Levee systems in Memphis, Tennessee, are holding up so far as near-record levels along the Mississippi River threaten the city.

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Memphis braces for worst

The Mississippi River is expected to crest Tuesday, a day earlier than previously expected, emergency officials said, as Tennessee residents evacuated from low-lying areas to avoid the swollen waters.

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River near record at Memphis

As the Mississippi River gushes downstream with no clear boundaries, flooding continues to deluge parts of Tennessee as residents farther south brace for what will come.

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South faces more flooding

ATLANTA — Someone stole a Georgia woman’s car — with her grandmother’s ashes inside — shortly after a memorial service for the deceased woman. Ebony Simpson had just returned to Georgia from her grandmother’s memorial service in Tennessee last week. About 24 hours after, the car was gone with the urn containing the ashes in the trunk, she told police in the Atlanta suburb of Norcross. “I was going to put them on a mantel until I could decide what to do,” she recalled Tuesday. “I was going to keep them until I felt ready to let them go.” Read full article > >

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Ashes of woman’s grandmother stolen in car theft

Residents of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee are bracing for record flooding along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

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Watching the rivers rise

CLEVELAND, Tenn. — President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster for parts of Tennessee because of the killer tornadoes and flooding.

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President Obama signs Tennessee disaster declaration; residents eligible for federal help

Investigators and community members in Tennessee continued their hunt Sunday for a 20-year-old nursing student, offering a fresh appeal for tips on the man they believe forcibly took her from her home last week.

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Tips sought in missing student case

The air traffic controller who allegedly slept for most of five hours while on duty in Tennessee is on probation for an incident last year when police records say he dumped a drink on his girlfriend’s head and then pursued her to a local Waffle House, where witnesses said he brandished a handgun.

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Tennessee air traffic controller on probation for gun incident

The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to fire an air traffic controller who it says decided to nap on the job while working the midnight shift in the radar room at a Tennessee airport in February.

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FAA moves to fire Knoxville controller it says was napping

Skylar Diggins scored 24 points and No. 2 Notre Dame made up for 28 years of beatings at the hands of Tennessee, upsetting the top-seeded Lady Vols to earn a spot in the Final Four.

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In Timely First, Irish Beat Lady Vols

Connecticut, Tennessee, Baylor and Stanford are the No. 1 seeds in the N.C.A.A. women’s basketball tournament that begins Saturday.

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Top Women’s Seeds Picked for N.C.A.A.

Junk food doesn’t always kill you: An elderly woman in Memphis, Tennessee ordered pizza every day from Domino’s for the last three years, and the pizza delivery driver noticed she hadn’t called for three days. The driver went to check on her and…

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Woman Saved by Pizza-Only Diet

Sewanee, a liberal arts college in Tennessee, hopes to compete with institutions where tuition is likely to rise.

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Going Against the Grain, College Will Cut Tuition

The Tennessee Titans have parted ways with Jeff Fisher, who just completed his 16th full season as the NFL’s longest-tenured coach.

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Tennessee Titans Drop Fisher

A crayfish twice as big as any that has ever been seen crawled out from under a rock in the deepest part of a Tennessee creek. “This isn’t a crayfish that someone would have picked up and just said, ‘Oh, it’s another crayfish,’” said one aquatic…

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Giant Crayfish Found in Tennessee