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  • Memphis Veterans Day events | WREG

    Memphis Veterans Day events | WREG
    ×Memphis Veterans Day eventsMEMPHIS, Tenn. — There are several events happening today to commemorate Veterans Day.The American Legion is hosting a parade this morning starting at 10 a.m. The parade starts at 2nd and Exchange in downtown MemphisThere’s also a Veterans Day program at the West Tennessee Veterans CemeteryMATA is offering free rides to veterans with VA identificationThe Boy Scouts will line up on Poplar Avenue this afternoon starting at 4:30 with flags and signs of support for vete..
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  • Teach for America in Memphis receives grant | WREG

    Teach for America in Memphis receives grant | WREG
    Please enable Javascript to watch this videoMEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Teach for America in Memphis is getting a $4.5 million gift to support and hire teachers in classrooms that are facing immense challenges.The money is coming from the Walton Family Foundation, which is pledging $50 million to Teach for America over three years."It’s an interesting time in Memphis. There’s so many different reform opportunities," Teach for America in Memphis executive director Athena Turner said.She said corps memb..
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  • Demonstrators protest no indictment of Memphis police officer

    Demonstrators protest no indictment of Memphis police officer
    Credit: Yalonda M. JamesNovember 10, 2015 - Ashley Cathey, 26, cries while attending a Justice for Darrius protest at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center Tuesday. Darrius Stewart, 19, was shot and killed by Memphis police officer Connor Schilling during a traffic stop in Hickory Hill in July. Last week a..
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  • Memphis stays in latest College Football Playoff poll | WREG

    Memphis stays in latest College Football Playoff poll | WREG
    CBS News×Memphis stays in latest College Football Playoff pollNotre Dame has moved into the top four in the second College Football Playoff selection committee rankings of the season.Clemson remained No. 1 on Tuesday night, with Alabama moving up two spots to No. 2, Ohio State staying at No. 3 and the Fighting Irish up a spot to No. 4.Notre Dame and Alabama each has one loss.Unbeaten Iowa was promoted four spots to No. 5, and Baylor is the highest-ranked Big 12 team at No. 6.LSU, No. 2 last week..
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  • Police investigating string of dollar store robberies in Memphis - FOX13 News, WHBQ FOX 13

    Police investigating string of dollar store robberies in Memphis - FOX13 News, WHBQ FOX 13
    A robber ripped off a cash register from the checkout counter at a Whitehaven Dollar General on Elvis Presley.A witness told FOX13 she saw a man run out of the Dollar General with a cash register and a gun. The witness said an employee tried to chase after him, but couldn't catch him.The suspected robber is described as being bald, light-skinned with some facial hair wearing a red long sleeve shirt with a white shirt over it. He is about 6'2" and weighing 240 pounds.The robbery happened just aft..
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  • Memphis prepares for Houston’s rushing attack | Sports | dailyhelmsman

    Memphis prepares for Houston’s rushing attack | Sports | dailyhelmsman
    A week after the team’s disappointing 25-point loss to No. 22 Navy at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium on Saturday, the Memphis football team faces what might be its toughest test of the season on the road at No. 16 Houston.Houston (9-0, 5-0 American Athletic Conference) presents a more familiar challenge than Navy did, as the Cougars play a much more traditional college football offense compared to the Midshipmen’s strange triple-option offense. However, while the Cougars’ offense will look more f..
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  • Veterans Day events in Memphis

    Veterans Day events in Memphis
    Several Veterans Day events are planned for the Memphis area in celebration of the holiday Wednesday.From 9-11 a.m., the annual Veterans Day parade will wind its way through Downtown. The parade will begin at the corner of Exchange and Second.The local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host its annual veterans eve..
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  • Shots fired at Buffalo Wild Wings in Southeast Memphis

    Shots fired at Buffalo Wild Wings in Southeast Memphis
    Memphis police were investigating Tuesday night after someone apparently opened fire on a Buffalo Wild Wings eatery.The incident happened a little after 7:30 p.m. at the restaurant at 3770 Hacks Cross near Winchester in Southeast Memphis, police said. A witness told police he heard three shots fired from a vehicle. No one was injured, b..
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  • Two Memphis police officers off job after crash

    Two Memphis police officers off job after crash
    Two members of the Memphis Police Department's Organized Crime Unit have been relieved of duty after one of them allegedly crashed an OCU undercover car.Louie Martini and Jeremy Holmes are both facing an administrative investigation, MPD spokesman Louis Brownlee said. Martini has also been charged with reckless driving, leaving the scen..
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