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One Bob Jones High School Senior will get more than just congratulatory gift cards after graduation. He'll get to travel to the nation's capital as a guest of the President.

Organizations with the Long-Term Recovery Committee established by the United Way following the 2011 tornado outbreak met Friday morning for an update on recovery from the April 28 tornado that killed two people and hit 417 homes, destroying 169 of them.

Founder Steve James said the 10-year-old nonprofit organization is struggling with the ongoing costs of running an orphanage in the Kenyan city of Migori.

Huntsville police arrested a man on child sexual abuse charges Friday.

Tornado clean-up and re-building is getting to be old news, but volunteers are still needed in Lincoln County, Tenn., after the tornadoes of April 28, 2014.

Tashomba Williams entered guilty pleas to sodomy, kidnapping and sexual torture in November and was sentenced to three consecutive 99-year prison terms.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - There were three Madison County elected officials joining company leaders when Northrop Grumman celebrated the renaming of one of its facilities in April. Each of them - Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, Madison Mayor Troy Trulock and Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong - spoke on the important role the company played in the community.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama--A woman who was trying to park in a handicap parking space outside Olive Garden confused the brake and gas pedals this morning, causing her SUV to crash into the building.The woman was not injured, nor were any customers...

According to preliminary weather service storm surveys, 24 tornadoes touched down throughout central and northern Alabama on April 28 and into the wee hours of April 29.

Unless otherwise noted, Huntsville police reported the following incidents Thursday. In items with incomplete addresses, police withheld the information.