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Grand jury recommends Alabama police department be 'immediately abolished'
ABC - Thu Feb 20, 2025
An Alabama grand jury has recommended that a city's police department be "immediately abolished," finding there is a "rampant culture of corruption," officials said Wednesday while announcing the indictment of five of the agency's officers, including its police chief. More»

Four Minors Found Working at Alabama Poultry Plant Run by Firm Responsible for Teen's Death
NBC News - Sun May 19, 2024
JASPER, Alabama - Four minors as young as 16 were allegedly discovered working overnight at an Alabama slaughterhouse owned by the same firm that was found directly responsible for the death of a 16-year-old Mississippi worker last summer, the US Labor Department said in federal court filings. More»

Alabama Student Reprimanded by School for Complaining about Students Doing Nazi Salute in Class
WIAT-TV - Thu Feb 10, 2022
MOUNTAIN BROOK, Alabama - After a picture and video surfaced online of a Mountain Brook history teacher and students appearing to do a Nazi salute in class, CBS 42 sat down with a Jewish student who witnessed it all happen. More»

Southern storms damage homes, buildings, power lines
Associated Press - Thu Dec 30, 2021
WINFIELD, Alabama — Homes and buildings were damaged and trees were blown down as a line of intense thunderstorms rolled across several Southern states, authorities said. More»

Hundreds of FedEx packages found in Alabama woods
CBS News - Fri Nov 26, 2021
HAYDEN, Alabama - An Alabama sheriff is trying to figure out how hundreds of FedEx packages ended up dumped in the woods. More»

Alabama students throwing 'COVID parties' to see who gets infected
ABC - Thu Jul 2, 2020
Students in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 have been attending parties in the city and surrounding area as part of a disturbing contest to see who can catch the virus first, a city council member told ABC News on Wednesday. More»

Alabama woman loses unborn child after being shot, gets arrested; shooter goes free
AL.com - Wed Jun 26, 2019
A woman whose unborn baby was killed in a 2018 Pleasant Grove shooting has now been indicted in the death. More»

Alabama Mayor Advocates For ‘Killing’ Of LGBTQ Community On Facebook
Huffington Post - Wed Jun 5, 2019
CARBON HILL, Alabama - One day before the start of Pride Month, an Alabama mayor reportedly recommended the killing of the LGBTQ community. More»

Alabama man, baby accidentally shot when loaded gun fired from inside diaper bag in Chuck E. Cheese parking lot
New York Daily News - Sun Apr 14, 2019
VESTAVIA HILLS, Alabama - An adult man and a baby girl were accidentally shot outside an Alabama Chuck E. More»

Elementary school teacher's gun accidentally goes off in 1st-grade classroom
WBRC-TV - Fri Mar 22, 2019
BLOUNT COUNTY, Alabama - A substitute teacher's gun accidentally went off in a first-grade classroom at Blountsville Elementary on Friday afternoon. More»

Children Now Face Fines & Arrest If They Don't Get a Permit to Mow Grass
Free Thought Project - Thu Jun 1, 2017
In the Land of the Free, it is now illegal to mow grass from extra money during the summer time, unless you pay the right state official for the privilege of working. More»

Cable News Silent as Two States Declare Emergency After Pipeline Spill
US Uncut - Thu Sep 15, 2016
More than a quarter million gallons of gasoline have spilled in Shelby County, Alabama, after a major fuel pipeline ruptured this week. More»

Bible-thumping Alabama governor expelled from church after racy phone calls go public
Raw Story - Mon Mar 28, 2016
The Republican governor of Alabama is no longer a member of his church, where he was once a deacon, after admitting to inappropriate sexual conversations with a top staffer. More»

Diabetic High School Girl Beaten by Police Officer and Arrested -- For Falling Asleep in Class
AlterNet - Tue May 7, 2013
A student who was arrested and beaten for falling asleep at school is now suing an Alabama city, its police department and some school employees for civil rights violation, battery and negligent supervision and hiring. More»

Farmers complain about rotting crops but Sen. Scott Beason says no to immigration law changes
Associated Press - Tue Oct 4, 2011
STEELE, Alabama - A sponsor of Alabama's tough new immigration law told desperate tomato farmers Monday that he won't change the law, even though they told him that their crops are rotting in the field and they are at risk of losing their farms. More»

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