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Update: Damaging winds and quarter-sized hail expected with thunderstorms in Jackson County Friday
On Friday at 4:32 p.m. an updated severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service valid until 4:45 p.m. for Jackson County. Wind gusts of up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch) are expected. "At 4:32 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Huntland, or 15...
AHSAA track: Hoover boys, Hewitt-Trussville girls among big-school meet leaders
Defending state champions Hoover High School and Scottsboro stretched their big leads Friday as the 100th AHSAA State Outdoor Track and Field Championships closed Day 2 at the Gulf Shores Sports Complex. Action concludes Saturday in Class 4A, 5A, 6A and 7A. The state meet is being live-streamed over the...
Investigation underway after ADOC inmate from Jackson Co. found dead
UNION SPRINGS, Ala. (WAFF) - An investigation is underway following the death of an Alabama Department of Corrections inmate from Jackson County. ADOC officials said inmate Dustin Mount was found unresponsive in his bed at Bullock Correctional Facility. Mount was serving a life for Escape. Mount was one of two...
Scottsboro boys and girls, Madison Academy boys, Whitesburg Christian girls win AHSAA state outdoor track and field titles
GULF SHORES, Ala. (WHNT) — The Scottsoboro boys and girls swept Class 5A state outdoor track and field titles on Saturday, capping off a successful 2023-24 season. The boys completed the triple crown, also winning the cross country and indoor track and field titles, while the girls also won the indoor title. It’s the third […]
Scottsboro community remembers man killed a month ago
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (WAFF) - A family and community rallied together Wednesday to remember a Scottsboro man tragically killed a month ago. Family and Friends of Deuntae Johnson gathered along Willow Street for a balloon release Wednesday evening. He was gunned down in that exact location Easter morning. His mother, Bonita...
2 arrested on drug charges in Jackson County following multi-agency investigation
Two people were arrested on drug charges Thursday following an investigation involving multiple agencies in Jackson County. Hollywood Police say they, along with the Jackson County Narcotics Unit, and Bridgeport Police executed a search warrant on the 100 block of Olcott Avenue in Bridgeport. Hollywood Police say the two people...
18-year-old charged in crash that killed high school student, injured another
ATLANTA (Atlanta News First/Gray News) - A student from Lakeside High School in Atlanta turned herself in following a fatal February crash that claimed the life of another student, according to the DeKalb County Police Department. Hannah Hackemeyer, 18, is facing charges of first-degree homicide by vehicle, driving on roadways...
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