Simply hitting “STOP” on spam texts isn’t always effective — and definitely not profitable. This is what you can do instead.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If it seems like you’re being inundated with spam calls and texts these days, you’re not alone. There are the text messages about supposed unpaid traffic tickets, those encouraging us ...

Your phone rings, the number is unknown but you pick up in case it’s a doctor’s office or your child’s school – only to find it’s a debt-reduction offer or bogus info about how you won a free cruise.

When Apple released iOS 26 on Sept. 15, the update included a call screening feature to help block spam calls to your iPhone, and it can screen texts from unknown senders to keep your inbox spam free.

We all get spam calls and texts every day, but there's a way to block all this spam that works better than just marking it as ...

If your Messages inbox is catching a lot of stray, unwanted messages, we'll show you how to filter, report, and block spam messages on iOS 26. At WWDC 2025, Apple announced that it would be bringing ...

The past couple weekends saw record low reports in serious crime as the Mid-South turned into a winter wonderland, but as the weather has gotten warmer the past few days, criminals in Memphis are ...

When these features are enabled, those messages will be filtered to their own folder in Messages without altering you. Once these messages are in their respective folders, you can look through them at ...