Madison County News

HEMSI responded to a call around 2:30 a.m. Thursday where a man was transported to Huntsville Hospital for burns following a fire in a shed.

A Madison County jury has found 17-year-old Michael Steger guilty of reckless murder in the 2007 shooting death of a 16-year-old girl.

Nearly 50 pounds of marijuana are off the streets after a major drug bust. The Limestone County Sheriff's office, along with agents from Lawrence County, Madison and Madison County seized the drugs.

Methamphetamine is not the only drug agents are battling. Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem.

The issue of traffic calming devices such as speed humps or speed tables on roads in unincorporated Madison County rises periodically.

Madison County Circuit Judge Loyd H. Little will resign his position in mid-January and the local judicial commission is looking for applicants to fill the vacancy.

If you've ever been in the Madison County Courthouse in need of cash to transact business with a county or state office, it can be a major inconvenience to go get the money you need.

Limestone County sex offenders who committed a felony and remained under federal supervision upon release from prison won't be on the streets this Halloween.

A Madison County couple is facing a slew of charges after leading police on a high speed chase through two counties on Thursday.

On Friday night, the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library is hosting the Vampire Masquerade Ball and the Go! Your good Times magazine decided to check out what Count Dracula has in store.

Alabama Republican gubernatorial hopeful Tim James became the third candidate for the state's highest office to sign a gas tax pledge for Madison County.

The petitions in south Huntsville didn't go unnoticed, as Mayor Tommy Battle called a news conference Wednesday to respond.

A 58-year-old man pleaded guilty today to receiving and possessing at least 600 images of child pornography.

The suspect in two Madison County bank robberies was caught by a surveillance camera as he handed a note to the teller demanding money.

A bank bandit hit twice in less than an hour on Tuesday. Police say he is still on the run.

County health departments will start administering a limited number of doses of H1N1 influenza vaccine to individuals in targeted high-risk groups beginning Wednesday at locations throughout the state.

Monday night the City of Madison joined the City of Huntsville and the Madison County Commission in passing a resolution asking all 2010 gubernatorial candidates to pledge, if elected, to return 80 percent of all gas taxes collected in Madison County for road improvements.

The third fatality of the weekend happened about 2:35 p.m. Saturday. at the intersection of Bailey Cove Road and Willowbrook.

People in line behind Eddie Gaines Jr. at the free flu shot clinic here Tuesday afternoon probably felt pretty good.

The 18th H1N1 flu-related death in Alabama comes as the first doses of swine flu vaccine have arrived in North Alabama.