Monday, May 20 2013 1:29 AM EDT2013-05-20 05:29:54 GMT
Huntsville Police responded to a wreck involving a stolen vehicle Sunday afternoon. Police said juveniles crashed a white crown victoria into another vehicle on Mastin Lake Road. The owner of the vehicleMore >>
Huntsville Police responded to a wreck involving a stolen vehicle Sunday afternoon. Police said juveniles crashed a white crown victoria into another vehicle on Mastin Lake Road. The owner of the vehicleMore >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 12:43 PM EDT2013-05-19 16:43:40 GMT
The National Weather service confirmed two EF-0 tornados touched down Friday in Limestone County. Showers and storms moved in around 10 a.m. A few of those storms intensified as they tracked eastwardMore >>
The National Weather service confirmed two EF-0 tornados touched down Friday in Limestone County.
Sunday, May 19 2013 12:16 AM EDT2013-05-19 04:16:53 GMT
Valley communities came together this week to honor those who lost their lives in the line of duty during Peace Officers Memorial Week. The Athens Police Department honored fallen officers by raisingMore >>
Valley communities came together this week to honor those who lost their lives in the line of duty during Peace Officers Memorial Week.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 8:42 AM EDT2013-05-18 12:42:14 GMT
A woman was beaten and robbed in West Huntsville Friday night.More >>
A woman was beaten and robbed in West Huntsville Friday night.More >>
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) -
Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle is going to Washington to sound the alarm over potentially crippling federal budget cuts. A wide range of automatic cuts, known as sequestration, is scheduled to kick in at the beginning of March.
Battle, as well as the mayors of Decatur and Enterprise, is planning the trip to Washington to explain to federal lawmakers that the cuts would kill jobs and devastate the economy of the Tennessee Valley.
The cuts were scheduled to hit at the end of last year and they've been delayed while Congress tries to make a new budget deal, but Battle said delay after delay doesn't help either.
"The Congress and administration's idea of fixing it at the very end is to push it off for two more months or push it off for three more months," said Battle. "That causes stagnation in your economy. That causes stagnation in your business community. That does not let anyone plan on growth and jobs. It does not let anyone plan on future projects they want to work on."
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama proposed an interim deal to cut some spending and raise taxes to put off the cuts by several more months.
Mayor Tommy Battle said delay after delay doesn't help.
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