Saturday 31st July, 2010
Flood aftermath poses extra challenges for seniors
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Seniors were disproportionately among the hardest hit during the recent floods in Tennessee. According to the latest Federal Emergency Management Agency statistics, 41 percent...
Mississippi employment staggers through downturn
Last month, the state was down 64,900 non-farm jobs from June 2008 - just before the start of the economic meltdown - with construction and manufacturing taking the brunt of the loss. Improvement, to ...
Half of Tennessee students fail tougher state tests
About half of Tennessee's public school students failed to meet state academic standards this year, the result of a more rigorous curriculum, harder exams and tougher grading. The dismal results didn...
Company with no past clients hired to audit Nashville police stats
The TennesseanIn response to Mayor Karl Dean's request in May for an audit of police crime statistics, Metro auditors have hired a California-based company with no prior clients to help figure out if the department...
Police arrest 14-year-old in shooting death of Nashville teen
The TennesseanAnother 14-year-old boy was charged with murder Thursday night in the July 8 fatal shooting of Vincent Lewis outside a Sixth Avenue North apartment building in Salemtown.
Attorney Bill Willis, who litigated Nashville's biggest cases, dies
The TennesseanLongtime Nashville attorney William "Bill" Willis Jr., known as a civic leader and a fierce advocate of the First Amendment, died Friday morning at age 78.
Public memorial for Wright is Wednesday in Memphis
Boston HeraldM EMPHIS, Tenn. — Public memorial services will be Wednesday at FedExForum in Memphis for ex-NBA player Lorenzen Wright. The services were announced Friday by the Memphis Grizzlies. Wright, of ...
TBI Adds West Tennessee Escapee To Most Wanted List
Eyewitness NewsArthur Gareth Milks Nashville, TN-- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Friday added an escaped prisoner to its Top Ten Most Wanted list. Authorities believe the inmate may be in Alabama or Florid...
Berry, Chiefs agree to deal
Associated PressThe Kansas City Chiefs confirmed Friday they signed the star safety from Tennessee, about nine hours after he said on his Twitter account that he'd come to terms.
El Paso farmer willed $1.5 million to hospital
Associated PressEL PASO, Ill. (AP) -- His executor says a Woodford County farmer who never married or had children has willed his entire estate, worth more than $1.5 million, to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ...
Health Care Reform provides breaks for nursing mothers
WKRN NashvilleNASHVILLE, Tenn. – Monday marks the beginning of Breast Feeding Awareness Week, and the organization behind it is trying to bring attention to a little-known provision in the Health Care Reform ...
Drunk driver arrested after 3 crashes in 1 night
WKRN NashvilleFRANKLIN, Tenn. - A suspected drunk driver was arrested after crashing his vehicle three times in Franklin Thursday night. Police say James Tomlin, 58, hit a vehicle at Hillsboro Road and Del Rio Pik...
Oldest working postal employee decides to retire
WKRN NashvilleDECHERD, Tenn. – After 72 years of government service, a Franklin County postal carrier is finally ready to retire. For the past 37 years, Mancel Prince delivered mail in Decherd, Tennessee. "...
City launches Smart911 program to save lives
WKRN NashvilleNASHVILLE, Tenn. – Local emergency officials hope a new program will help save lives. Friday, the city of Nashville launched the Smart911 program online. It allows people to submit medical inf...
Coyote Kills Pet In Midtown
News 3Coyote spotted several times in Midtown Coyote seen eating neighborhood cat Saturday Neighbors taking precautions (Memphis 7/30/10) Neighbors in Midtown say a roaming coyote has snatched up pets an...
Attorney talks about Armed Men Visiting the Wright Home
News 3News emerging about mysterious visit to Sherra Wright's home Attorney says men had guns in their waistbands She says they threatened Sherra not to talk about the visit tom.powell@wreg.com twitter....
Tennessee lawmakers hail Arizona immigration law
WKRN NashvillePHOENIX (AP) - A delegation of Republican legislators from Tennessee visited their Arizona counterparts Friday, hailing Arizona's immigration law and saying they plan a version of their own. The Tenn...
Flood prompts landowner to make unusual rezoning request
WKRN NashvilleNASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Bellevue landowner once imagined his land would be covered by homes, but the May flood washed those plans away. Greg Jones said, "We're just too close to the river and when t...
Inmate indicted in murder of east Nashville clerk
WKRN NashvilleNASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Metro inmate already jailed for the shooting death of one Nashville man is now charged in a second death. LeSergio Wilson, 23, was booked Friday on a grand jury indictment chargi...
Lorenzen Wright: People Questioned & Calls For 911 Change
News 3UPDATE: News Channel 3 has learned Memphis police have questioned several people today about the murder of former Memphis Tiger and NBA player Lorenzen Wright. Those questioned include Wright's ex-...
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