WHDF-TV (Huntsville, AL)

WHDF is a television station that operates on virtual channel 15 and VHF digital channel 2. It is affiliated with the CW network and is licensed to the city of Florence, Alabama. The station serves the Huntsville area and the Tennessee Valley in North Alabama. WHDF is owned by Nexstar Media Group and operates alongside WHNT-TV, a CBS affiliate also based in Huntsville. Both stations have their studios located on Holmes Avenue Northwest in downtown Huntsville. The transmitter for WHDF is situated southeast of Minor Hill, Tennessee, just a short distance of 500 yards (457 meters) north of the Alabama state border.

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English

Television

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Global

#59293

United States

#11284

Arts and Entertainment/TV Movies and Streaming

#351

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Alabama 10-year-old featured in Nike commercial to star in feature film

2 days ago | whnt.com | Sherri Jackson

Birmingham, Ala (WIAT) — You may have seen Aria May in a catchy Nike Ad with WNBA star A’ja Wilson that debuted in May of this year. The 10-year-old from Alabaster can be seen teaching the three-time WNBA MVP from the Las Vegas Aces how to do a hand clap to the tune of Miss Mary Mack — but with catchier lyrics about Wilson’s bona fides as a WNBA all-star and her Signature Nike A’One Basketball Shoes.
Navy to rename ship named after Harvey Milk

3 days ago | whnt.com | Maddie Biertempfel

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What to know about Alabama laws taking effect

4 days ago | whnt.com | Ryan Hall

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — With her signature, Gov. Kay Ivey changed the way schools are funded in Alabama and created some new regulations. Several of those laws have gone into effect this week. Lawmakers said there are a few things to know about these acts. One law drops the grocery tax from 3 percent to 2 percent, which will start in September. State Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, said it would be an extra dollar off of a $100 grocery tab.
State wants more time to challenge Mac Marquette self-defense claim

4 days ago | whnt.com | Brian Lawson

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Tuesday was the deadline set by the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals for the prosecution to file its response to the self-defense appeal of former Decatur Police Department Officer Mac Marquette. But the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, which handles criminal appeals, asked the appeals court for 21 additional days to submit its filing.
Brighton City Councilman Jerome McMullin charged with releasing video of double homicide during active investigation

5 days ago | whnt.com | Scott Minshall |Drew Taylor

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A member of the Brighton City Council was arrested Monday and charged with tampering with evidence, specifically relating to a video showing two people who were shot dead in the town last winter that he allegedly released to the media while police were investigating the case. Jerome Edward McMullin Jr. was arrested after 10 a.m. Monday, where he was charged with tampering with evidence, a Class A misdemeanor, and obstruction of government operations.
Community storm shelter saves man’s life during May 20th tornado

5 days ago | whnt.com | Danielle Dozier

Dusty Gipson and his family live in a mobile home in Killingsworth Cove. On the evening of May 20, an EF-2 tornado with winds of 134 mph roared into Killingsworth Cove, tearing apart everything in its path, including Gipson’s new mobile home.
Community storm shelter saves man’s life during May 20 tornado

5 days ago | whnt.com | Danielle Dozier

Dusty Gipson and his family live in a mobile home in Killingsworth Cove. On the evening of May 20, an EF-2 tornado with winds of 134 mph roared into Killingsworth Cove, tearing apart everything in its path, including Gipson’s new mobile home.
Alireza Doroudi flies back to Iran 2 months after being detained by ICE outside University of Alabama

6 days ago | whnt.com | Drew Taylor

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Alireza Doroudi, a mechanical engineering student who was a year away from finishing his doctorate degree at the University of Alabama, has left the country and gone back home to Iran, two months after immigration officers took him from his apartment in Tuscaloosa and held him in a detention facility in Louisiana.
June Is Off To A Dry Start - Enjoy It For Now

6 days ago | whnt.com | Ben Smith

After second rainiest May’s on record, June is starting off dry! Enjoy Monday afternoon with highs in the middle 80s. This close to where we should be for this time of year. Rain chances are gone for right now. No precipitation is in the forecast today or tomorrow. Showers and storms are possible later this week with an approaching frontal boundary. Futurecast doesn’t show much through Wednesday. Here are your 7-Day Rain Chances:Get out and mow if you didn’t get a chance this weekend. Take your time.
Atlantic hurricane season begins

6 days ago | whnt.com | Danielle Dozier

The Atlantic Basin hurricane season began June 1. The Atlantic Basin includes the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf and the Caribbean. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its forecast for the upcoming season, which runs through November 30. They are predicting 13 to 19 named storms, six to 10 of which may become hurricanes. Forecasters are predicting a 60 percent chance of an above-average season.