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The 1929 model on display in Huntsville through Memorial Day is one of eight Ford Tri-Motors still flying, but it is only one that hops around the country offering public flights.

Huntsville City Schools faces the U.S. Department of Justice today in the federal courthouse in Huntsville, as they debate the racial implications of redrawing school zones.

Friday is also "Beat the Heat Day." As such, the National Weather Service is calling special attention to heat safety as summer looms. Authorities say there are hundreds of heat-related fatalities each year. Visit www.weather.gov/heatsafety to learn more about the National Weather Service's heat measures, safety procedures and other tips.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Columbia High School's class of 2014 received their diplomas Thursday evening during the school's commencement ceremony at the Von Braun Center.  Visit AL.com throughout the week for more graduation coverage. ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Grissom High School's class of 2014 received their diplomas Thursday evening during the school's commencement ceremony at the Von Braun Center.  Visit AL.com for more of this week's graduation coverage. ...

Arab police have released security footage of the burglaries. Police could not send the video to AL.com Thursday night, but AL.com's news partner, WHNT News 19, obtained the footage earlier in the day. The video shows a masked man breaking into two businesses while carrying what appears to be an assault rifle.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Seventy-two graduates from Westminster Christian Academy received their diplomas during commencement ceremonies in The North Hall at the Von Braun Center Thursday afternoon. Before receiving their diplomas, Jason Kennedy, the class bible instructor, led the graduating class...

Police say the victim was found lying in his front yard near the intersection of Ellington Road close to 5 p.m. He was transported to Huntsville Hospital's emergency room, but police don't believe his injuries are life-threatening.

The Huntsville City Council on Thursday agreed to raze the old school to make way for a new elementary campus opening in 2016 named for local civil rights pioneer Dr. Sonnie Hereford III.

Emergency personnel responded to a call at Quail Pointe Apartments on Henderson Road shortly before 6 p.m. HEMSI Chief Operating Officer Don Webster said crews found a man in his mid-20s who was unresponsive. Crews got him breathing again and rushed him to Huntsville Hospital's trauma center.