Huntsville News

Kroger on Drake Avenue in Huntsville is closed for the rest of the day due to smoke from an electrical fire.A It broke out shortly after 12 p.m. The fire broke out near the back of the building.A All staff and employees were evacuated from the store as a precaution.A No one was hurt.

Mayor Tommy Battle and Huntsville Hospital CEO David Spillers announced a new program within the Healthy Huntsville Initiative - the Huntsville Summer Slim-Down , an eight-week weight loss and fitness challenge for Huntsville families.

Scot King, a former Marine corporal from Oregon, is riding to state capitals with his message of helping combat wounded veterans and their families.

Winds in excess of 60 miles per hour were reported by the National Weather Service in Huntsville, with a significant weather advisory in effect until about 9:30 tonight for Madison and Morgan counties.

Inside the new Earth Fare grocery store in Hoover on Tuesday, workers busied themselves preparing for today's opening: stacking oranges, bell peppers and other produce; arranging wine bottles in center-aisle displays; and filling platters with pasta, potato and egg salads to test the prepared foods cold case.

When Sam Volz tried to take his new service dog into a local post office and a Huntsville restaurant, he was stopped at both doors by management.

Two men convicted of a car-jacking outside a liquor mart in Huntsville in May 2011, were sentenced today in federal court.

Scientists at the National Weather Service in Huntsville are asking North Alabama residents to contribute to a historical and educational display about the tornado outbreak of April 27, 2011.

The Huntsville Police Department's Robbery Task Force kept busy this weekend when they arrested two men suspected of recent robberies.

In a file photo from 2011, Dr. Taylor Lawrence, president of Raytheon Missile Systems, visits the site where the company's Missile Integration Facility is under construction on Redstone Arsenal.

A wealthy Huntsville businessman denied permission to build a large Greek revival-style estate on Echols Avenue is suing the city for fraud, negligence and conspiracy.

Calhoun Community College today announced plans to start a program for students at its Huntsville campus to earn a two-year associate degree by attending class solely on the weekend.

Huntsville police continue to investigate tThursday's shooting death of a 20-year-old woman at Burgundy Square Apartments on the 200 block of Binford Drive .

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Sci-Quest, Hands-on Science Museum i s hosting a Parents' Night Out on Saturday from 6-9 p.m. Parents' Night Out is for children ages 4 to12 years.

Huntsville police officers look over the car driven by Jeffrey Norville after he crashed into a guardrail near Governor's Drive after leading police on a short chase.

Butch Comegys / Staff Photographer A.J. Hendershot, 12, of Dalton, will attend a six-day NASA Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala., in July.

The North Alabama Veterans and Fraternal Organizations Coalition, along with 52 member groups hosted a Memorial Day event to remember the men and women who died while serving in the armed forces.

Small, unadorned markers at the Madison County Veterans Memorial in Huntsville symbolize the ultimate sacrifice made by some in the service of their country.

Hundreds turned out to Maple Hill Cemetery Monday morning for a Memorial Day service.

Q: Is there a new ZIP code in use in Huntsville, 35813? If so what are the boundries? -- Tom Stramiello, Huntsville A: Debra Fetterly, spokeswoman for the U.S. Postal Service, said ZIP code 35813 is Post Office box delivery only.