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Tainted letters sent to Obama, Wicker signed 'I am KC'

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

The FBI said there is no connection between Monday's Boston Marathon bombing and two ricin-tainted letters mailed from Memphis to President Barack Obama U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS).

The president's tainted letter was received Tuesday at a mail screening facility near the White House and Sen. Wicker's tainted

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Authorities charge 24 IRS workers with theft

By ADRIAN SAINZ
Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say 24 current and former Internal Revenue Service employees have been charged with stealing government benefits.

The U.S. attorney's office in Memphis said Wednesday that the IRS employees were indicted on charges that they fraudulently received

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2 construction workers killed on Interstate 55

MARION, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas State Police say two construction workers were killed on Interstate 55 when a pickup swerved into their lane and struck them.

A preliminary report says 34-year-old James Rains of Marion and 55-year-old Marshall Turner of Memphis, Tenn., were killed Tuesday night when they were working in a closed lane on I-55 in Marion.

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Germantown teacher missing since Monday

GERMANTOWN, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Police in Germantown is seeking the public's assistance in locating 33-year-old teacher Heather Palumbo-Jones, who did not report for work Monday morning.

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According to her Facebook page, she is a kindergarten teacher in the Achievement School District and a graduate of

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Unified Schools board could expand

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Federal court Judge Samuel "Hardy" Mays, Jr., and lawyers for the county commission, the school board, and the municipalities met to talk about the possibly adding six new board members.

All parties involved could not come up with an agreement. At some point in the discussion we heard this whole situation compared

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