‘A real treat:’ Food City breaks ground on 57,000 square-foot location in Athens
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 .
Man arrested following multi-state police chase on I-65
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.
17-year-old arrested after 15-year-old fatally shot in Huntsville
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...
100 facts for 100 years of Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q
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...
Family sues Decatur over fatal police chase claiming civil rights breach
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...
MCSO searching for missing runaway teenager
The Madison County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a missing teenager.
Students, families scramble for housing at AAMU
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.
Smokey Bear celebrates 81st birthday
For nearly 100 years, Smokey Bear has been a tool used to teach Americans about the importance of preventing wildfires. Today, he celebrates his 81st birthday!
Huntsville police investigate murder-suicide involving man, child
Dominic Kane Tucker, 21, and a child were found dead after a house fire on Retlaw Street.
48 EXCLUSIVE: Family of 16-year-old killed after high-speed chase with Decatur Police suing city,...
The sign was taken down from Shoals Theatre on Wednesday to begin the repairs. Lauderdale Co. woman facing 51 counts of identity theft. A Lauderdale County woman is now facing 51 counts of identity theft, stemming from an investigation that started in 2023. Huntsville community remembers Mountain Gap student killed...