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Huntsville - Madison

Bonanza plane goes down near Huntsville Executive Airport

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Javon Williams
Around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday a small plane went down at the Huntsville Executive Airport.

Shoals

Man pleads guilty in fatal Shoals Creek DUI boat wreck

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Charles Montgomery
Wooten III pleaded guilty to negligence leading to death from impairment.

News

Construction underway for new kid’s gym in Huntsville area

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Jasmyn Cornell
Owners Joaquin and Vanessa Tucker have announced the location of the gym for the first We Rock the Spectrum Kid’s Gym in North Alabama. It will be located at 326 Sutton Rd. Suites E-H in Owens Cross Roads.

Huntsville - Madison

Huntsville advocacy group going door-to-door ahead of municipal election

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Megan Plotka
Three school board and two city council positions are up for election

News

18-wheeler wreck causes ‘threat to life’ hazmat spill in Rainsville, residents can go home

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Charles Montgomery
A wreck involving an 18-wheeler has caused a spill on Highway 75 and Main Street in Rainsville on Thursday.

TN Valley Coronavirus

ADPH: More than 1.4M positive COVID-19 cases since 2020

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By WBRC Staff
There’s no way of telling how many cases will be confirmed in Alabama, but the state began taking precautions on Friday, March 13, 2020.

Shoals

‘I will not be resigning’: Lawrence Co. GOP Chair will not resign from school board

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Charles Montgomery
The Lawrence County NAACP plans to hold a news conference on Friday calling for the resignation of Lawrence County GOP Chair Shannon Terry

News

Trial continues for man accused in fatal DUI boat wreck

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Jasmyn Cornell
Wooten III was driving the boat with the Cowarts and his four-year-old son, according to investigators.

Huntsville - Madison

Overnight fire destroys Gatlin Road mobile home in Toney

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Kellie Miller
The fire is believed to have started in a back bedroom.

Crime Stoppers

Crime Stoppers: Crime of the Week

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 10:29 PM CDT
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By Gina Benitez
If you have seen any of these people, just call 53-crime. You can also text or email your tips.
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News

World Games asking Jefferson County for millions to help pay back debt to vendors

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 10:09 PM CDT
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By Lauren Jackson
World Games officials are now working to raise enough money to pay back 14 million dollars in debt owed to dozens of global and local vendors.

Huntsville - Madison

HPD, NADTF discuss 2022 drug overdoses, recent arrests

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 8:51 PM CDT
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By Javon Williams
On Wednesday the Huntsville Police Department and the North Alabama Drug Task Force held a discussion on drug overdoses and recent arrests in the area.

State

Alabama leaders look to improve business incentives

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 8:01 PM CDT
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By Erin Davis
There’s a renewed push from state leaders to bring new, higher-paying jobs to Alabama. But in order to do that - business experts and state leaders say they need to provide better incentives to attract those new employers. And just this week - a newly-formed commission met for the first time to do just that.

Limestone - Morgan

Decatur man charged with robbery, obstructing justice

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 5:24 PM CDT
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By Javon Williams
On July 24, Decatur Police Department officers responded to a home on 6th Street Northwest in reference to a robbery that happened in the area.

Limestone - Morgan

Morgan Co. Sheriff’s Office details multiple drug incidents in county jail

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 4:02 PM CDT
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By Nick Kremer
The Morgan County Sheriff's Office says that it discovered one inmate giving another inmate meth on Tuesday.

Huntsville - Madison

Lanes of Whitesburg Dr. to close for construction

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 2:08 PM CDT
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By Nick Kremer
The closures will start at 7:30 a.m. and last until 3 p.m. daily for the next three to four weeks.

News

Department of Justice: New Hope felon arrested for possessing nearly 20 firearms

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 1:58 PM CDT
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By Charles Montgomery
A federal indictment was unsealed by the United States District Court after Thomas Eric Hollingsworth, 46, was arrested.

