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College grads: 10 tools to help you score that job!

College grads: 10 tools to help you score that job!

A well-crafted resume is not enough.

Career coach and speaker Ford R. Myers, author of the book "Get The Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring," said these are the ten tools every college graduate needs to compete in today's job market.

Toddler hit by a car

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - A todder riding a bicycle was hit by a vehicle at an apartment complex on East Red Oak Drive Tuesday afternoon.

The child was taken the Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in non-critical condition.

The investigation into what happened is underway.

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Man arrested for early morning shooting

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) – A man is under arrest in connection with the shooting on Faxon Avenue Monday morning that killed a man.

Police say Aarin Prichard, 16, shot Zachery Smith at 1 a.m.

It was reported that Smith was shot through his window. There were at least 10 people inside the home when the shooting happened.

During the investigation, officers determined it was Prichard who pulled the trigger. He claims it was an accident.

Smith was taken to The MED in critical condition. He died a short time later.

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Son could face death penalty for mom's murder

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) – The Memphis man charged with stabbing his mother to death has a new court date.

William Walsh was ordered to be back before a judge June 6.

"It's kind of the beginning of the journey," public defender Gerald Skahan, who was appointed defend Walsh. "We'll start looking into the case and have a mental evaluation done and see what we learn."

Skahan said he's decided to not ask for a bond for his client right now.

"I imagine that he is in a cell by himself… most people on the medical floor are, but you know, they are taking good care of him in the jail and I'm sure he's behaving himself."

Walsh has been in jail since Saturday, April 21, the day his mother Elaine Walsh was found stabbed to death on a sofa in her home.

Citizens unite to build Amanda Price Memorial Park

Citizens unite to build Amanda Price Memorial Park

Leaders of New Albany, MS have created a plan to build a memorial park to honor a beloved wife, mother and community servant killed in an attempted home invasion. Amanda Price, 31, speech pathologist for New Albany public schools and wife of football coach Ron Price, was shot and killed on December 5, 2011.

The accused gunman, 20 year old Craig Baker, lived in a trailer park within walking distance of the Price home. New Albany City Councilman Johnny Anderson has proposed buying the seven acre trailer park property and transforming it into the Amanda Price Memorial Park.

The safest "wave" to pay with your smart phone

(WMC-TV) - The credit industry calls them "contactless transactions."

I call them "wave" payments. Payments made either with a credit card or a smart phone by simply "waving" the card or phone over a payment terminal. The terminal detects a chip or app that relays payment information via radio frequency.

FedEx Express wins national award

FedEx Express wins national award

(WMC-TV) - Fedex Express has been chosen a Silver winner in Air Transport World's inaugural ATW 2012 Eco-Aviation awards.

The ATW team of Editors who chose Fedex Express for the award cited many efforts the company has been involved in. The company's EarthSmart program aims to find or create new ways not only to improve its own environmental performance, but also to point the way for other companies in the aviation and logistics industires.