Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

AFL CIO 5 years ago Region: United States

To commemorate the 40th anniversary today of the death of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., we’ve excerpted a speech delivered today by AFL-CIO Organizing Director Stewart Acuff to the Southern Regional Meeting on Apr... more

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Nick LaTour, Actor, in Memphis Airplane Altercation

Ground Report 4 years ago Region: Texas

Nick LaTour, 80, a TV and voice actor and the son of civil rights activist E.D. Nixon was arrested for a scuffle with police and airline personnel on a Northwest Airlines flight on Tuesday.   Witnesses say... more

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Brian Teigland, 53, Memphis Weatherman, Obituary

Ground Report 4 years ago Region: Tennessee

Brian Teigland, weatherman for Memphis ABC affiliate WPTY 24 died from a sudden illness last night. He was 53. Brian Teigland fell ill last night and was rushed to Germantown Methodist Hospital where he died. Teiglan... more

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