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Video Shows Officer Stomping Man During Arrest

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Video recorded by a bystander shows an Alabama police officer repeatedly stomping on the leg of a man who was struggling with another officer during an arrest. The video broadcast Sunday night through Facebook Live shows an officer who appears to be attempting to get the man to roll over so he can be handcuffed. Another…

Police Shooting Leaves Man Dead in Central Alabama

JEMISON, Ala. (AP) – A confrontation between police and a person who was firing a gun in a rural community in central Alabama left a man dead. Jemison Police Chief Shane Fulmer says officers were sent to a home in the Chilton County town of Jemison on Monday because of reports that an armed man was threatening to shoot two…

Pay It Forward: Harold Hammond from Prattville

On just about any given day Harold Hammond can be seen picking up litter along Highway 14 on Fairview Avenue in Prattville. “I start exactly 2 miles from the interstate from near where I live. At that point, to the interstate, and then reverse and pick up the other side of that thoroughfare,” said Hammond. And he’s been doing it…

Alabama State Child Nutrition Service Summer Food Service Program Providing Free Meals

On Tuesday, June 1, the Alabama State Child Nutrition Service kicked off its summer food service program at Wetumpka Middle School called “Break for a Plate Alabama”. The purpose of the kickoff event was to inform Alabamians that there are locations around the state that you can find a meal at no charge for any child 18 and under. To find…