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Commissioner Ritz considering running for county mayor

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

It's among the truest of political idioms: No matter how popular or effective you are in elected office, "You can't please all of the people all of the time."

That's why, if you happen to be maverick Shelby County Commission Chairman Mike Ritz, even a threat to be the subject of a local recall petition and talk of

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May 1 resentencing set for Randeep Mann

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -

A judge has scheduled a May 1 resentencing for an Arkansas doctor convicted of plotting a bombing that nearly killed the head of the state medical board.

Randeep Mann was originally sentenced to life in prison for the 2009 attack at the home of Dr. Trent Pierce. Last year, a federal appeals court ruled that Mann

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Auctioneer finds soldier's Vietnam War medals in storage

Tom 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

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

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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