Madison County News

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The Partnership for a Drug Free Community will hold a public forum to answer questions on why Alabama ranks first nationally in prescription drug abuse and its relation to the rise of heroin use.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Do you know an exceptional philanthropist in the Huntsville community? Here's how you can honor that person.

Moores Mill Road in Huntsville and Madison County is busy. For much of its length it's a narrow, hilly, two lane road.

Madison County School leaders have started a transition between superintendents, in which school board members and incoming superintendent Matt Massey acknowledged was potentially strained and, in some respects unprecedented.

Madison County Democratic Party Chair, Clete Wetli, announced July 21, he will step down from this position to assume his new post as executive director of First Stop, Inc .

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Two Huntsville men facing a combined 30 child sex-related charges are set to be in court Wednesday to address a number of issues, including trial scheduling, whether the alleged victim can testify and who is representing defendant Carl Herold .

For the first time in several years, law enforcement officers from Huntsville and Madison County came together for a widespread training exercise at a city school.

WHNT News 19 viewer Kristy Stewart emailed us saying the drainage ditch in her yard is not working properly and has become a hot bed for mosquitoes.

Clete Wetli, head of the Madison County Democratic Party at the Madison County Democratic Headquarters Saturday morning June 29, 2013.

Over the years, Madison County's alternative court system has evolved and expanded.

Roland Campos sits alone in a Madison County, Ala., circuit court July 7, 2014 moments before his sentencing.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - The Women's Business Center of North Alabama in downtown Huntsville is seeking nominations for its annual 2014 Small Business Startup of the Year award.

The 26-year-old tried to elude Huntsville police on Saturday by bolting into Holy Spirit Catholic Church after a traffic stop near the intersection of Airport Road and Memorial Parkway.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - A University of Alabama in Huntsville student died Sunday afternoon at Charger Village, a student housing building on the UAH campus.

One local man is hoping to bring home the distinction of being the fittest man on the planet.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Infighting continues among the leadership of the Madison County GOP, as members of the old guard this week turned in their younger replacements for alleged campaign violations.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Growing up, Sharla Horton was always the first girl in school to try out new clothing trends, ranging from capri pants and platform heels to polo dresses or whatever was in at the time.

ATHENS, Alabama -- A suspicious van with stolen tags helped police narrow down a suspect in an overnight break-in at the Athens Senior Center on West Pryor Street.

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange filed a brief in a federal appeals court, laying out the state's arguments against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians gaming machines.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Several days of intense business meetings in the London suburbs could pay big future dividends for Huntsville's economy.