Mike Brown
Executive Producer
Mike Brown is the Executive Producer of WAFF 48 News Today. He’s originally from Philadelphia and graduated from Temple University. He came to the Tennessee Valley in 2004 as a radio news and sports anchor and transitioned to another local television station in 2006. He joined the WAFF 48 team in 2012.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 8:53 AM CST
|By Mike Brown
25 year old Omondo Varner was booked around 8:15 p.m. Saturday night.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 5:00 AM CST
|By Mike Brown
A round up of the Health Department scores from Madison, Morgan, Limestone and Lauderdale Counties for the week of January 27th, 2023
Updated: Dec. 18, 2022 at 11:43 PM CST
|By Mike Brown
One person was rushed to the hospital after a shooting late Sunday night on Winchester Road
Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 8:35 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown
Plus - an entire month's worth of reports from Marshall County and an update on improving scores at Bridge Street.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 6:52 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown
Plus, a trio of problem spots to let you know about in Morgan County.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2022 at 5:47 AM CST
|By Mike Brown
Five key violations result in a low score and promise of a return visit from health inspectors in Florence.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 7:02 AM CST
|By Mike Brown
One location for the popular donut shop has the lowest score in Madison County this week.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2021 at 9:02 AM CST
|By Mike Brown
After months of low scores, three Bridge Street restaurants got one final chance for redemption in 2021. Two showed modest improvements, a third did not.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2021 at 6:23 AM CST
|By Mike Brown and Kellie Miller
Yet another Bridge Street restaurant is hit with a low score as inspectors find something unexpected on a storage shelf.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2021 at 5:33 AM CST
|By Mike Brown and Megan Plotka
Crews from multiple fire departments are on the scene
Updated: Dec. 3, 2021 at 8:11 AM CST
|By Mike Brown
After weeks of poor scores at Bridge Street, at least one restaurant is trending in a better direction.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 4:13 AM CST
|By Mike Brown
Another low score is issued to a popular Bridge Street spot.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 at 4:55 AM CST
|By Mike Brown and Megan Plotka
Just weeks after opening, the popular restaurant is hit with a low score as tumbling tomatoes scorch the score.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2021 at 4:30 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown
Plus, scores and inspection notes from 6 north Alabama counties!
Updated: Oct. 22, 2021 at 7:39 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown
One Madison County restaurant is hit with a 58 score as rats make their presence known in the kitchen.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2021 at 4:30 AM CDT
|By Kellie Miller and Mike Brown
Plus: Hooters and New China get a second chance after failing grades in June, and August's full score sheet from Marshall County
Updated: Aug. 13, 2021 at 5:55 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown and Kellie Miller
Four month old pudding? That's a deduction.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2021 at 5:01 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown
There's a lot going on across north Alabama in this week's Kitchen Cops report
Updated: Jul. 16, 2021 at 1:33 PM CDT
|By Mike Brown
Hooters faces the health department for the fourth time in 30 days.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2021 at 5:00 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown
Plus, three seafood joints in Madison County are on the trouble spots list.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2021 at 7:50 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown
After a shockingly low score, the Huntsville Hooters has cleaned up it's act enough to satisfy the health department.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2021 at 4:26 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown
Bugs in the kitchen and windex in the oil bottles kept the kitchen cops busy last week.
Updated: May. 30, 2021 at 12:15 PM CDT
|By Mike Brown
The Huntsville Police Department announced the arrest of 22-year-old Christopher Kwan Freeman on Sunday.
Updated: May. 28, 2021 at 10:58 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown
The lowest scores this week all came from gas & go’s across the Valley.
Updated: May. 28, 2021 at 7:37 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown
Proposal to turbo-charge renovation plans at Joe Davis Stadium raise interest, questions
Updated: Apr. 23, 2021 at 11:00 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown and Kellie Miller
With the COVID crisis stabilizing and arms across north Alabama rolling up for vaccinations, county health departments are once again able to tackle troubles in kitchens!
Updated: Mar. 12, 2021 at 12:10 PM CST
|By Mike Brown and Kellie Miller
If you have been to the AppleBee's in Madison or Jamo's Cafe on Jordan Lane, you'll want to check out this week's Kitchen Cops findings!
Updated: Jan. 29, 2021 at 9:16 AM CST
|By Mike Brown
here were a significant number of perfect scores but, there were also several scores well below par.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2021 at 12:14 PM CST
|By Mike Brown and Kailey Schuyler
The Madison County Kitchen Cops had 103 inspections last week. A vast majority were fine. In fact, 92 of them scored a 90 or above.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 at 9:20 AM CST
|By Mike Brown
In addition to some low marks, we saw 12 perfect scores in Madison County this week.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 at 6:52 AM CST
|By Kellie Miller and Mike Brown
Moments after this all became official, President Trump sent a message out through a spokesperson saying he’s disappointed with the result, but there will be an orderly transition of power.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2020 at 12:47 PM CST
|By Mike Brown and Kellie Miller
As you get ready to make some important choices on where to eat this holiday season, we’ve got you covered with one last pre-Christmas edition of Kitchen Cops!
Updated: Dec. 11, 2020 at 8:13 AM CST
|By Mike Brown and Kellie Miller
The lowest score this week belongs to the Governor’s food mart at Governor’s and 11th. Inspectors saw multiple food temperature problems and issues with the hot water and mop sink.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2020 at 3:28 AM CST
|By Mike Brown and Eric Graves
Huntsville Fire & Rescue teams were called to an overnight fire on Boswell Drive, just before 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2020 at 8:53 AM CST
|By Mike Brown
The Madison County Kitchen Cops were busy last week.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 11:13 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown and Payton Walker
It's never good to see the word "maggots" in a food inspection report. But, we did this week.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 5:35 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown
Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputies say DNA testing has linked two men to an armed robbery at a Dollar General.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 7:59 AM CDT
|By Bernie Delinski - Times Daily and Mike Brown
Firefighters were still on the scene of the Right Solutions building on Northington Court Monday, dousing hot spots.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 9:37 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown and Stefante Randall
Active warrants for 34 year old Rodsvin Caballero are out in Tennessee as well.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 9:13 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown
Here are this week's scores from Madison, Limestone and Lauderdale Counties!
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 8:25 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown and Marian Accardi - Decatur Daily
The last of four suspects in the case has been sentenced.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2020 at 11:30 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown and Payton Walker
The Madison County Kitchen Cops had several complaints from customers they went to check out this week, on top of their regularly scheduled inspections.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2020 at 9:50 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown
Leaders from across Alabama are reacting to the news that President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2020 at 8:42 AM CDT
|By Bayne Hughes - Decatur Daily and Mike Brown
Chief Operating Officer Andy Holloway and Director of Housing Jeff Snead will both retire by mid-February.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2020 at 9:57 AM CDT
|By Bayne Hughes - Decatur Daily and Mike Brown
A 21 year veteran of Decatur Fire & Rescue officially gets the job.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2020 at 11:12 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown and Payton Walker
Three Madison county spots got warnings that their licenses were in danger of being suspended this week - despite two of them having overall good scores.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2020 at 8:43 AM CDT
|By Eric Fleischauer - Decatur Daily and Mike Brown
Roger Stevens is set to stand trial for the murder of his ex-wife next month.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 5:04 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown
Deputies say the incident happened at a motorcycle rally over the weekend.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2020 at 10:19 AM CDT
|By Bernie Delinski - Times Daily and Mike Brown
Police say there will be consequences for protesters who cross into the wrong zone with bad intentions.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2020 at 6:42 AM CDT
|By Mike Brown and Payton Walker
After a long delay due to COVID-19, some county health departments are once again inspecting kitchens.