Romario Gardner
Former Reporter
Huntsville, AL
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Romario is a former reporter at WAFF 48 News. He graduated from the University of North Florida with a bachelor's degree in communication.
Education
Updated: Aug. 10, 2023 at 10:39 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
Residents in the Rocket City may end up having to pay more for their water rates in the future.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2023 at 11:02 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
The Decatur City landfill now has a new daily cap on garbage, from taking in the max of 1,500 tons a day to 3,000.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2023 at 10:30 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
As strong wind plagued several areas in North Alabama, several buildings in Cullman saw structural damage.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2023 at 8:59 AM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
The Madison County School System seeks to implement new measures on increasing safety on all its campuses.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2023 at 11:52 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
After three rounds of back and forth, Lincoln County commissioners have finally approved the budget for fiscal year 2023-2024.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2023 at 11:21 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
Whitesburg Christian Academy will soon see a new competition gym on its campus.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2023 at 11:24 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
Leaders from both Alabama and Colorado both weighed in on President Joe Biden’s decision to keep the U.S. Space Command in Colorado.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2023 at 8:31 AM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
School is right around the corner and one district is going full swing in an effort to keep its students safe.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 11:25 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
It’s a race against the clock to get the Heart Academy at Julian Newman elementary school repaired and ready for students in less than two weeks.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2023 at 10:50 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
The side effects of the pandemic are still being felt. Three local businesses will close their doors permanently, after trouble rebounding from COVID.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2023 at 10:42 AM CDT
|By Megan Plotka and Romario Gardner
City officials say this could decrease the workload for police officers
Updated: Jul. 25, 2023 at 11:16 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
A church community is mourning the loss of 22-year-old Matthew Norwood
Updated: Jul. 24, 2023 at 10:15 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
Lincoln Health Medical Center is celebrating its one-year anniversary, since partnering with Huntsville Hospital
Updated: Jul. 21, 2023 at 11:16 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
It’s the box office explosion everyone can’t stop talking about. The world-famous doll is going head to head with the world-famous scientist.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2023 at 10:41 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
The Rocket City is looking to make new investments to help improve quality of life
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 11:57 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
Many Lincoln County Tennessee residents are divided on actions from county leaders regarding the 2023-2024 fiscal year budget.During Tuesday night’s county commission meeting, a vote to approve the budget failed three separate times.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 12:08 AM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is maximizing safety at the county jail. The jail now has a state-of-the-art X-ray machine in an effort to keep both inmates and corrections officers safe.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2023 at 11:53 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
The special session to officially redraw Alabama’s congressional map is underway
Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 11:24 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
A trip to the Orion Amphitheater for a concert could soon be less of a headache with additional parking.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 11:11 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
For those who hate driving down bumpy roads, the Rocket City is working on smoothing out those issues. The city is currently halfway through tackling 100 roads for a $20,000,000 road resurfacing project.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 5:56 AM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
On Thursday, some Alabama lawmakers will be heading to Montgomery to put their heads together on creating a new congressional district map.It comes after the Supreme Court found the state violated the Voting Rights Act.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2023 at 10:57 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
A Madison County family in Harvest is holding on to hope in the face of uncertainty
Updated: Jul. 10, 2023 at 11:57 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
Leaders in Lincoln County are racing against the clock to approve a new budget
Updated: Jul. 9, 2023 at 9:03 AM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
If you receive a call from someone asking if you remember them, Alabama Securities Commission is urging you to immediately hang up. It says it could be part of a cryptocurrency scam responsible for robbing nearly a hundred people out of 23 million dollars.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2023 at 11:15 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
Many business owners denied an opportunity to grow medical marijuana in Alabama, believe they’ve been burned. This is why the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission is reevaluating its business license process after finding inconsistencies in scores and following pending lawsuits.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2023 at 10:44 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
