Chelsea Boozer

• Frayser meditation center students hear Tibetan leader, monk describe Chinese suppression Published 05/07/2012 at 12:14 a.m.

  A small group of Dharma students veered from their usual meeting Sunday and welcomed a visit from the deputy speaker of the Central Tibetan Administration.

• Former University of Memphis basketball player arrested Published 05/06/2012 at 4:51 p.m.

  Police arrested former University of Memphis basketball player Wesley Witherspoon this morning.

• Separate overnight shootings leave 1 dead in Frayser, one critical in South Memphis Updated 05/06/2012 at 3:19 p.m.

  One man is dead after being shot early this morning in Frayser, and another is in critical condition after being shot Saturday night in South Memphis in an unrelated incident

• Pleasant weather warms Collierville fair Published 05/06/2012 at midnight

  It had the smell of a summer fair with corn dog and snow cone stands scattered around, but the array of booths filled with hand-painted gourds, home-stitched vintage-style clothing and kilned wine bottle trays made the scene unmistakable.

• Downtown altercation leaves man, 21, critically hurt Published 05/05/2012 at 6:04 p.m.

  A man is in critical condition today after an early morning altercation Downtown following the Beale Street Music Festival.

• School security officer hurt after outsiders cause havoc at BTW dismissal Published 05/04/2012 at 9:50 p.m.

  Officer punched, then cut by razor wire.

• Father arrested after leaving children in car to go inside bar Published 05/04/2012 at 3:50 p.m.

  After police found a child roaming a Hickory Hill store unattended and a second child alone in an SUV, they arrested the father who is accused of abandoning the children to go inside a bar.

• Man in custody, charged with rape in Arkansas Published 04/30/2012 at 6:37 p.m.

  Forrest City police has charged a 25-year-old with rape, aggravated assault, kidnapping and more.

• CRIME REPORT: Student arrested for bringing knife to school Updated 04/30/2012 at 6 p.m.

  A Southeast Prep School student was charged with a felony today after an administrator found a knife in her bag during the morning’s security check.

• Churches devote services to teachers Published 04/30/2012 at midnight

  Sunday was a rewarding day for history teacher Phyllis Cleaves as she embraced four of her former students, now also teachers.

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