NEW: IKEA announces Huntsville opening date
The wait is over, Huntsville. Alabama’s first IKEA store will officially open in just a matter of days. The company announced today that a grand opening event is taking place Feb. 25 at the new IKEA location at University Place Shopping Center. 📍6125 University Place Dr. 🗓️ Regular...
UPDATE: Juvenile killed in single-vehicle wreck on Wall Triana Highway in Madison County
Huntsville Police say a juvenile was killed following a single-vehicle wreck that happened in Madison County on Thursday morning. Police responded around 7 a.m. near the intersection of Wall Triana Highway and Cable Circle Trail. Officers say the driver involved in the wreck was pronounced dead at the scene....
Comet Coffee set to open in Huntsville Airport with ‘Coffee with a Cop’ event
Huntsville International Airport is set to celebrate the grand opening of Comet Coffee, its newest gourmet coffee shop on Tuesday. The event will take place on Feb. 24 from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the airport's public waiting area outside security. Comet Coffee is...
Huntsville veteran honored for bravery in Vietnam rescue
For Black History Month, the story of Cleveland King, Jr., a Marine whose bravery went unrecognized for decades, is being honored. In 1968, King enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and was thrust into the brutal Vietnam War. King, a radio operator, was tasked with relaying commands and coordinating medevac...
A Weekend Drive Worth Taking: New Market Barbecue in New Market, Alabama
Some places make you slow down the second you pull in. Not because someone tells you to, but because the setting does the talking. Just outside Huntsville in the community of New Market, New Market Barbecue sits along Mountain Fort Creek, and it feels like the kind of North Alabama stop that has been part of people’s...
One injured in Huntsville shooting
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Huntsville Police are responding to a shooting on Powell Drive Thursday afternoon. Authorities say one person was taken to the hospital following the shooting. WAFF 48’s Noah Cowell is currently on the scene to gather more information regarding the incident. This story will be updated...
New Chick-fil-A opening on Highway 72 next week
Good news, Huntsville! A new Chick-fil-A restaurant is opening next week at 1530 US Highway 72 NE. The new location, dubbed Chick-fil-A Trailhead, will celebrate its grand opening February 26 at 6AM. Here’s what to know:. Huntsville local opening new Chick-fil-A The Moores Mill area is getting its first...
Walker County man arrested after police chase in stolen car
CULLMAN, Ala. (WBRC) - A man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly used a stolen car to burglarize a pawn shop, leading police on a chase. According to the Cullman Police Department, around 10:52 p.m. on Tuesday night, Feb. 17, dispatch received an area-wide BOLO from Decatur Police. The BOLO was for a...
Pilot said ‘we just lost our engine’ before fatal Lexington plane crash, NTSB report...
LEXINGTON, S.C. — A pilot of an aircraft that crashed in Lexington County this month made a mayday call and said he had engine failure moments before the plane went down, according to an early report by federal investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued its preliminary investigation...
Over 60 workers set to be laid off as lumber company closes Albertville facility
A lumber manufacturer is set to close one of its Alabama facilities, resulting in dozens of job losses in Marshall County.

















