Huntsville AL

The state has completed presenting its case; the defense will begin its presentation next.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Alabama’s new grocery tax holiday starts May 1 and runs through the end of June. For the first time since sales tax was created in 1939, shoppers in the state will not pay state tax on groceries. House Bill 527 became law in early April....

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A member of a nationwide refund fraud ring is heading to prison. Federal prosecutors say 30-year-old Brian Buchanan was sentenced to just over a year behind bars after pleading guilty to conspiracy charges. Investigators say the group, Noir’s Luxury Refunds, used Telegram to scam major retailers...

The Hartselle Police Department says they are looking for a woman who may be in danger.

BIRMINGHAM, AL — A widespread rain event was forecast to sweep across North and Central Alabama beginning Friday afternoon and intensifying through Friday night into Saturday sunrise, delivering half an inch to one inch of rainfall across communities near and south of Interstate 20 with no severe weather threat accompanying the system across the region.

Starting Monday, an ALDOT contractor plans to begin improvements to U.S. 31 at Lacon in Morgan County and require the diversion of traffic to Interstate 65. The contractor, Wiregrass Construction, plans to begin work Monday, weather permitting. A subcontractor will begin installing project signs this week. The work will begin...

A Jemison High School student was removed from campus on Thursday after a firearm was found in their vehicle.

Huntsville International Airport has completed a major airfield modernization project, reopening its East Runway after a 14-month refurbishment that officials say could help position the airport for commercial spaceflight operations. […] The post Commercial space flight next? Huntsville runway upgrade positions HSV for future missions appeared first on 256 Today .

The defense argues Carr did not fully understand her plea, while the state maintains it was voluntary.

Officials with HEMSI say one person was injured in a wreck on Interstate 565 Thursday afternoon.