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  • Mississippi River Crests In Memphis At Nearly 48 Feet Play Video

    May 10, 2011 9:37 AM

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Mississippi River crested in Memphis at nearly 48 feet on Tuesday, falling short of its all-time record but still soaking low-lying areas with enough water to require a massive cleanup. National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Borghoff says the river reached 47.85 feet at 2... more »
  • Homes Abandoned As Mississippi River Keeps Rising

    May 9, 2011 5:58 AM

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Getting the word out through TV and online isn't enough for Memphis officials who were going door-to-door warning a couple hundred people that they should abandon their homes before they are swamped by waters from the rising Mississippi River. Memphis residents have been abandoning low-lying homes... more »
  • Memphis Police Giving Door-To-Door Flood Warning

    May 6, 2011 11:46 AM

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police officers went door to door Friday urging Memphis residents to leave nearly 1,000 homes expected to be inundated by a near-record flood of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Emergency workers handed out bright yellow fliers in English and Spanish that read, "Evacuate!!! Your... more »
  • Pizza Delivery Driver Saves Regular Customer

    February 22, 2011 9:11 AM

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Memphis pizza delivery driver who was concerned about a regular customer may have saved the elderly woman's life. Domino's delivery driver Susan Guy told WMC-TV that Jean Wilson has ordered pizza every day for the past three years. She was so regular that the restaurant... more »
  • NCAA Rejects Memphis' Final Appeal Of Vacated Wins

    March 22, 2010 12:29 PM

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis must vacate its record 38-win men's basketball season from 2007-08 after the NCAA rejected its appeal. The NCAA announced Monday that its Infractions Appeal Committee ruled against Memphis, which was found to use an ineligible player, believed to be Derrick Rose. The Tigers lost in... more »
  • Memphis Won't NCAA Vacated Wins Response

    November 18, 2009 9:06 PM

    The University of Memphis refused on Wednesday to release the NCAA's response to its appeal of a ruling that vacated the 2007-08 men's basketball season. Memphis's legal counsel Sheryl Lipman said they can't produce the document because they didn't receive a copy, and instead read a version of it through... more »