HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- With two days remaining of summer vacation before kids start filling up classrooms across Madison County, it was time for a big back-to-school party. Community Awareness for Youth, or CAFY, organized the third annual event to help ease the back-to-school blahs, with the help of the Huntsville Police Department. There were lots of fun, games and food on hand, plus a positive...
Huntsville Police are warning drivers to “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.”The annual drunk-driving awareness campaign kicked off Saturday and is a combined law enforcement effort to curb drunk driving.According to the US Department of Transportation, nearly 10,000 people die on the road as a result of drunk driving. Cities and towns nationwide will increase the number of patrols and checkpoints...
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Two Huntsville churches gathered on Saturday to give back to the community. Changing a Generation Worship Center and New Dimension Ministries hosted the "I Cared Enough" event, giving away free groceries, clothes and school supplies. "I was blown away when we got here at 8 this morning and the parking lot was full of people ready to come in," said Myka Hambrick of Changing...
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Huntsville police responded to a cutting on Bob Wallace Avenue late Saturday night. The victim told police that he and a known offender were inside his apartment on the 4000 block of Bob Wallace when they got into an argument. The offender pulled a knife on him, cut him under the jaw and fled. The victim was taken by HEMSI to Crestwood Medical Center. His injury was not...
Madison County juniors and seniors are invited to attend the 2013 College Fair on September 6 at the University Fitness Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.Representatives from colleges across the United States will come and share helpful information with students. There will also be a parent session on September 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.Madison City school students will be scheduled...
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Huntsville police said a man was killed late Saturday night while standing on train tracks. Police responded to an initial call of a wreck with fatality shortly before 10 p.m. They found the body of a man who, according to the train conductor, was standing on the tracks near the 2100 block of Jackson Street. The identity of the man is unknown. His body will be sent for...
Huntsville High School will temporarily have a shortage of about 100 parking spaces on campus due to ongoing construction of the Ninth Grade Academy.Through special arrangement with the City of Huntsville, additional parking will be available at nearby Mayfair Park on Thornton Avenue.Bus service will depart from Mayfair Park at 7:15, 7:30, and 7:45 a.m. to take students to campus. Buses will take...
Huntsville police responded to an armed robbery in west Huntsville on Sunday night.Two men were in a parking lot on the 4100 block of Newson Road when two male robbers approached them. One robber had a handgun and demanded the victims’ property. The two robbers then fled the area.Both victims received minor injuries from being hit in the head, but they refused medical treatment.Copyright 2013...
DECATUR, AL (WAFF)- Hearing loss can come from loud noises like traffic, engines and more. For many people problems with balance and hearing come with aging. Others don't see the connection. We randomly talked with some people at the post office in Decatur. Doug Clemons used to work construction and said his hearing problems began long before his balance difficulties. "I worked...
HUNSTVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Legal expert and Huntsville Attorney Mark McDaniel believes both the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Alabama lawmakers make compelling arguments. "Anytime you have a new law pass, you are going to have a number of lawsuits challenging those laws," said McDaniel. The group argues the Accountability Act violates equal protection under the United States constitution...
Operation Stand Down Huntsville will be offering supplies to veterans in need on August 24.Any needy veterans can go to the Veterans of Foreign Wars post #2702 at 2900 Memorial Parkway NW in Huntsville. The supply drive will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Volunteers who want to help out can meet at 8 a.m. at the side entrance of 4440 University Drive, or they can be at the VFW at 9 a.m.If you have any...
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Madison County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a Huntsville Police Officer Sunday night. Deputies made the arrest around 11 p.m. after responding to a domestic violence related call. Jacob Askins was arrested and charged with third degree domestic violence, which is a misdemeanor. Askins was put on administrative leave with pay pending an internal investigation. ...
MADISON COUNTY, AL (WAFF)- Emergency crews responded to a three-vehicle wreck at the intersection of Madison Boulevard and Zierdt Road, early Tuesday evening. Witnesses said a car was driving on Shelton Road and crossed over Madison Boulevard when it veered off the road, hit the I-565 embankment and flipped over, striking two other vehicles. Authorities shut down the eastbound lanes of Madison...
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Friends and family of Alonzo McGhee are hoping new billboards will help bring an arrest in his murder investigation. In the next few days, billboards will be going up in six different locations in Madison and Huntsville. Attorney Mark McDaniel's firm handled McGhee's divorce. McGhee was fatally shot days after it was finalized. Huntsville Police never made an...
ALABAMA (WAFF)- The Madison County Republican Executive Committee is showing its disapproval of education standards in Alabama. The committee targeted State Board of Education District 8 Member, Mary Scott Hunter, who supports Alabama's use of Common Core Standards in the classroom. The committee voted 25-12 to censure Hunter, a Republican, at its meeting Monday. In 2010, Alabama adopted...
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- The Huntsville School Board will consider a new flexibility waiver at the next board meeting. Superintendent Casey Wardynski introduced a waiver that would give teachers in "failing" schools the option of passing on tenure in exchange for a yearly bonus. That bonus would be no less than $2,500. "We are looking at offering our teachers compensation if they wish to release...
Huntsville Police Chief Lewis Morris announced Wednesday that the Department has received its sixth accreditation award from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The award is presented to agencies that have been successfully accredited for 15 years or longer.Huntsville Police Department was found to be in full compliance with all 371 standards applicable to the...
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- An incident review board cleared a Huntsville police officer involved in a shooting that happened on Slaughter Road. On Tuesday, the review board heard testimony and examined evidence in relation to the shooting. On August 9th, police responded to the 1800 block of Slaughter Road. Authorities said a suspect, 57-year-old Brent Dotson, produced a gun and fired. According to...
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- A Huntsville Police officer remained on leave Tuesday after his arrest over the weekend. The Madison County Sheriff's Office arrested Huntsville officer Jacob Askins on a domestic violence charge. But after two days of checking, the officers mug shot is still not in the jail database. Anyone can access the Madison County Jail's online database from the internet. It...
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Dozens of parents with students in Huntsville City Schools are still trying to take advantage of an Accountability Act stipulation that would allow them to transfer their children out of failing schools. John Tribble believes he did everything right. He applied in February to transfer his son from Butler High School to Huntsville High School. Now with classes in their first...