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Germantown police officer suspended after wrecking cruiser

Germantown police officer suspended after wrecking cruiser

A Germantown officer is off the job for wrecking his cruiser while on the job taking care of personal business.

Senior officer T.D. Davis has been suspended.

Police records said he was speeding in his new Chevy Tahoe to drop keys off at home while he was on duty back on February 1.

The 13-year officer ignored a stop sign in East Memphis.

Davis is charged with leaving his duty and unsafe operation of a vehicle.

Al Gore to visit Memphis for book signing

Al Gore to visit Memphis for book signing

Former vice president and #1 New York Times bestselling author Al Gore will be in Memphis to discuss his new book The Future.

He will stop by The Booksellers at Laurelwood Feb. 18.

Education leader wonders if Memphis, Shelby County merger will stick

Education leader wonders if Memphis, Shelby County merger will stick

One of Memphis' top education leaders wonders if a Memphis and Shelby County schools merger will stick.

Memphis school union president Keith Williams questions if the November 2010 Memphis schools charter surrender was futile.

Williams has his eye on the federal court battle to stop the suburbs from forming their own schools to avert the merger.

While the judge voided a suburban effort to start their own schools in 2013, he did not rule on the part of the lawsuit to stop it in 2014.

"I just don't know if at the end of the day, will all of this come full circle and we'll be back at square one?" said Williams.

Williams said if the suburbs are successful, he's concerned the long, hard battle that opened old wounds would only change the school systems in name.

Roe v. Wade event marks 40th anniversary

Roe v. Wade event marks 40th anniversary

The 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision will be celebrated by a coalition of more than forty Mid-South organizations, churches and individuals, led by Planned Parenthood, the Center for Research on Women (CROW) at the University of Memphis and Choices: Memphis Center for Reproductive Health.

 “Religion, Law and Reproductive Rights: The 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade,” will take place at the University Center Theater at the University of Memphis beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22nd. The event is free and open to the public. After a short reception, the documentary “From Danger to Dignity: The Fight for Safe Abortion” will be shown, followed by a panel discussion. Betsy Mandel-Carley, a social worker who participated in the original case that became known as Roe v. Wade, will introduce the film.

Starbucks ‘Come Together’ campaign expanding across the country

Starbucks ‘Come Together’ campaign expanding across the country

Starbucks is expanding its "Come Together" campaign across the country.

Last week, Baristas in D.C. area stores were asked to participate in a writing exercise urging politicians to find a common ground on the so-called fiscal cliff.

As this continues, coffee lovers in Memphis and other cities may find a “Come Together” message written on their coffee cups too.

While the campaign was specifically asking D.C.-based store employees to write “Come Together” on their customers’ cups, the company saw the initiative grow organically to reach broader audiences due to positive national response - according to Starbucks Media Relations.

A Starbucks spokesman said stores nationwide asked to join in.

Ceo Howard Schultz told employees in a letter that, "We all have a responsibility to send our elected leaders a respectful, but potent message."