Author: Adrian Sainz
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$28.75 charge to visit Elvis’ grave during vigil upsets fans
Flowers, signs, and other tributes left by fans fill the meditation garden where Elvis Presley is buried alongside his parents and grandmother at Graceland, Presley’s Memphis home, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. Fans from around the world are at Graceland for the 40th anniversary of his death. Presley died Aug. 16, 1977.(AP…
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Elvis Presley’s friends feel love, pain, 40 years after his death
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It isn’t just the legend of Elvis Presley that has unmatched staying power 40 years after his death. The guilt, pain and regret felt by those who knew and loved him lingers, too. Prolific session musician and producer Norbert Putnam was on vacation with his family in Hawaii when he heard his…
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Elvis Presley’s Graceland opens a new $45 million complex
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nearly four decades after Elvis sang his last tune, his legacy got a $45 million boost with the Thursday opening of a major new attraction at his Graceland estate — an entertainment complex that Priscilla Presley says gives “the full gamut” of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. About 200 people streamed…
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4 children fatally stabbed in Memphis; mother in custody
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Four young children were stabbed to death in a gated apartment complex in suburban Memphis on Friday, and police took their mother into custody for questioning. She has not been charged. Deputies were called to the complex in unincorporated Shelby County shortly before 1 p.m. Friday, said county Sheriff Bill Oldham, who…
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Forecasters downplay 3rd-day dire predictions
LOUISVILLE, Miss. — Ruth Bennett died clutching the last child left at her day care center as a tornado wiped the building off its foundation. A firefighter who came upon the body gently pulled the toddler from her arms. “It makes you just take a breath now,” said next-door neighbor Kenneth Billingsley, who witnessed the…
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Clothier who dressed Elvis Presley dies in Tenn.
Bernard Lansky, the Memphis retailer who helped a young Elvis Presley establish his signature clothing style of pegged pants, two-toned shoes and other flashy duds in the 1950s, has died. He was 85.Julie Lansky, the clothier’s granddaughter, said he died Thursday at his Memphis home.Bernard Lansky and his brother Guy started a retail business in…
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Teen’s shooting fuels criticism of Memphis police
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A pile of stuffed animals marks the spot where 15-year-old Justin Thompson fell, fatally shot by an off-duty Memphis police officer on a school night in a working-class neighborhood. The Sept. 24 shooting is still under investigation, but the question of whether Officer Terrance Shaw used excessive force makes the case…
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Authorities: Kidnapped girls didn’t eat for days
GUNTOWN, Miss. — Hope was fading that two young sisters abducted from their Tennessee home would be found alive two weeks after they vanished: Their kidnapper had already killed their mother and sister, and he was armed with a pistol as officers closed in. Yet 12-year-old Alexandria and 8-year-old Kyliyah Bain went home to their…
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Soldier charged with smuggling to change plea
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A U.S. Army officer facing federal charges of smuggling more than $100,000 out of Iraq during a deployment is ready to change his plea from not guilty in a deal with the government, his lawyer said Monday. But neither attorney Michael Stengel nor the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Memphis will divulge what…
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Build a solid tool set for repairs, additions
A reliable home hand tool kit is essential, whether it’s a starter set with a few items or a larger collection that the homeowner has accumulated over time. Quick repairs, such as replacing a shower head, to subtle home improvements, like new book shelves, require a basic set of tools.There are a few paths a…