Huntsville AL

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - After a record-breaking Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, leaders at the Von Braun Center hope to expand the 50-year-old facility. The VBC’s convention center expansion was recently approved as part of an investment for the city’s future. It will increase the facility’s...

HAZEL GREEN, Ala. (WAFF) - A new Hazel Green school officially has its name!. District leaders said this new campus will give students more room to learn. The new school will officially be called Hazel Green Middle School. The board chose the name after weighing three different options. District One...

If your taste buds are anything like mine, you absolutely love a good waffle. They taste as nosatlgic as they are delicious — with every bite, I can hear the Eggos popping out of the toaster before school. Huntsville is full of places where you can grub on some...

MADISON, Ala. (WAFF) - Firefighters responded to a house fire caused by lightning in Madison Thursday night as storms moved through the area. Firefighters were called out to a structure fire on the 100 block of Manor Drive. Madison Fire and Rescue says multiple units were already tied up responding to fire alarms, down

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has rejected an appeal from a man sentenced to death for killing a Huntsville police officer. In a ruling released today, judges affirmed the capital murder conviction and death sentence for LaJeromeny Brown. Brown was convicted in 2023 in the...

MADISON COUNTY, Ala. — A North Alabama mother is pleading for answers a week after her 16-year-old son was struck and killed while walking on Capshaw Road, and the driver responsible is still on the run. Thomas Butler, known to friends as JT, was walking on Capshaw Road near...

Huntsville recognized 376 properties during the 2026 Beautification Awards, honoring residents, businesses and organizations for upkeep.

MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - Madison County Sheriff Kevin Turner is putting his name behind an effort to help kids across Alabama. The sheriff hosted a golf tournament at Hampton Cove to raise money for the Boys and Girls Ranches of Alabama. Turner says more than 200 golfers came out...

Much of the Tennessee Valley, including the metro Huntsville area, was under a Flash Flood Warning issued late Thursday night and extending well into Friday morning. The National Weather Service warned of the potential for dangerous, sudden flooding as upwards of 3 inches of rain fell in an hour in some areas -- part o

The final two defendants in a 2020 Hartselle murder-for-hire case pleaded guilty to murder this week and were each sentenced to 20 years in prison, concluding a case that resulted in convictions for five people. Aaron Carter Howard, 45, of Toney, and Angela Marie Stolz, 39, of Huntsville, were each...