Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Shelby County published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-11 of 11
» View baltimoresun.com items only
-
Memphis man pleads guilty to murder of city doctor
A convicted killer who recently confessed to murdering a Baltimore doctor in Memphis 13 years ago pleaded guilty to the crime Wednesday in Tennessee state court and was sentenced to life in prison, according to the Shelby County District Attorney's...Tags: Murder, Lawyers, Trials, Memphis, Justice System
-
Scratches On Suspect Suggest Leiby Kletzky Struggled To Stay Alive: Cops
PIX11.comHe's a former butcher who confessed to killing 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky and cutting up the boy's body. Now, Levi Aron awaits arraignment on a murder charge while detectives in two different cities try to find out why he carried out this crime, and if he...Tags: Murder, Borough Park, Kensington, Memphis, Raymond W. Kelly
-
River Flooding Begins To "Wrap Arms" Around Memphis
ReutersMemphis area residents were warned on Saturday that the Mississippi River was gradually starting to "wrap its arms" around the city and rise to record levels as flooding moves south. "It's a pretty day here, and people get a false sense of security,"...Tags: Emergency Planning, Floods, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Bodies of Water
-
Harley Davidson Considering Indiana for Possible Relocation
Fox59.comJust weeks ago Connersville, Indiana landed a police car plant. Now Shelbyville is one of four national finalists for a Harley Davidson motorcycle plant. The city is up against Shelbyville, Kentucky, Murfreesboro, TN and Kansas City, Missouri. All want to...Tags: Indianapolis, Steve Allen, Murfreesboro
-
Harley Davidson Executives Eyeing Up Four Possible Relocation Sites
Staff reporterIt's been a busy week for Harley Davidson executives, visiting three potential sites where they might build a production plant. A new plant would come at a huge expense for our area, forcing the closure of Harley's York County plant. Twenty four...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Plant Openings, Steve Allen, Government
-
Weapons in the wrong hands
Fox59Keeping guns off the streets is a dirty operation, but since 2002 it has been the top priority in Marion County, Indiana. The mandate to destroy all weapons seized, came into effect when Sheriff Frank Anderson took office in 2002. The March 5th...Tags: Weaponry, Memphis, Marion County (Indiana), Washington, DC, Steel Dynamics Incorporated
-
Southeastern Severe Weather Kills One In Mississippi
Severe thunderstorms that rumbled across the Southeast Sunday killed one person, knocked out power to thousands in Alabama and Georgia and spawned several possible tornadoes.
A 46-year-old Laurel, Miss., woman was killed when a tree fell on her while she...Tags: Forests, Floods, Birmingham , Tornadoes, Death
-
GOP Has Lock on South, and Democrats Can't Find Key
Times Staff WriterThe generation-long political retreat of Democrats across the South is disintegrating into a rout. President Bush dominated the South so completely in last month's presidential election that he carried nearly 85% of all the counties across the region --...Tags: Government, Fairfax County, National Security, Tampa, Bill Clinton
-
|Story
Tags: Compton (Los Angeles, California), Anthony Anderson, Jet Li, Movies, Memphis
-
U.S. admits secret tests on unwary sailors
Special to the TribuneHe kept the secret for 30 years. The former Navy skipper told no one about the classified tests of Project Shad, how the Marine jets came screaming out of the night off a remote Pacific atoll, spraying a 100-mile-long aerosol cloud over his five tugboats....Tags: Anthrax, Weaponry, National Security, Medical Procedures and Tests, Illnesses
Jul 13, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jul 14, 2011
|Story| WPIX-LTV
May 7, 2011
|Story| Reuters
Aug 20, 2009
|Story| WXIN-LTV
Aug 21, 2009
|Story| WPMT-LTV
May 3, 2010
|Story| WXIN-LTV
May 3, 2009
|Story| WGNO-LTV
Aug 22, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Dec 15, 2004
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jul 29, 2004
|Story| Associated Press
Oct 23, 2001
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Original site for Shelby County topic gallery.
