Huntsville AL

HUNTSVILLE, Ala—The Army will pick the winner of its first production contract for high-energy, vehicle-mounted air-defense lasers next year, a milestone in the Pentagon’s decades-long pursuit of practical directed-energy weapons. But their wide adoption will depend on whether commanders and troops can be convinced...

Friends are rallying around the family of Kallel Fox, providing support after a tragic loss.

The Madison County Sheriff's Office is investigating after an inmate died at the Madison County Detention Facility.

ATHENS — It doesn’t get much better than this, according to Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks, as community leaders and Food City representatives broke ground Friday for a 57,000 square-foot store […] The post ‘A real treat:’ Food City breaks ground on 57,000 square-foot location in Athens appeared first on 256 Today .

Law enforcement successfully deployed spike strips multiple times in Limestone and Morgan Counties, ending the chase just south of the I-65 bridge in Priceville.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The Huntsville Police Department arrested a 17-year-old after another teen was shot on Friday night. Officials say officers responded to the 200 block of Dormont for a reported shooting in progress. When officers arrived, they located a 15-year-old victim inside the home who had sustained a...

The widely celebrated Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q in Decatur, Alabama, is celebrating its centennial all year long. A restaurant sticking around 100 years means it has to be good, and winning the first-place award for pork shoulder again at the Memphis in May World Championship BBQ Cook-off must’ve been like icing on the...

DECATUR, Ala. — The family of 16-year-old Jaiden Rashad Dejarnett has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Decatur, and several police officials, including Mac Marquette, nearly two years after the teenager's death during a high-speed police pursuit. That incident dates to September 2023. The...

The Madison County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a missing teenager.

With less than a week away from the start of the school year, some returning students at Alabama A&M University are facing the issue of where they will live.