al.com
A federal judge on Wednesday cleared Madison Police Officer Eric Parker of
federal criminal charges for the takedown of a 57-year-old Indian citizen, but
Parker still faces a state charge for assault and a civil lawsuit. Fellow
officers in the...
almost 9 years ago
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One week into the first trial of Officer Eric Parker, suddenly the court’s
inquiry became: Did the chief intimidate or threaten officers who supported
Parker?
almost 9 years ago
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The federal judge has finally unsealed the transcripts of a secret hearing last
September, when a cadre of Madison police officers filed into the federal
courthouse in Huntsville to testify against their senior officers.
almost 9 years ago
al.com
African American children account for a third of the 731,000 students in public
schools across Alabama. Yet last week they accounted for 92 percent of the
students in the state’s newly labeled “failing” schools.
almost 9 years ago
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Jefferson County, by far the state’s most populous county, has barely changed
since 2010. Officially, the Census estimate for Jefferson dropped by just one
person from 2014 to 2015.
over 8 years ago
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A national study on life expectancy measured against income finds that the men
in the lowest income range in Walker and Autauga counties live on average less
than 73 years. That’s the shortest life expectancy in the state
over 8 years ago
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Alabama is growing thanks to migration. Many states are not.
over 8 years ago
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The changes in Alabama mirror the trend nationwide. A recent report by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services finds teen pregnancy at a record low.
over 8 years ago
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An Alabamian is four times as likely as a Texan to end up on death row.
over 8 years ago
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The first run of micro pistols in Huntsville came with the shape of the state etched into the stainless barrel and the words “Alabama Inaugural Product.”
over 8 years ago
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Law enforcement releases little information about their K-9s, despite injuries, death.
about 4 years ago