Driver escapes serious injury when train hits car
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A train hit a car at a Knoxville grade crossing, but knocked it clear and the driver wasn't seriously hurt.
WBIR-TV (http://on.wbir.com/WIqnpr ) reported the incident occurred early Tuesday in the western part of the city when a Norfolk Southern train struck a Honda Accord.
The driver was treated at the scene for minor
...More than 500 students get day off, flooded school
GLEASON, Tenn. (AP) - Some West Tennessee public school students have an unexpected day off from classes because of a water problem.
WCMT radio in Martin reported Weakley County School Director Randy Frazier got a call Monday night that water was running from the boiler room into a hallway at Gleason School. A dislodged pipe flooded three hallways,
...Biloxi-bound jet seized after legal dispute
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Dozens of passengers headed to a casino in Biloxi, Miss., were out of luck after their jet was pulled off the runway because of a legal dispute.
The 130 passengers were scheduled to travel from St. Petersburg-Clearwater Airport on Monday to Gulfport, Miss., for a 3-day and four-night trip at the Beau Rivage Casino.
The
...Storm system predicted to dump rain on Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The National Weather Service says a storm system moving through the state is expected to drop 2 to 4 inches of rain in parts of Arkansas.
The weather service says the system will move into southern Arkansas on Tuesday afternoon and will gradually expand across the area in the evening and overnight hours.
Forecasters say
...Collierville man dies in fire at his home
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Collierville man has died in a fire at his home.
City Fire Chief Jerry Crawford told The Commercial Appeal (http://bit.ly/13fKe4A ) a space heater started the fire. The body of 55-year-old Denley Andrews was found on a couch where he often slept.
Crawford said the pilot light on the furnace had gone out and Andrews and
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