Auctioneer finds soldier's Vietnam War medals in storage

Auctioneer finds soldier's Vietnam War medals in storage
Tom Dees / FOX13 NewsTom Dees / FOX13 News
LEPANTO, Ark. (FOX13) -

An auctioneer who bought a storage unit in Memphis in hopes of turning a profit found two items of high value that belong to an Mid-South solider Don E. Williams, who served during the Vietnam War.

The Lepanto, Ark., auctioneer who found a Purple Heart medal and Bronze Star with a V device for

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Beebe vetoes Arkansas voter photo ID bill

Beebe vetoes Arkansas voter photo ID bill

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe vetoed legislation Monday that would have required voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot, calling the measure "an expensive solution in search of a problem" and a requirement that would impair the right to vote.
 
State law currently requires

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Group plans 4 new charter schools in Memphis

Group plans 4 new charter schools in Memphis

A charter schools organization says it plans to create four new schools in Memphis.

The Tennessee Charter Schools Incubator says it will create the schools through its Education Entrepreneurs Fellowship with a $1 million investment from the Walton Family Foundation.

Through a 2-year fellowship, participants will join an

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Doctors recommending zinc over meds for colds

Doctors recommending zinc over meds for colds
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Valerie Burrow doesn't just get fever, aches and cough when she gets a cold. She says, "Every time I've gotten a cold in my life it has turned into a full blown sinus infection where I have to come back to the doctor for a z-pack."

The last time she went to the doctor with a cold, he recommended – not medicine – but

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Police search for North Memphis shooting suspect

Police search for North Memphis shooting suspect
Police search for North Memphis shooting suspect
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Memphis police are looking for a suspect involved in a North Memphis shooting.

Officers received a shooting call just after 2 p.m. on Sunday to 3546 Ridgemont at the McLemore Market. Upon arriving on the scene, MPD officers located a an approximately 30-year-old male victim with a gunshot wound.

The victim was

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