Huntsville - Madison

New Hope man faces drug charges after police find meth, stolen items in home

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 11:10 AM CDT
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By Javon Williams
According to New Hope Police Sergeant Tim Garrett, New Hope officers and Madison County deputies executed a search warrant at a home on Race Track Road.

National

Schools face teacher shortage

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 8:07 AM CDT
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By CNN
Some U.S. schools can’t hire enough qualified teachers to fully staff their classrooms.

Limestone - Morgan

Limestone County murder suspect indicted

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 7:45 AM CDT
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By WAFF 48 Digital Staff
Diana Rogers has been indicted on a capital murder charge for a murder that took place in April.

National

UK man in court over threat to ‘kill queen’ with crossbow

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 6:56 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, is charged under the Treason Act with intending to “injure the person of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, or to alarm her Majesty.”

Huntsville - Madison

Police investigating fatal crash involving pedestrian on Memorial Parkway, Drake Avenue

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 6:44 AM CDT
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By WAFF 48 Digital Staff
A man was killed while trying to cross Memorial Parkway on foot early Wednesday morning

Huntsville - Madison

Huntsville Magistrate Trial Delayed

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 1:01 AM CDT
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By Margo Gray
Huntsville Magistrate Daniel Todd Cranor will head to court in September after his bench trial was delayed on Tuesday.

News

VIDEO: Off-duty Decatur police officer hit by car in front of home, suspect charged

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 12:24 AM CDT
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By Javon Williams
According to a Decatur Police spokesperson, the off-duty officer was at home on 11th Street Southeast when Gregory Martin Hill, 54, approached in a car after 5 p.m. on August 16.

News

IRS increasing teacher expense deductions for classrooms

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 10:24 PM CDT
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By Matthew King
Vibrant colors and numerous decorations greet students when they enter the kindergarten classroom of Monica Thrower.

State

Milk plant closings to impact some schools in Ala.

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 9:22 PM CDT
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By David Buchholz
Borden Dairy is closing plants in Dothan and in Hattiesburg, Mississippi by the end of August 2022.

Sand Mountain

Jackson Co. Sheriff’s Office searching for man regarding theft

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 5:27 PM CDT
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By Charles Montgomery
If you know this man, contact investigator John McCrary at (256) 574-9306.

Shoals

Man charged with murder found dead in jail cell

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 2:34 PM CDT
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By Nick Kremer
Jonathan Cossey was found unresponsive in his prison cell in the Limestone County Correctional Facility.

Limestone - Morgan

Man killed in Athens wreck, coroner confirms

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 1:08 PM CDT
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By Charles Montgomery
The wreck happened on U.S. Highway 72 at Hastings Road around 12:30 p.m.

Space and NASA

Rollout for Space Launch System scheduled for Tuesday night

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 12:54 PM CDT
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By Charles Montgomery
The rollout will cover over four miles and the SLS travels under one mile per hour.

Shoals

Muscle Shoals Police searching for man wanted for kidnapping

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 12:31 PM CDT
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By Charles Montgomery
According to a Facebook post, officers attempted to serve a warrant for first-degree kidnapping for Nicholas Pierre Boudoin, 26, at North American Lighting

Huntsville - Madison

New traffic light installation in progress on Hwy. 231

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 12:11 PM CDT
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By Nick Kremer
A new traffic light is being installed Tuesday in Meridianville.

State

55 Water: A big part of Alabama overlooking NYC

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 11:38 AM CDT
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By WBRC Staff
The massive workplace and office space also includes two parks, a cafe, a Starbucks kiosk, a convenience shop and an underground parking garage.

Huntsville - Madison

UNA Police arrest man for armed robbery

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 11:09 AM CDT
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By Nick Kremer
A man was arrested Monday for an armed robbery that took place Sunday night.

Shoals

New details emerge in Tuscumbia murder, abuse of a corpse

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 9:31 AM CDT
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By WAFF 48 Digital Staff and Zach Shrivers
The soft lockdown started around 11:45 a.m. and will continue until Tuscumbia police give the ‘all-clear.’

