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3 weeks ago | 
whnt.com | Tony Cortes |Josiah Elmore
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The event venue at Ditto Landing is one step closer to completion. During a Madison County Commission meeting on April 23, the commission awarded a contract to build the venue to Lee Builders. Plans for the event venue were first announced back in October 2023. Madison County and Huntsville city leaders estimated the cost to be about $10 million.
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1 month ago | 
whnt.com | Greg Screws |Tony Cortes
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Southerland’s Photo has been helping serious and amateur photographers for decades. It’s all thanks to an older couple who, after all these years, still have an energy and wit about them that makes them a joy to be around. The couple in question? That is, of course, Malcolm and Betsy Tarkington. “I started working as a secretary for Western Auto, and, I noticed him,” Betsy Tarkington said. “He’d come in and Friday afternoons and kind of just poke around.
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1 month ago | 
whnt.com | Tony Cortes |Greg Screws
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Alabama State Park officials and the Von Braun Astronomical Society gathered on Thursday, March 20 to plant a ‘Moon Tree.’“The Monte Sano Moon Tree serves as an inspirational symbol of the relationship between Earth and space,” Alex Hall, President of the Von Braun Astronomical Society, said. “This space traveler reminds us to look to the stars and holds special meaning for many of our members who have been and continue to be involved in the exploration of space.
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2 months ago | 
whnt.com | Greg Screws |Tony Cortes
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Doors to the new Signals Museum are set to open Saturday morning. Signals Museum is a hands-on experience of the history of communication and technology, including radio, TV, computers and more. 📲Download the WHNT News 19 App to stay updated on the go. 📧Sign up for WHNT News 19 newsletters to have news sent to your inbox. A ribbon cutting was held for the new museum on Thursday afternoon. Things that you can experience at the museum include:Experience a ham radio shack.
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2 months ago | 
whnt.com | Josiah Elmore |Tony Cortes
MADISON, Ala. (WHNT) — A Madison City Schools bus driver has been charged with engaging in a sexual act with a student, the Madison Police Department announced Friday. According to MPD, Azaria Ashford, 24, of Huntsville, is charged with school employee engaging in a sex act with a student under the age of 19. Ashford was employed as a school bus driver with the Madison City School system. 📲Download the WHNT News 19 App to stay updated on the go.
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2 months ago | 
cbs42.com | Tony Cortes |Taylor Mitchell
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — According to Warn List, nearly 100 Huntsville Boeing employees were notified Tuesday that they would soon lose their jobs. The list shows that 71 employees will be laid off starting April 18 from The Boeing Company. The employees will receive two months of severance pay following the layoff. This latest batch of layoffs comes after 150 were let go of their positions in December of 2024.
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2 months ago | 
whnt.com | Taylor Mitchell |Tony Cortes
HANCEVILE, Ala. (WHNT) — Indictments filed with the Cullman County Circuit Court are shedding new light on charges against the Hanceville Police Chief, several of his officers, and one of those officer’s spouses. Earlier this week Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker and Sheriff Matt Gentry announced charges against Hanceville Police Chief Jason Marlin, Officers Cody Kelso, Jason Wilbanks, Williams Shelnutt and Eric Kelso along with Donna Kelso, the wife of one of the officers.
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2 months ago | 
whnt.com | Tony Cortes |Taylor Mitchell
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — According to Warn List, nearly 100 Huntsville Boeing employees were notified Tuesday that they would soon lose their jobs. The list shows that 71 employees will be laid off starting April 18 from The Boeing Company. The employees will receive two months of severance pay following the layoff. 📲Download the WHNT News 19 App to stay updated on the go. 📧Sign up for WHNT News 19 newsletters to have news sent to your inbox.
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2 months ago | 
whnt.com | Tony Cortes |Rebecca Teutsch |Logan Sparkman
From the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office as of 1:35 a.m. on Sunday: “Use caution if traveling. Trees and power lines have been knocked down in multiple areas:🚧Tree down, blocking Hwy 31 S in Flint (5300 Block)encountered. 🚧Hwy 67 at Ryan Loop Rd blocked by power linesAlso tree/power line down on:▪️700 block of Cain Rd Somerville▪️300 block College St Hartselle▪️Ghost Hill Rd @ S Seneca Trinity▪️2600 Block Modaus Rd SW Decatur▪️14 E Moulton St Decatur▪️1800 Vestavia Dr SW Decatur”
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
cbs42.com | Tony Cortes |Josiah Elmore |Taylor Mitchell
DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Decatur City Schools says an 8th grader has been detained after a possible threat at Austin Junior High School. The school system previously said that Austin Junior High School was operating under ‘heightened alert.’ According to DCS, rumors about a potential threat to the school involving the Valentine’s Day dance had caused them to begin those protocols. DCS said that an 8th-grade student involved in the incident had been detained.
