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3 hrs ago | WHNT-TV Huntsville

Shooting at Graduation Party

The Madison County Sheriff says a couple hundred people were gathered for a Buckhorn High graduation party when a fight broke out.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Alabama Live

Huntsville City Council set to tackle entertainment districts, East Clinton School, employee longevity pay

According to a meeting agenda released this afternoon, council members will talk about creating two new downtown entertainment districts, selling vacant East Clinton School to Providence Classical School and raising the local hotel lodging tax from 12 percent to 13 percent.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, AL

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Community Foundation of Huntsville/Madison County Offers Ways To Help Oklahoma

The Community Foundation of Huntsville/Madison County offers its thoughts and prayers to all of those impacted by the storms in Oklahoma.

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Alabama Live

Quarry bill dies in Legislature; lodging tax in Madison County extended

A permit sign attached to trees in foreground with Gurley Mountain rising in the background marks the proposed site for the quarry.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, AL, Gurley, AL, Meridianville, AL, Madison, AL

Mon May 20, 2013

Alabama Live

Public meeting Thursday to discuss, review plans for widening Jeff Road through Harvest community

HARVEST, Alabama - A public meeting Thursday night will discuss and review plans for the possible widening of Jeff Road from south of Capshaw Road to Alabama 53.

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Related Topix: Harvest, AL

Sun May 19, 2013

Alabama Live

Home Energy Makeover winners to hold open house Sunday to show off upgrades

Judy Street and her husband, Kevin, have installed four new HVAC systems, six air compressors and watched their average utility bill spike to $466 a month since moving to their 31-year-old Huntsville home 23 years ago.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, AL, Decatur, AL

Sat May 18, 2013

Alabama Live

Military memorial service held for Huntsville WWII veteran on widow's 93rd birthday

"It's symbolic of your husband passing the responsibility to fight to defend this great nation while he rests.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Huntsville, AL, US Military, Redstone Arsenal, US Army

Alabama Live

Three men face multiple felony charges following October Toney home invasion

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Three men have been indicted on multiple felony charges, including kidnapping and robbery, stemming from a reported Toney home invasion in October.

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Related Topix: Toney, AL, Huntsville, AL

Alabama Live

Union chief holds out hope furlough number will be lowered again

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- As president of the American Federal of Government Employees Local 1858 , which represents some 9,000 workers at Redstone Arsenal, Abner Merriweather hears all types of concerns from employees facing 11 days of unpaid leave starting in July.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, AL, Redstone Arsenal, AL, Department of Defense, US News

Fri May 17, 2013

Alabama Live

Alabama ordered to respond to Huntsville cop killer's efforts to overturn murder conviction, death sentence

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.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Huntsville, AL, Criminal Defense Law, Law

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Commission Approves Resolution Regarding Operation Of Madison County Farmer's Market

Earlier this month WHNT News 19 reported the oldest farmer's market in the state of Alabama would remain closed until June 1 due to a financial shortfall to the tune of $60,000. But Friday Madison County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution providing a compromise for local farmers and those who enjoy their wares at the Madison County ... (more)

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Thu May 16, 2013

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Superintendents React To Gov. Bentley's Accountability Act Amendment

Governor Robert Bentley said Wednesday he wants a two-year delay on the private school tax credits established by the Alabama Accountability Act.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Robert Bentley

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Two Arrested In Large Spice Bust In Madison County

Investigator arrested a New Hope couple in a huge spice bust this week. They say they found approximately 900 packets of the drug in their home.

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Related Topix: New Hope, AL

Alabama Live

Relatives of those buried in Rainsville cemetery fight state for upkeep of abandoned...

"The place where my wife's buried is rotting down and I'm not going to put up with this." The mausoleum at Mountain View Memory Gardens is so badly deteriorated that pieces of the ceiling have fallen to the floor.

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Related Topix: Rainsville, AL, Limestone County, AL

Alabama Live

Rape case involving self-deported UAH hockey player littered with lingering questions

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.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, AL, University of Alabama

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Local Farmers Cut Back On Cotton Planting

A lot of area farmers are finishing off their planting this week, but there's some big changes in terms of what's going in the ground this year.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

Wed May 15, 2013

WHNT-TV Huntsville

MSFC Holds Annual Director's Breakfast for Community

Elected officials and business and community leaders heard an overview of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's activities, budget and outlook from Center Director Patrick Scheuermann and other key Marshall leaders during an event today that celebrated the vital importance of the center's partnerships with industry, government and academia.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, NASA, Space

Alabama Live

Huntsville expects to save $2.1M by refinancing Madison County Jail debt at lower interest rate

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

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Related Topix: Huntsville, AL

Alabama Live

City of Madison spends $595,000 for emergency digital radios, joins...

MADISON, Alabama - A nearly $595,000 investment in new radio equipment looks to give Madison police and fire departments more reliable and broader service while also reducing the amount of gear officers must carry.

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Related Topix: Madison, AL, Huntsville, AL

Alabama Live

Case of woman charged with killing elderly uncle in Huntsville over $94 heads to grand jury

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.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, AL, Toney, AL