Madison County News

As President Obama touts rising enrollment in ObamaCare and declares "this thing is working," one Alabama county has reported another negative side effect from the law -- widows of county workers getting dropped from their insurance.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Theft charges against a deputy accused of stealing a gun while on duty were tossed by a judge this week, but similar charges against another Madison County deputy are headed for trial this summer.

Crime scene photo of Robert Bryant at Huntsville Hospital following arrest on Aug. 22, 2012.

District 5 Councilman Will Culver will host a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Wall Highway Baptist Church, 6597 Wall-Triana Hwy.

Madison County deputies are on the scene of a wreck on Hobbs Island Road in the area of Self Road and Old Highway 431.

Here is some data that apparently will not be showing up in the next data release from the US Census Bureau.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - The guest list is growing for a meet-and-greet with Democratic Party and independent candidates tonight in Madison.

If you have concerns or comments about improvements to the Jeff Road corridor, the entire team of project engineers want your input at a public meeting April 29. There will be representatives from the Madison County Engineering Department, the Alabama Department of Transportation, Garver Engineering and the local legislative delegation, as well as ... (more)

Roads are busy in Madison, and that's not about to change. However, there's relief on the way in the form of 15 road or bridge projects currently underway.

Steve Parton, former Madison County deputy, prevailed in Madison County district court today.

More than a dozen widows who were married to retired Madison County employees saw their health insurance coverage dropped earlier this year, and one county commissioner now says it's time to give it back.

Local churches and mission workers who have established connections in Ukraine say they are closely monitoring the ongoing crisis there, which threatens to uproot sister churches in the eastern part of the country.

Butler High School is closing. Black ministers and black officials contend the plan to combine Butler and Johnson students at the new Jemison High will further segregate Huntsville.

The council authorized Mayor Troy Trulock to sign a professional services agreement with Providence Associates, LLC, to make specific recommendations on how to best serve the community with more space and services.

You can find it along Highway 72 East as you leave Huntsville and Head to Scottsboro.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- A 63-year-old man charged with shooting a 73-year-old in the victim's front yard last month, will appear before a Madison County judge Wednesday seeking a reduction in his $250,000 bond.

A man accused of trying to kill a Huntsville Police Officer is out of jail. Olusola Kuponiyi is charged with attempt to commit murder.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Three Huntsville men have been indicted on murder charges stemming from a 2013 shooting where they are accused of hunting down a man who robbed them of a large bag of marijuana the day before.

Candidates for Madison County superintendent are, from left, Sparkman Middle School principal Ronnie Blair, current county Superintendent David Copeland and Buckhorn High School teacher Matt Massey.

A Madison County man will to be sentenced after he was convicted of first-degree murder last month for the deaths of a pregnant woman and a 4-year-old child.