Huntsville News

An automated telescope monitoring the moon has captured images of an 88-pound rock slamming into the lunar surface, creating a bright flash of light, NASA scientists said on Friday.

A reported tornado briefly touched down Friday afternoon in northern Alabama, causing damage and scares days after twisters proved deadly in Texas.

East Clinton School was built in 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration.

Kenneth and Diannah Golden, parents of Daniel Golden; Jaxson Golden, nephew of Daniel Golden; and Donessa Golden, widow of Daniel Golden, with highway sign honoring slain Huntsville police officer Daniel Golden.

The first monthly meeting of the Huntsville Tea Party for 2013 hosted a standing room only crowd.

The city planning department is recommending the districts be open from 5-10 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays only during a 90-day review period.

I don't think Huntsville has ever had the moon and stars lined up the way they're lining up for us at this time." - School board member Mike Culbreath HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - The U.S. Department of Justice and other parties to the 1970 desegregation order that ended Huntsville's segregated education system have given their approval to the district's ... (more)

The 75-year-old East Clinton Elementary School, located in the center of the city's historic district, is pictured.

"As a business, we have been very blessed," Haley said. "It's really neat to have the opportunity to give back to somebody in the community and to work with our local businesses." HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Ron Potter realized his health was in trouble almost two years ago when he and his wife got off a plane to see their now 26-year-old son, Dustin, ... (more)

The window of this home at 221 Mountain Creek Drive in Huntsville was boarded after being broken when a SWAT team made entry Saturday to end a stand-off with Brandon Lee Titsworth, who was barricaded inside with two women and two children.

Homeless veteran Brian waits during a Operation Stand Down holiday lunch in Huntsville in 2009.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - The former University of Alabama in Huntsville hockey player charged with first-degree rape confessed to police that he engaged in non-consensual sex with the victim, according to campus police records.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - A bond refinancing approved by the Huntsville City Council on Wednesday is expected to save taxpayers nearly $2.1 million.

When some of us saw the first video of Charles Ramsey, the colorful Black dishwasher in Cleveland who is being celebrated as a hero for rescuing three White women captives from horrid conditions in a Cleveland house, we had a flashback to Antoine Dodson, who became a flamboyant Internet sensation after saving his sister from a would-be rapist in ... (more)

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Twelve companies and 12 employees were honored Wednesday during the 2013 Best Places to Work luncheon hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County.

A Huntsville Police Department investigator testified this morning that surveillance tapes and the discovery of the victim's wallet point to Lisa Meshelle Perry as the killer of her 69-year-old uncle.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Some residents of Hampton Cove are fighting a proposal to connect their quiet residential street to an adjoining neighborhood.

The Super Chief owned by Sam Barnett of Union Grove has been restored to show quality.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Grammy-winning R&B singer Fantasia is touring behind her new, top five-debuting album "Side Effects of You," which features guest spots from the likes of Big K.R.I.T., Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliot.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Unless otherwise noted, the following incidents were reported to Huntsville police Tuesday.