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Almost two years after construction started and a little more than $100 million later, high school students in Decatur City Schools will attend classes Aug. 15 in some of the most technologically advanced and student-friendly schools in the state.

Shiva, left, is a black and white female wire hair terrier blend. She is about 4 years old and weighs about 25 pounds. Katie, middle, is a female grey tabby domestic shorthair blend. She is about 2 years old and…

Decatur City Schools is banning students from using cellphones in the classroom, and there will be no exceptions, the superintendent said.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA on Friday assigned the astronauts who will ride the first commercial capsules into orbit next year and bring crew launches back to the U.S.

In what has become a coveted opportunity for local students, 13 high school seniors from Morgan and Lawrence counties traveled to Japan as part of the annual Daikin America Homestay Program.

HUNTSVILLE — A Huntsville police officer has been charged with murder in the death of a man who police say was armed and suicidal.

A Huntsville man whom police asked the public to help locate in June was taken into custody today and accused of cashing four forged checks at multiple Decatur financial institutions in April, authorities said.

A Hartselle man faces a drug charge after he was detained for shoplifting, Decatur police said.

ATHENS — Limestone County Schools resume classes on Wednesday, and the Sheriff's Office issued a reminder to motorists to be cautious. Deputies will be monitoring school zones in addition to their regular patrols, according to a release from Sheriff Mike…