Huntsville AL

The daughter of a longtime Decatur Fire and Rescue lieutenant whose cancer battle rallied community support has died, according to a social media post from the family’s “Team Brooklyn” page.

GURLEY, Ala. (WAFF) - 8-year-old McKinley Davis and her father, Keegan, were hit and killed by a train at the Salty Bottom Road crossing in Gurley. His other daughter, Molly, was hospitalized. The crossing has no gate, like many crossings across Alabama. Twenty years earlier, Jonya Hawkins’ father was hit...

ARAB, Ala. — An Arab Junior High School student whose cancer battle drew widespread community support has died, according to a family social media page. Brooklyn Williams, the daughter of Decatur Fire and Rescue lieutenant Matt Williams, had been diagnosed in August 2024 with grade 4 Diffuse Midline Glioma, an aggressi

ALABAMA — A construction worker was killed after a pickup truck struck a cable wire he was working on in Marshall County, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. ALEA said the incident happened on Feemster Gap Road. Authorities identified the worker as 22-year-old Albert Perezibarra of Georgia. Investigators s

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Officials with Huntsville Hospital’s Trauma Services are making sure the community knows how to stop heavy bleeding. The hospital held its Stop the Bleed training, teaching participants how to control severe bleeding. Participants learned how to use a tourniquet, apply direct pressure and pack

ICU nurse Sidney Long, running her first half marathon, provided lifesaving CPR to Lynn Collyar after he collapsed from a cardiac arrest.

The Ardmore Police Department serves both Alabama and Tennessee, requiring officers to navigate two states while protecting one community. Police Chief Jereme Robison said many people don't realize the agency operates across the state line. "Most cities and towns operate under one mayor and one city council. Here we op

Allegiant Air launched a new nonstop service connecting Huntsville to Gulf Shores, giving travelers a direct route from North Alabama to the Gulf Coast just in time for summer travel.

May 20—OXFORD — Lawrence County will play Wednesday for a spot in the Class 5A state softball championship. The Red Devils won their first two games of the state tournament over Beauregard 3-1 and Moody 4-3, but lost their third to Houston Academy 3-1. The loss drops them to the loser's bracket, however, they would nee

MADISON – Traditions in contrast to precedents set the tone this week for Mayor Ranae Bartlett, as documented in her “Madison Weekly.”. On May 11, Bartlett presented the “State of the City Address” at the Jackson Center in Huntsville. “The message remains clear: Madison is building momentum, partnerships and a shared v