Madison County News

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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)

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

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.