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15 ex-FedEx employees indicted for theft of mail, obstruction

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -

Fifteen former employees at the FedEx Worldwide Hub facility at the Memphis International Airport were indicted Dec. 18 on charges related to stealing items from U.S. Mail being processed through the facility.

"FedEx has zero tolerance for criminal activity and regards the security of our customer shipments a top priority,"

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Police find possible bicycle chop shop

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) -

Police in Jonesboro were alerted to a property with more than a dozen bicycles in a basement. which might be a chop shop for stolen bikes.

But officials said Monday they weren't sure about the origin of the bikes, and the number found is greater than recent reports of stolen bicycles.

Officers say many people may

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Shoney's grand reopens, shows off upgrade

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

For the past six months the CEO of Shoney's had been on a mission to revive the restaurant chain in the Mid-South.

All of regions restaurants have been re-imagined. Shoney's showcased its Summer Avenue store on Tuesday.

Shoney's, based in Nashville, is a 65-year-old American company with restaurants in 17 states.

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Remarks by the President in press conference

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. It's now been five days since the heartbreaking tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut; three days since we gathered as a nation to pray for the victims. And today, a few more of the 20 small children and six educators who were taken from us will be laid to rest.

We may never know all the

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4 found loading rails onto rental truck, arrested

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -

Shelby County Sheriff's deputies have charged four people with stealing railroad track.

A sheriff's spokesman said patrol officers spotted the men loading sections of rail into a rental truck Sunday behind the Lakeland Factory Outlet Mall.

Detectives determined the rails were worth about $500 each. There were 18 of

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