These cars have the most loyal owners (iSeeCars) – The top 10 longest-kept cars that original owners keep for at least 15 years are exclusively Japanese models and predominantly Toyotas, according to a new study by iSeeCars.com. The automotive research firm analyzed over 660,000 cars from the 1981-2005 model years sold in 2020 to determine which cars owners are most likely to […]
U.S. ban on imported pets may block rescue group … WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — Outside the McDonald’s in West Memphis, Arkansas, a dog named Julie is entering the next leg of her long journey from Afghanistan with Pen Farthing. “Julie dog was actually rescued by a soldier seven years ago,” Farthing said. The former British Royal Marine runs an animal rescue group out of Afghanistan […]
UT Health Science Center: $1.5M sexual assault nurse … The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has secured a $1.5 million federal grant to expand training and certification for nurses caring for sexual assault victims.
Trucking companies losing millions of dollars amid … WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — Truckers are having to adjust their work schedules, plan for longer trips, and some have even refused to take a route that takes them through Memphis due to the closure of the Interstate 40 bridge linking Tennessee and Arkansas. Trucking companies say they are losing drivers, and it’s adding to an […]
Best counties to raise a family in Tennessee Known in other parts of the world as shires, provinces, or territories, the United States’ counties (also known in certain states as boroughs or parishes) date back to the 1600s, when settlers first came to find freedom from British rule. Today, those counties remain, with the 50 states divided into several, each with its own […]
Timeline for I-40 bridge reopening could be released … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — This week we could have a timeline for when the I-40 bridge could reopen, nearly three weeks after it was closed due to a fracture in a beam. Right now, traffic is diverted on the I-55 bridge, but Sunday night part of I-55 was shut down due to a tractor-trailer fire. That showed […]
Big rig fire on I-55 underscores importance of reopening … The southbound lanes of I-55 were shut down overnight after a big rig caught on fire near West McClemore.
NBA Playoff Primer for Game 3 for Jazz vs. Grizzlies Five things to think about heading into Saturday’s Game 3 between the Utah Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies. 1- Two words: Ja Morant — What more can you say about the performance turned in by the Grizzlies star guard in Wednesday night’s Game 2 loss when Morant scored more points, regular season or postseason, than any […]
Brothers help drivers stuck in traffic trying to … WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — A Mid-South woman wants to thank three brothers who helped her when the truck she was riding in broke down on Broadway Avenue in West Memphis, Arkansas. Amy Miller says she encountered the young men Tuesday afternoon when temperatures were in the 90’s and the truck overheated. She says the brothers were […]
5 Tennessee wine trails to visit this summer Tennessee is home to some of the country’s most beautiful mountains and parks. But if you’re looking to tackle one of the state’s many trails without the fear of getting poison ivy, the state has you covered there too – wine trails!
As pandemic raged, nursing homes kept evictions going For more than 20 years, while working for the Memphis Area Transit Authority, passengers depended on Noah Mangum to get them around. “I was a bus driver, bus operator,” Mangum told WREG. These days, the 64-year-old must often rely on help from others to get where he’s going. Mangum lost his right leg after a […]
