to get major home repairs. Watch Video

The truth about just how much money and how often juries are being sequestered in Shelby County has taxpayers up in arms.

There's more trouble at the Memphis Animal Shelter and again, it was caught on tape. Advocates say footage from security cameras show workers mistreating the animals. Watch Video

Imagine making an extra $50,000 a year in overtime. It's reality for a handful of Shelby County workers. Watch Video

Get ready to pay up. The Wharton administration says the city could end up $17 million short this year. Despite the money mess, the truth is the city hasn't stopped spending big bucks on pricey consultants. Watch Video

Mayor Wharton wants GPS devices installed on animal control trucks. Two years ago it could have been done for free.

A former volunteer is breaking the code of silence at the Memphis Animal Shelter. ABC 24 News uncovered claims the animals are being neglected and starved, and that the brand new building already has issues. ABC 24's Jeni DiPrizio asked shelter boss Janet Hooks for the truth. Watch Video

Shelby County judges waste your money keeping sequestered juries away from TV's, cell phones and the internet. It happens more than you think and costs more than you want to know. Watch Video

Super Tuesday could end up being a super shocker in Shelby County. Voters are deciding primaries for the District Attorney, a County Commission seat and the Assessor. The most interesting race is, however, is for the General Sessions Court Clerk. Watch Video

Otis Jackson is out. The indicted General Sessions Court Clerk lost the Shelby County Primary Election Tuesday night; only 3,400 people actually voted for him. Despite the loss, Jackson may still make a return to office. Watch Video

Shelby County Commissioner Terry Roland is known for being outspoken. Some might even call him offensive. Watch Video

You'd be surprised how many times Memphis police have to use force. Watch Video