Griffin DeMarrais
Sports/News Multimedia journalist
Memphis, Tennessee
Griffin comes to us all the way from Bernardsville, New Jersey. He graduated from the University of Mississippi in May of 2021 with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Business.
During Griffin’s time at Ole Miss he worked as a sports reporter for the campus news station and was the EMCEE for the school’s baseball team. He is also member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity and the Italian Club
Griffin is an avid sports fan who enjoys playing basketball and golf, watching his favorite movie “Wedding Crashers” and spending time with his family and dog Winston.
The Memphis Fire Department is investigating multiple fires they say were intentionally set Monday morning.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting that involved a deputy and left one man dead in Tipton County over the weekend.
Tropical Depression Francine hit the Mid-South early Thursday morning and has been causing headaches for people around the region.
A new investment by the University of Memphis looks to give students and parents a sense of comfort at school.
In neighborhoods around Memphis, trash continues to pile up on the side of the roads, but leaders feel like they may have a solution now thanks to Congressman Steve Cohen.
Chris Cooper, director of the University of Tennessee Extension Office of Shelby County, said consumers will feel these problems on the shelves.
An organization in town that provides after-school care to children who have nowhere else to go has been forced to close its doors, and its future is uncertain.
The community in Memphis, Tennessee is remembering a fallen officer who died during a shootout on Friday.
A pastor who was shot in the face outside his church preached to his congregation for the first time on Easter since the injury happened in February.
An infant was nearly strangled after his mother’s hair got wrapped around his neck while they were sleeping together.
A normal workday turned into something entirely different when city employees found an albino squirrel in a cemetery.
Megan Oxley was traveling on Highway 412 with her niece and nephew when her car ran out of gas.
A woman said she and her family have been forced to live with seven opossums since last week.
A family said their child's day care sent him home with another parent.
The Department of Human Services has launched an investigation into students being mistreated at Brookland Middle School amid reports that the students were forced to sit on the pavement in 95-degree temperatures because they were being disruptive in the cafeteria.
