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Electrolux expected to add 200 by May 2013

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Mid-South kitchen appliance company Electrolux is open and ready for business. Several of its employees moved into its new $190 million facility on Monday.

At least 50 have been hired and the company is expected to hire 200 more by May 2013.

The office space at the company is complete as workers continue to

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6 Lauderdale Co crews battle Ripley plant fire

RIPLEY, Tenn. (Fox13) -

Lauderdale County firefighters continue to monitor hot spots after a fire destroyed the Allied Plastics Reprocessing Plant in Ripley Tuesday morning.

The fire was so intense, it collapsed the plant's roof.

There were no reported injuries from the fire.

Six county fire crews and an outfit from Covington were called to

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Feds, state team up to fight crime in West Tenn

TIPTON COUNTY, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Most people find a trip to the countryside can often do you good. But, if you're a drug dealer roaming through or living in the West Tennessee counties of Tipton, Fayette or Lauderdale, expecting to do some business, that might not end up good at all you according to a coalition of stepped up law enforcement

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30 TN courthouses receive bomb threats

By ADRIAN SAINZ and KRISTIN M. HALL
Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say 30 Tennessee counties have received false bomb threats to courthouses or other government buildings.

The threats began Tuesday morning and forced evacuations while authorities searched for bombs.

Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security spokeswoman

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New NBA reg: FedExForum patrons must be wanded

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Before Monday night's Grizzlies' victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, fans who attended the game at the FedExForum had to go through a new NBA security measure.

The National Basketball Association says everyone must be wanded with hand-held metal detectors upon entering an arena.

NBA fans going to Grizzlies games

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