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Perl resigns from Shelby Co Airport Authority board

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Longtime civic leader Arnold Perl is resigning from the board of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, the Memphis Business Journal reported.

Perl has been chairman of the board since 1996.

He will abandon the remainder of his latest five-year term, which lasts through 2016.

Perl has served on the airport board

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South Memphis man stabbed to death

SOUTH MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Memphis police homicide detectives are asking the public for assistance in trying to find the person or persons who repeatedly stabbed a 68-year-old man in South Memphis.

Officers responded to a call Dec. 14 to a home in the 2500 block of Don Krag Drive and when they arrived they found Donald

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Heroes lend hand to help their own

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Memphis firefighter and paramedic Gary Teel has been working his construction side job while his wife has been sick the past few years and unable to work. The day before Thanksgiving he fell off of a roof he was repairing and broke both of his arms.

But you won't hear him asking for help or crying about it.

"Our

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Wind gusts knock out power to thousands

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Overnight and early morning rain and high winds that are part of a cold front have caused tough driving conditions, a slew of power outages and a confirmed tornado in Arkansas.

At one point Thursday morning nearly 6,000 MLGW customers in Shelby County, Tenn., were without power due to the high winds.

In Arkansas,

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Grizzlies raise $20K for Officer Lang's family

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -

The Memphis Grizzlies have helped raise $20,000 for the family of fallen Memphis Police Officer Martoiya Lang.

According to the Grizzlies, fans attending the Wednesday match-up against the Milwaukee Bucks donated $10,000 at the doors. The Grizzlies and SunTrust each donated an additional $5,000.

Lang was fatally shot

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