This Epic 6,000-Acre Mountain Waterscape Rules As Alabama’s Legendary Bald Eagle Sanctuary
Perched above the shimmering waters of Alabama’s largest lake, a spectacular state park offers the kind of scenery that stops you in your tracks. Spread across more than 6,000 acres of rolling mountain woodlands, this outdoor destination is home to bald eagle sightings, championship golf, thrilling ziplines, world-clas
Investigation leads to man charged after firearms, power tools stolen in Decatur
An investigation has led to a man being arrested who was accused of breaking into vehicles and stealing various items.
Decatur emergency officials responded to funeral home fire
DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Decatur Fire and Rescue responded to a garage fire at a funeral home. The fire broke out at around 8:30 a.m. at the Decatur Brown Service Funeral Home on Memorial Dr. Upon arrival, officials found heavy smoke and fire coming from the garage area, and crews...
One dead, one charged with murder after shooting at gas station on Highway 72
Law enforcement responded to a Texaco gas station located on Nance Road on Wednesday.
‘Truly a special place’: Redstone Arsenal turns 85
It’s been 85 years since the War Department announced July 3, 1941, the Army would build a chemical munitions plant in Huntsville. We were preparing for World War II; and this would be the Army’s second chemical plant since Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland. What has evolved in the...
FROM THE SIDELINES: Memories of loved ones live forever
I’ll never forget that fateful Saturday a year ago. While covering the annual Red, White and Blue golf tournament on July 5, 2025, at the Links, I received word from my sister that our mom had died. The dreaded news wasn’t entirely unexpected. At 94 she had been in transition care at a facility downtown for weeks.
Vintage area descendants recall years before Redstone
Friday marked Redstone Arsenal’s 85th anniversary, but 85 years ago two Huntsville communities were displaced for the start of construction. “In 1941, the Army acquired 32,244 acres to establish Huntsville Arsenal and 4,000 acres for the Redstone Ordnance plant. Initially known as the Redstone Ordnance Plant, the new p
People drive from all over Alabama for the Italian dishes at this unassuming restaurant
Francesco’s Italian Restaurant sits along Highway 31 South in Decatur, Alabama, looking like any other casual dining spot from the outside. But step inside, and you’ll discover why families drive from Birmingham, Huntsville, and every corner of the state to fill its tables. This unassuming restaurant has built...
Rep. Dale Strong announces 5th district students appointed to U.S. service academies
NORTH ALABAMA (WHNT) – On Monday, Representative Dale Strong announced the list of students from Alabama’s Fifth District who have been appointed to service academies in the United States. “It is my honor to nominate students across the Tennessee Valley to attend our nation’s prestigious service academies,” said Repres
Madison City Schools launching backpack and school supply donation drive
Madison City Schools will launch its annual backpack and school supply donation drive later this month.
