Huntsville AL

The Madison County School System will purchase approximately 272 acres in the Hazel Green/Toney area—near Pulaski Pike and Patterson Lane, south of Grimwood Road and west of Murphy Hill Road. The Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the purchase. Rapid growth in the area has necessitated expansion for...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - On Tuesday, Jerryone Patterson, charged with murder, was denied bond. Patterson is charged with the murder of Scott Hone, whose body was found in a homeless camp on July 4. Patterson was arrested and booked into the Madison County Jail just before 10 p.m. Friday. Madison...

Huntsville Police said a man is facing charges for threats made against employees at a local business.

A Huntsville City Schools teacher is on leave after being arrested on an electronic solicitation of a child charge, according to officials.

Pumpkin spice lattes reign supreme this time of year, but which Alabama coffee shop brews the seasonal drink best?. Tasting Table recently released its list of “where to find the best pumpkin spice latte in every state,” taking into consideration customer reviews, the quality of the ingredients used, originality and mo

Anders Hardware in Northport is run by the fifth generation of the same family, 117 years after it opened as a mercantile store in 1909. Big chains don’t get five generations out of one storefront. Alabama’s independent hardware stores kept doing the small, fiddly jobs long after Lowe’s and...

MADISON, Ala. (WAFF) - Eight months after the City of Madison declared The Sutton Apartments unsafe and uninhabitable, former residents say they have been living in improved, permanent homes for months. About two dozen people, most of them low-income and living paycheck to paycheck, lived at The Sutton Apartments on...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Rent in Madison County is becoming more competitive as thousands of new apartment units enter the market, leading some complexes to offer free or discounted rent to attract tenants. According to local real estate broker Mike Sandoval, nearly 5,000 apartment units were built in Madison County..

The U.S. Department of Defense recently issued an update on the relocation of U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. According to the announcement, more than 140 uniformed and civilian personnel assigned to the command’s headquarters are now working at the Ar

An Alabama lab that offers diagnostic testing is closing and laying off workers, resulting in the loss of just over 50 jobs. Diatherix Laboratories, a Huntsville-based company that performs "cutting-edge molecular diagnostic testing services to hospitals and physicians," announced plans to close and cut jobs at its Hun