‘Blessings in a Backpack' program helps fight hunger during school year
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- The Huntsville City School system is looking to the community to help feed hungry children. One way you can help is by supporting the "Blessings in a Backpack" program. It feeds...
View ArticleHealth Dept. offering last minute back-to-school vaccines
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Before students head back to school, parents need to make sure their kids' vaccinations are up to date. This year, state requirements call for all students to have at least one...
View ArticleSC fugitive killed in officer-involved shooting
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- The man who died in a officer-involved shooting last week in Huntsville was a fugitive from South Carolina, authorities said. The Horry County Sheriff's Department in South...
View ArticleHuntsville native trains for chance to become Marine
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- A Huntsville native is training for a chance to become a Marine. Brandon Woodall is on Parris Island, South Carolina for combat training. The 19-year-old is scheduled to...
View ArticleMissile defense symposium begins in Huntsville
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- A group of the country's top leaders for space and missile defense are in Huntsville this week. The Lockheed-Martin Symposium kicked off Monday afternoon at the Von Braun Center....
View ArticlePolice: Body found, suspect in custody
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Huntsville Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body Monday. Police said the incident began with a domestic dispute call at the Regions Bank...
View ArticleArrest made in Huntsville's 19th homicide
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Huntsville Police arrested 30-year-old Kenyatta Deshon Martin and charged him with murder for the death of an unidentified 22-year-old woman. The woman's body was found Monday in...
View ArticleHuntsville bank robbery suspect in custody
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Huntsville Police are on the scene of a bank robbery at Regions Bank at 4003 University Drive. Officers have a suspect in custody. They are at a second scene in front of Red...
View ArticleUAH student's invention could save police department thousands
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- A University of Alabama-Huntsville engineering student invented new green technology that could help save the Huntsville Police Department thousands of dollars every year. Landon...
View ArticleID needed to buy nail polish remover?
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- You already get carded for buying alcohol and cigarettes. Well, get ready to add one more thing to the list, nail polish remover. Some pharmacies are monitoring it so its more...
View ArticleDoes tutoring help students returning back to school?
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- With the start of the school year less than a week away, it's time for many children to learn. And for some, that involves learning "how" to learn... as in tutoring. In fact,...
View ArticleWith rapid turnaround, school board reports finances are in order
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Huntsville City Schools will report a turnaround in its finances of $37 million from its one-time deep deficits, according to Superintendent Casey Wardynski. On Thursday, the...
View ArticleNew scam targets furloughed workers
MADISON COUNTY, AL (WAFF)- A new phone scam is targeting furloughed workers. The caller claims to be with the government and tells them that since they are on furlough, they have been selected to...
View ArticleYear 2 of Huntsville schools' digital era expected to be easier
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Last year, Huntsville City Schools became the largest school system in the country to toss their textbooks for technology. Students and teachers were issued laptops to use for...
View ArticleVigil for murdered woman also call to end domestic violence
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Friends of murder victim A'viona Bronson came together for a vigil in Madison Friday night to puzzle over the circumstances of her death, and to remember her as an energetic,...
View ArticleMan allegedly robbed by ex-girlfriend
Huntsville police responded to a robbery on the 200 block of Wynn Drive Friday afternoon.The victim told police that his ex-girlfriend robbed him at knifepoint and stole his vehicle.This incident...
View ArticleCentennial Alumni Step Show steps up
The Huntsville Alumnae Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will be sponsoring an Alumni Step Show on August 23 at 7 p.m.This show will be held at the Elmore Health Science Building Gymnasium at...
View ArticleWoman seriously injured in early morning crash
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Huntsville police responded to a T-bone wreck in the 2600 block of Jordan Lane early Saturday morning, just after 5 a.m. HEMSI took Janet Pina, the driver of the SUV, to...
View ArticleGet Drenched for a good cause
This isn't your standard 5K, unless you're used to races where you go from dry, to wet, to covered in foam, and to wet again. The Drenched 5K is a wild and crazy spin on the traditional foot race,...
View ArticleRestaurant Week kicks off in Huntsville
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Huntsville city leaders kicked off the annual Restaurant Week Friday afternoon. People gathered at Lowe Mill to make the launch announcement. From Friday until Sunday, August 25,...
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