Huntsville AL

MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - A Marshall County sheriff’s deputy was arrested for domestic violence by the Arab Police Department. Deputy Austin Beard was arrested Saturday evening. Officers were called out to a residence on Hulaco Rd in Arab. Officers determined Beard was the aggressor in the situation and...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — As the world’s eyes turn to Milan-Cortina for the 2026 Winter Olympics, Alabama’s only curling club is making sure North Alabama doesn't miss out on the action. The Rocket City Curling Club (RCCC) has announced a full slate of community events, watch parties, and classes designed to capitalize on...

HARTSELLE, Ala. — The Hartselle Police Department is warning residents about a phone scam in which callers falsely claim the recipient has an active warrant. Police say the department will never request personal information or payment over the phone. Chief of Police Alan McDearmond said the only way to...

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — Hank Cherry, turned 52 today, so it’s fitting that the pro from Lincolnton, N.C., employed a straight-up old-school technique to win the FXR Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville with 88 pounds, 11 ounces. Cherry caught the majority of his fish on a 3-inch hand-poured chartreuse...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - There’s been a shocking revelation from defense attorneys in a Madison County mass shooting case. They claim more than a dozen pieces of evidence have been lost, deleted or destroyed. Ashton Elliott is one of four men charged in this case. His attorneys say the...

A fire in downtown Fayetteville, Tennessee, destroyed four businesses and injured three firefighters Sunday, according to Fayetteville officials. The fire happened on the southside of the square on Market Street East. Firefighters received the call shortly after 2 a.m., and multiple agencies came to assist them...

A Madison County man on death row for killing a retired NASA worker, is about to get a new trial. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals overturned Warren Hardy's capital murder conviction and death sentence Friday. Prosecutors say Hardy had been stalking his ex-girlfriend and that in August of 2016,...

MADISON, Ala — Alabama's first Cooper's Hawk restaurant opens its doors Monday, bringing a Napa Valley-inspired dining and wine experience to the Huntsville metro area. The new location at 8228 Highway 72 West in Madison (near Clift Farm) marks the expansion of the Illinois-based lifestyle brand that combines a...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — The wreckage of a plane that crashed in South Carolina, killing a Huntsville man, was removed from the crash site Saturday and is headed to Georgia for further investigation. Andrew Frederick Nichols, 30, of Huntsville, died Friday when the single-engine aircraft crashed near Gilbert, SC,...

Updated Feb. 8, 2026, at 7:16 p.m. UPDATE: Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick has identified the victim as Christanna Nicole Anderson, 38, of Arab. CULLMAN, Ala. – A motorcyclist was killed Sunday afternoon in a crash with a semi-truck at the intersection of Alabama Highway 157 and Childhaven Road. The...