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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A twister roaring out of the darkness smashed through a small Alabama community early Wednesday during an outbreak of tornadoes across the Deep South, killing a 39-year-old woman and her 8-year-old son on a street where generations of one family lived. One of dozens of tornadoes kicked up by a severe […]

For all the uniqueness of this NFL draft, including the angst over a potential communications fiasco, things looked and sounded pretty normal Thursday night. Quarterbacks were in demand. Ohio State and the Southeastern Conference dominated. The Patriots traded out of the first round. And Commissioner Roger Goodell even got booed, if only digitally. “I do […]

“Wow! I was amazed,” said Corporal Derrick Couch after he received his award on Monday. “It’s a honor and a privilege to have this support.”

Cpl. Derrick Couch is out of intensive care

“Thank you. Thank you for all the support,” Couch said

Corporal Derrick Couch is still recovering at a Memphis hospital

Wednesday, Couch waved to people outside Regional Medical Center, gathered to see him off

CPl. Derrick Couch was responding to that robbery February 13 when he was shot in the head

“Clarksdale catches a bad rap but we’ve got some of the finest people in the country that live right here,” Meredith explained.

It’s just the latest good news to come from the family as Couch recovers in a local hospital

The Clarksdale police officer who was shot Saturday evening has been identified as Cpl. Derrick Couch