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Jerry Askin

Reporter · US

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Sep 25, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Jerry Askin

    Memphis rent trends mixed as White House credits immigration enforcement for national declines (opens the original)

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    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Trump administration says stepped-up immigration enforcement is behind falling rents nationwide. In Memphis, renters and a local housing economist say the picture is more complicated. Alisha Wilson, who rents in southeast Memphis, said her rent has climbed about $700 over five years. “We moved in at $1,025 and now we are at about $1,725,” Wilson said. Jackson Trentham, 20, lives with his parents and said current rental prices are out of reach for him. “An apartment at

  2. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Jerry Askin

    Memphis Airways precinct murders up 60% while rest of city sees historic crime drop (opens the original)

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    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - While Memphis is reporting a historic decline in violent crime, one of its nine police precincts is moving in the opposite direction. The Airways precinct has recorded 16 murders so far this year, compared to 10 at the same point in 2025 — a 60 percent increase. Citywide, overall violent crime is down more than 36 percent year to date, and a Memphis Shelby Crime Commission report released last month, based on preliminary TBI data, shows violent crime in Memphis is down 45

  3. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Jerry Askin

    Indeed, state respond after Memphis-based company accused of reshipping scam leaves workers unpaid (opens the original)

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    CLICK HERE to read part 1 of this Impact Team report. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Andrew Gratton wasn’t looking for trouble. The 22-year-old from Kansas was looking for work when a company called Postland LLC reached out to him through Indeed.com. “They sent me a message to my number and said they found my resume on Indeed,” Gratton said. The job offer stood out — and not just because of the pay. “My resume and work history have nothing to do with anything of the sort of their company, like of packag

  4. Article · Jul 20, 2026 · Jerry Askin

    Memphis-based company promised remote workers $4,200 a month — then disappeared without paying them (opens the original)

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    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A company called Postland LLC promised remote workers across the country $4,200 a month to repackage and reship high-dollar items from home. But many of those workers say they never received a paycheck — and investigators say the company may never have existed at all. Michael Montgomery, a warehouse manager and father of three from Dayton, Texas, said he found the listing on Indeed while searching for a second source of income. “I was looking for a second source of income

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