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Air travelers to feel pain from possible sequester

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

The Obama administration is warning air travelers could feel the pain if Congress and the president can't agree on a plan to avoid massive budget cuts.

Air traffic controllers and TSA officers could be forced to take furloughs other programs could be cut.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood describes a dire

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Unified schools ask for extra $145 million

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

At a budget retreat this morning, the unified school board requested an additional $145 million in funding from the Shelby County Commission.

"I thought they weren't serious. I, really, when I heard $145 million request, I thought ‘Well they're not serious about taking care of business,'" says Shelby Co. C

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Ridgeway High teacher killed

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CORDOVA, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Shelby County Sheriff's investigators are searching for answers regarding the county's first murder of 2013 after the body of a 49-year-old man was found inside a Cordova home on Friday.

Sheriff's Office Spokesman Chip Washington said they identified the victim as Jimmy McClain. He was found

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Memphis to layoff all car inspection employees

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

In a letter from the city, Memphis has decided to abolish all of its city car inspection employees since city council stopped funding the Motor Vehicle Inspection Bureau.

The inspectors' last day on the job will be June 30. The MVIB's last day of funding is July 1. There are 33 employees who will be affected. A city

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Association wants safer neighborhood

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

After three shootings within a six-month period outside the Westwood Community Center, residents in the neighborhood are asking Memphis Mayor A C Wharton to help make their community a safer place.

The Westwood Neighborhood Association is holding its annual meeting on Monday, Feb. 25 but this year it won't just be

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