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Three people recovering after car drives through two Germantown shops

Submitted by Janice Broach, Reporter

Wednesday, September 19th, 2012, 9:25pm

Scary moments at a Germantown cleaners and nail salon, as a silver Honda plowed through both businesses Wednesday afternoon.

GERMANTOWN, TN- (WMC-TV) – "We had a gentleman in a vehicle appears he got his foot caught in the brake and gas pedal," said Germantown Fire Chief, John Selberg.

That mistake made for some scary moments at a Germantown cleaners and nail salon, as a silver Honda plowed through both businesses around 2:45, Wednesday afternoon.

The vehicle finally came to a stop in the nail salon.

"I'm glad nobody hurt real bad," said Ben Dang, the salon owner. "Thank God nobody hurt."

Dang said his wife was at the counter with a customer when the car missed them by 6 inches, pinning an employee behind a table.

"We did have one still trapped in one of the tables temporarily till we could get them free pinned up against the wall from the vehicle," Dang said.

Dang was at home when he got the call about the accident.

"I say wow is everybody okay and they say yeah they okay," Dang said.

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NTSB: Doctor's plane lost power before crashing

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Monday, September 17th, 2012, 5:32pm

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - A preliminary report shows a Germantown doctor's plane lost power before crashing in Mississippi.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the September 2 crash near Tillatoba.

The report says the pilot, Dr. Kenneth Byrd, was flying from North Carolina to the Olive Branch Airport.

He used a radio in an attempt to contact Memphis air traffic control about diverting to Water Valley Municipal Airport because of bad weather.

Byrd was seriously injured in the crash. He was stuck in the plane all night before he was found.

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How to shield your smart phone from hacking

Submitted by Andy Wise, Chief Consumer Investigator/Andy's Restaurant Scorecard

Monday, September 17th, 2012, 4:03pm

How to shield your smart phone from hacking

Cyber-criminals can hack your smart phone just like they'd hack your computer.

A spokesperson for ProtectMyID.com, an identity protection service sold by credit bureau Experian, said one in every seven of those hackers is a friend or relative of their victims. They call that "friendly fraud."

Doesn't sound very friendly to me.

These are user-friendly, though. They are ProtectMyID.com's tips to prevent smart phone hacking:

* Password protect your phone with a unique password. Use different passwords for each online account. The Secret Service recommends passwords with at least eight characters, mixing letters, numbers, symbols and cases.

* When finished, log out of applications that automatically access payment information.

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Mayor Luttrell, Gov. Haslam, developing Japanese business relationships

Submitted by John Phelps, Community Blogger

Friday, September 14th, 2012, 2:54pm

Mayor Luttrell, Gov. Haslam, developing Japanese business relationships

(WMC-TV) - County Mayor Mark Luttrell and Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam are visiting Tokyo, Japan this week, exploring new business opportunities for Shelby County as well as the entire state of Tennessee.

The governor and mayor were joined by members of the Greater Memphis Chamber and 60 other state and local business officials.

“It’s been an exciting week,” said Mayor Luttrell. “We’ve met with the CEOs of Mitsubishi Electric, Mitsubishi Chemical, Brother Industries, Sharp and other businesses. Our goal is to establish new relationships and encourage more companies to locate in our community,” he added.

In 2011, Mitsubishi broke ground on a new transformer manufacturing plant in Memphis, which should create approximately 300 full-time jobs. The plant will also create opportunities for subcontractors.

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Redbirds stay with Cardinals

Submitted by Lyle Bontrager on Wednesday, September 12th, 9:37 am

The Memphis Redbirds and St. Louis Cardinals have officially renewed their affiliation through the 2014 baseball season.

St. Louis General Manager John Mozeliak said "We are very pleased to have extended our relationship with the Redbirds organization and the city of Memphis for an additional two years. The Redbirds ball club and the Memphis fans have been tremendous supporters of the Cardinals organization for many years."

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Neighbors describe dispute that sent woman to hospital, husband to jail

Submitted by Janice Broach, Reporter

Saturday, September 8th, 2012, 9:00am

GERMANTOWN, TN- (WMC-TV) – Action News 5 is learning more about a domestic assault that sent one Shelby County Schools teacher to the hospital and another to jail.

Germantown police were called to the home of Dr. Michael Halliburton and his wife, Virginia, around 8 p.m. Thursday.

"I could hear yelling. I closed my door and ran across the street," said neighbor Lynn Brotchner. "I heard the daughter yelling daddy stop daddy stop."19:18:26

Brotchner said her neighbor, Virginia, was outside covered in blood.

Virginia Hallburton is a language teacher at Germantown High School.

"Then I walked up to the driveway. I saw where the mother was bleeding all over her face," said Brotchner.

Germantown police say when they arrived, they found Virginia Halliburton outside with multiple injuries from a steel knife sharpening tool.

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Bank gives $1,000 checks to 13 charities

Submitted by Andy Wise, Chief Consumer Investigator/Andy's Restaurant Scorecard

Friday, September 7th, 2012, 11:24am

Bank gives $1,000 checks to 13 charities

(WMC-TV) - Thirteen is their lucky number. The locals are lucky to have them.

Thirteen Memphis-area non-profits are each $1,000 richer, thanks to Wells Fargo's third Days of Giving Program Sept. 5 at the Memphis Union Mission, 600 Poplar Ave.

The bank presented a grand to each of the following non-profits for contributions to their local communities:

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