The town of Petersburg is working on keeping its citizens safe around the clock
Updated: Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:17 AM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
“$500 million that’s a lot of money,” said one of many Alabamians who crossed state lines for a chance at a fortune
Updated: Jul. 4, 2023 at 11:17 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
Many across the Tennesee Valley probably let the professionals handle their fireworks show for the Fourth of July. When it comes to how many companies like Pyro Shows believe safety is step one. Leader of the Spirit of America’s fireworks show at Point Mallard, Jake Gerhold, said the team has been planning for close to a year.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2023 at 11:45 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
The Killen Police Department is asking for your help to identify a man who allegedly stole $5,000 worth of fireworks Monday morning from the Brooks High School Band fundraiser.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2023 at 11:58 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against President Biden’s plan to forgive billions in student loan debt on Friday in a landmark decision. The justices said the Biden administration overstepped its authority.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2023 at 11:12 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
In a monumental decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action for college admissions on Thursday. The court declared race cannot be a factor and is now forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2023 at 11:56 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
Hampton Cove is in the planning stages to become a future destination stop. A new mixed-use development could be coming to the intersection of Cecil Ashburn Drive and Old Big Cove Road.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2023 at 11:00 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
The WAVAHO gas station on Pulaski Pike in Huntsville is closed for business for the foreseeable future.This comes after city leaders revoked its business license over crime allegations
Updated: Jun. 22, 2023 at 10:11 PM CDT
|By WAFF 48 Digital Staff and Romario Gardner
The man who caused a fatal wreck in 2021 sentenced to nine decades in prison
Updated: Jun. 22, 2023 at 5:47 AM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
An Elkmont hero is now wagging her tail from above.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2023 at 11:16 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
The access road will lead directly to a major project site in the area
Updated: Jun. 21, 2023 at 12:17 AM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
After months of discussion and debate, it’s a win for Lincoln County residents.County leaders decided during Tuesday night’s commissioner meeting, to not raise property taxes by 54%.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2023 at 11:02 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
The city of Fayetteville is once again trying to work out how to complete its budget for the upcoming fiscal year. During a special called meeting on Saturday morning, city leaders proposed the idea of raising property taxes by 30 cents.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2023 at 9:50 PM CDT
|By Javon Williams and Romario Gardner
Former Vice President and 2024 GOP Presidential candidate Mike Pence is expected to give a speech tonight in Huntsville.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2023 at 10:16 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
Some grant money may be on the table for workers in the childcare industry.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2023 at 11:14 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
On Wednesday, Southern Baptist Convention leaders voted to expel a church in Kentucky and upheld a ban on a church in California.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2023 at 5:30 AM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
The revenue generated would have increased the salaries for all city employees by 6.5%.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2023 at 5:44 PM CDT
|By Javon Williams, Matthew King and Romario Gardner
The three candidates came from school districts in Washington, D.C., Birmingham, and right here in Huntsville.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2023 at 11:07 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
Right now, Alabama is inching closer to medical marijuana reaching patients’ hands. On Monday, Members of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) issued 21 business licenses to companies in numerous subcategories.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2023 at 6:14 PM CDT
|By Javon Williams and Romario Gardner
U.S. Space and Rocket Center Board Chairman Wes Kelley has confirmed that the Saturn 1B rocket that sits along I-65 in Ardmore.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2023 at 10:58 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
A new ruling by the nation’s highest court will force state lawmakers to redraw congressional district lines
Updated: Jun. 7, 2023 at 10:39 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
Some homeowners in Lincoln County may soon have to fork over extra cash. Lincoln County and Fayetteville City leaders are looking to increase property taxes.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2023 at 6:14 PM CDT
|By Javon Williams and Romario Gardner
A new chapter for Huntsville City Schools is on the horizon as the Board of Education has announced the three finalists to become the next superintendent.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2023 at 6:18 AM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
The next public comment meeting is scheduled for June 13 at 5 p.m.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 10:47 PM CDT
|By Romario Gardner
With weekend temperatures expected to hit the 90s, many are looking for ways to cool off.Scott Shoemaker, general manager of Valley Heating and Cooling said his company receives the most calls about broken units this time of the year.