Friday, July 22, 2016

Purse-snatcher drags 95-year-old woman in Memphis and other top stories.

  • Purse-snatcher drags 95-year-old woman in Memphis

    Purse-snatcher drags 95-year-old woman in Memphis
    By Jody Callahan of The Commercial Appeal Posted: Yesterday 8:27 p.m. 5 Memphis police are investigating after a suspect grabbed a 95-year-old woman's purse just outside the Oak Court Mall Monday morning, then dragged her several feet as he tried to make his escape. The woman suffered several injuries and was taken to Methodist Germantown Hospital in non-critical condition, police said. The incident happened a little before 10 a.m. at the East Memphis mall. The woman was attemp..
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  • Advance Memphis Aims to Provide Workers Economic Sustainability

    VOL. 131 | NO. 143 | Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Advance Memphis Aims to Provide Workers Economic Sustainability By Madeline Faber Updated 2:32PM “I’m always thinking about things through an economic lens,” said Steve Nash, executive director of Advance Memphis, at a recent tour of the nonprofit’s new location at 575 Suzette St. The 24,000-square-foot warehouse is less than half a mile away from where Advance Memphis opened its doors over a decade ago at 769 Vanc..
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  • Memphis woman: "My headlights caught a face and a body" during ...

    Memphis woman:
    by: Scott Madaus Updated: Jul 18, 2016 - 10:47 PM A Memphis woman was driving home when she made a shocking discovery; a man was lying in the road shot to death at Lamar near Perkins. “I was on my way from work, and on the side of the road my headlights caught a face and a body,” Shermida Fields told FOX13. It is an image she will never forget. “I didn't know if somebody had hit him, so I stopped,” Fields said. The man was not the victim of a hit and run. Police said it was a murder,..
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  • Mississippi man found dead in Memphis dumpster, 2 charged in ...

    Mississippi man found dead in Memphis dumpster, 2 charged in ...
    Mississippi man found dead in Memphis dumpster, 2 charged in connection Updated: Jul 18, 2016 - 10:50 PM Two people have been charged in connection to the murder of a Mississippi man who was found in a dumpster in Memphis. The body of Alfonso Zamora Hernandez, 29, was found in a dumpster in the 5400 block of Knight Arnold Road on July 12. Memphis police began investigating the case, and it was determined that the victim was killed the night before in Marshall County, Mississip..
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  • City Council preview: Greensward climax, Airbnb tax and Rallings ...

    City Council preview: Greensward climax, Airbnb tax and Rallings ...
    [Editor's note: Starting June 6, MBJ reporter Michelle Corbet will be previewing highlights from each Memphis City Council meeting agenda.] The Memphis City ...
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  • Comcast expands low-cost internet to 80000 Tennesseans

    Comcast expands low-cost internet to 80000 Tennesseans
    Comcast Corp. ( NASDAQ: CMCSA) is expanding its Internet Essentials program, which offers low-cost internet service for low-income families. The new ...
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Hacker group appears to call for "Day of Rage" in Memphis and ... .Planets aplenty, 2 great celestial huggings .
Darrius Stewart's family to file lawsuit against City of Memphis .Huge crowd of Black Lives Matter supporters marches through ... .

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