HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A Huntsville church group gave up their Saturday morning to prep over 300 free meals for members of the community in need. On the menu at the drive-thru event, a piping hot plate of Salisbury steak with sides.Organizers say the event was a huge success, with cars lined up well ahead of the start time.

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Church group preps 300 salisbury steaks for those in need

(BBB) - According to new research from Better Business Bureau® (BBB), sweepstakes and lottery scams resulted in higher financial losses during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the previous three years. Adults over the age of 55 continue to be the primary target, representing 72% of fraud reports for these types of scams received by BBB Scam Tracker. Of the older consumers who were targeted, 91% reported that they lost money.

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The Pink Panther, Tom and Jerry, Buggs Bunny, and of course the Muppets. All of these are iconic characters people all over the world have come to love. The artist behind those lovable animals and dozens more made a stop at Creamer and Cache Comics on Saturday to do a Meet and Greet with fans of Guy Gilchrist's iconic work.

Famed cartoonist Guy Gilchrist visits Huntsville comic shop

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The City of Huntsville seemed to be on the verge of change when it comes to how and when police body camera footage is released, but at least for now, it's delayed. Three city council members began a conversation about changing city policy at Thursday's council meeting.

Huntsville city council members working on body-worn camera footage resolution

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A new place to live, work and play is coming to downtown Huntsville. City Council unanimously approved the project at Thursday night's meeting and now it's time to get to work on the first step of the city's four-year plan."This is the largest available site for redevelopment in our downtown corps," Huntsville city Urban and Economic Development Director Shane Davis said.

$325 million mixed-use development coming to Downtown Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - One researcher at UAB is trying to answer a major concern people have about how fast COVID-19 vaccines were developed. Alabama ranks 49th in the U.S. in COVID vaccinations per 100,000.

UAB doctor shares history that led to COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough, hoping to calm concerns

LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. — In the White's Lake community of Lauderdale County, silence is breaking.A Lauderdale County grand jury has indicted 49-year-old Christopher Thomas Clark on nearly twenty counts of sexual abuse, sexual torture, and sodomy.Investigators said one adult male came forward and said he was abused starting at age 14.

Lauderdale County authorities hope victims will come forward in sex crimes investigation

ALBERTVILLE, Ala. - A Boaz woman and her family are now forced to come to terms with the fact that more than $5,000 of her money may be gone for good.Freida Moss, 87, took care of everything for her funeral before the time came.“I had my stone paid for, I had my funeral paid for, nothing for the kids to worry about when I passed away,” said Moss.However, now that money may be gone.

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