Huntsville - Madison

Traffic halted for crash on Hwy. 72 in Madison

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 7:23 AM CDT
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By Nick Kremer
A crash in the area of Hughes Rd. and Hwy. 72 is causing major delays in the area.

News

Modern Manufacturing to launch programs in four North Alabama schools

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 10:02 PM CDT
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By Javon Williams
In partnership with North AlabamaWorks, regional officials, leading manufacturing industry representatives and school leaders will launch the Modern Manufacturing Program (MMP) at four North Alabama high schools and career tech centers on August 17.

News

Fayetteville father still wants answers five months after son’s murder

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 7:39 PM CDT
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By Marisa Gjuraj and Javon Williams
On the day that Billy Rashun Taylor would have turned 19, his father Billy Davis Taylor Jr. is speaking out about the lack of answers surrounding his son’s murder.

News

Pedestrian in wheelchair hit by car, no injuries reported

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 6:30 PM CDT
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By Javon Williams
At around 4 p.m. on Monday, Huntsville Police Department officers responded to Turf Avenue for a report of a hit and run.

News

Man arrested after allegedly hiding in closet, cutting Huntsville homeowners

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 6:13 PM CDT
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By Javon Williams
On August 9, Marlon Anthony James II, 34 was arrested in connection with the cutting on Steeplechase Drive.

News

Jefferson Co., Madison Co. judgeship case dismissed

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 5:52 PM CDT
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By Javon Williams
On August 12 a judge dismissed the Hudson v. Ivey case filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama (ACLU-AL) to reverse a judgeship from Madison County back to Jefferson County.

News

Three juveniles shot, Decatur Police have arrested an 18-year-old suspect

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 5:08 PM CDT
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By Javon Williams
On Saturday night a Decatur Police Department Patrol Division officer was on a routine patrol in the Point Mallard Drive SE area when she saw a car driving recklessly.

Shoals

39-year-old killed in Franklin Co. two-vehicle crash

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 4:01 PM CDT
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By Nick Kremer
A 39-year-old-man was killed when the 2000 Harley-Davidson motorcycle he was driving struck a truck.

Sports

Alabama tops AP preseason Top 25 for second straight season

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 11:45 AM CDT
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By Nick Kremer
With the Heisman Trophy Winner and the National Defensive Player of the Year returning Alabama stands atop the preseason poll.

Shoals

Officials still investigating house fire in Muscle Shoals

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 9:52 AM CDT
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By Jasmyn Cornell
According to the Colbert County Emergency Management Agency, the fire happened at 500 Point Rd. around 8:19 p.m.

Sand Mountain

Vote to unionize Scottsboro Starbucks is coming up

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 8:58 AM CDT
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By Megan Plotka
The Scottsboro location could become the second unionized Starbucks in the state

News

USPS program offers new affordable package and document delivery options for small businesses

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 8:09 AM CDT
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By WBRC Staff
The U.S. Postal Service has launched a new program to help business of all sizes meet growing consumer demand for affordable, fast local, regional, and national deliveries and returns.

News

Husband of woman killed by Red Bay dogs speaks out on their would-be 18-year anniversary

Updated: Aug. 14, 2022 at 10:13 PM CDT
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By D'Quan Lee
It's been a little over a month since Michelle Sheeks died after spending weeks in the hospital.

Forecast

Highs for Sunday expected in the 90s with sunshine for the afternoon

Updated: Aug. 14, 2022 at 4:53 AM CDT
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By Abigail Degler
Happy Sunday Everyone! The morning forecast for Sunday is looking phenomenal with temperatures below average. Highs are expected in the 90s with sunshine for the afternoon.

State

Woman killed in crash in Cullman County

Updated: Aug. 13, 2022 at 11:05 PM CDT
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By WBRC Staff
Authorities say 51-year-old Dana Quick West died when the car that she was driving left the road, hit a median and overturned. West died on the scene.
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