Women attack security officer at JCPenney
Police are on the hunt for two women who stole merchandise from the JCPenney store at Madison Square Mall Sunday afternoon.Police said the loss prevention officer for the store tried to stop a woman...
View ArticleSanford has new hunting rule in crosshairs
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- An Alabama senator is hoping to reverse a new rule requiring hunters to report their kills to state officials. Senator Paul Sanford said the new rule, called "Game Check," is...
View ArticleMadison County special election to cost $300,000
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- A special election set for next month will cost Madison County taxpayers about $300,000. Voters will go to the polls Sept. 10 to decide if the Madison County tax collector and...
View ArticleGator tag drawing an illegal lottery, says lawmaker
ALABAMA (WAFF)- Alabama Senator Paul Sanford of Huntsville said the state's hunters are being forced into an illegal game for the chance to hunt alligators. In June, the Alabama Department of...
View ArticleScam alert for senior citizens
NORTH ALABAMA (WAFF)- If you or someone you know is a senior citizen, authorities have a scam to warn you about. The Better Business Bureau is alerting seniors about phone calls claiming to be from...
View ArticleHuntsville fast food restaurant closed after fire
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- A fire early Tuesday morning damaged a Huntsville fast food restaurant. Around 2 a.m., a HEMSI supervisor reported that the Checkers on University Drive and Jordan Lane was on...
View ArticleBurglar steals from auto shop
Huntsville police responded to a burglary at an auto shop early Monday morning.The owner of O.K. Tires on West Clinton Avenue told police that sometime overnight, property was stolen from inside the...
View ArticleSee, Click, Fix: Slaughter Railroad Crossing
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- It's always a little difficult to tell who you need to turn to when city and county boundaries are involved. That's sort of the case this week with the railroad crossing on...
View ArticleHuntsville City Schools scrap bonus for tenure removal plan
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Huntsville City Schools changed course. The district is no longer considering a plan that would allow teachers in failing schools bonuses in exchange for their tenure status. The...
View ArticleExperts share dangers, warn against smoking alcohol
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- A dangerous way for kids to get drunk is making a big splash on the Internet. It's called smoking alcohol. You don't to drink the alcohol, you inhale it. Those vapors give you an...
View ArticleFormer HPD officer's parole request denied
A former Huntsville Police officer convicted of manslaughter will serve his entire sentence in prison.Scott Sanders is currently in the Limestonne Correctional Facility. He will stay in prison through...
View ArticleMadCo Commission ignores request to stop prayers
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- The Madison County Commission is ignoring complaints from an Atheist group and sticking with prayer at its meetings. The commission held a prayer before the start of Wednesday's...
View ArticleMemon trial for hindering prosecution set for Oct.
The father of the Discovery School shooter will go to trial in October for a hindering prosecution charge.Prosecutors said Iqbal Memon tried to help get his son Hammad out of the country before his...
View ArticlePublic bears burden for nearly $340k in unpaid utilities
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Hundreds of people every month in Huntsville are not paying their utility bill. Those unpaid bills could mean higher rates for the people who do pay on time. In July, Huntsville...
View ArticleCalhoun prepares Huntsville integration ceremony
Huntsville is preparing to commemorate an important civil rights anniversary. It has been 50 years since the integration of public schools in Alabama.Four black students entered Huntsville schools on...
View ArticleGas prices climb as turmoil in Syria grows
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Gas prices are heading higher. GasBuddy.com reports the average gallon of unleaded gasoline in Huntsville, is $3.34. That's up six cents from last week. And experts warn prices...
View ArticleMadison aims to snuff out tobacco use on county property
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Madison County leaders are working to come up with strict new rules to prohibit tobacco use on county properties. County Commission Chairman Dale Strong has called for the...
View ArticleHuntsville, Madison schools sticking to federal lunch program
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- New federal guidelines for healthier school lunches took effect about a year ago, and already some schools around the country are dropping out of the program. School districts...
View ArticleValley man reflects on Washington march 50 years later
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Dr. Emmanuel Saunders remembers exactly where he was on August 28, 1963. "I couldn't miss the opportunity to hear in person and of course there were thousands and thousands of...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers: Card drained, tank filled
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- A person's credit card made a shopping trip to a Huntsville Home Depot. The problem is, the card was in somebody else's hands. But we have a look at those hands. Home Depot's...
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