News & Updates
City of Huntsville offices to close for Good Friday
March 31, 2026
City of Huntsville municipal offices will close Friday, April 3, for Good Friday. This includes Animal Services and Municipal Court. Garbage collection will not be affected by the holiday and Huntsville Transit will operate on its normal schedule. City offices will reopen at 8 a.m. on Monday, April 6. Parks & Recreation: Get-A-Way Skate Park and Kids’ Space will be open during their usual hours. All other facilities will be closed. Public Safety: Essential [more]
Read MoreHuntsville Parks & Recreation summer camp registration to open April 13
March 31, 2026
Ready for a summer filled with adventure and fun? Huntsville Parks & Recreation will again offer full-day and specialty half-day camps designed to keep kids engaged and excited during summer break. Registration for summer camps opens online Monday, April 13, at 8 a.m. With the Parks & Recreation’s online registration platform, families can easily sign up for camps, ensuring a smooth and convenient registration process. Summer camps are available to Huntsville residents [more]
Read MoreEarth Month makeover: Give your home a spring-cleaning glow-up
March 31, 2026
Warmer weather and blooming flowers make Earth Month the perfect time to refresh your home. By approaching your Spring cleaning with sustainability in mind, you can declutter your home while helping keep Huntsville clean and green. Donate Instead of Tossing When cleaning out closets and garages, you’ll likely come across items you no longer use. Instead of throwing them away, consider whether they could still be useful to someone else. Donating to a [more]
Read MoreHuntsville’s Air Quality
March 31, 2026
AIR QUALITY INDEX, FORECASTS, & INFORMATION FOR HUNTSVILLE
Read MoreMulti-agency coordination leads to arrest in University Drive shooting
March 27, 2026
The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) arrested a man following a shooting in the 3100 block of University Drive. Through coordinated investigative efforts, investigators identified Ijai Darrnell Hall, 25, of Madison, as a person of interest and worked to locate him. On Tuesday, March 24, officers responded to a shooting in progress and located a victim suffering from serious injuries. The victim was transported to the hospital and is expected to survive. Investigators with HPD’s Violent [more]
Read MoreHPD continues participation in statewide drug task force
March 26, 2026
The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) will continue its partnership with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) supporting participation in the Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force. The Huntsville City Council approved the agreement at its March 26 meeting. HPD has participated in the task force since October 2021, working alongside state and regional partners on narcotics investigations that extend beyond local jurisdiction. Through the [more]
Read MoreHuntsville Police seek state-level accreditation
March 26, 2026
The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) is seeking to strengthen transparency, accountability and professional standards by pursuing state accreditation through the Alabama Association of Chiefs of Police (AACOP)’s Accreditation Program. The Accreditation program is a state-specific initiative designed to address Alabama’s legal and operational needs, establishing annual benchmarks focused on areas such as use of force, vehicle pursuits and evidence handling while ensuring policies, procedures and training align with best practices. This effort [more]
Read MoreHuntsville approves engineering design contract for Resolute Way
March 26, 2026
The City of Huntsville is moving forward with a critical piece of transportation infrastructure to enhance traffic flow entering and exiting Redstone Arsenal. The City approved a $680,691 engineering design contract for Resolute Way Phase 1, which consists of approximately 2.1 miles of new roadway between Interstate 565 and Redstone Gateway near Gate 9. The contract with Garver LLC will begin surveying, geotechnical and design services for a new roadway in [more]
Read MoreCouncil approves new licensing and zoning regulations to comply with Alabama’s new hemp law
March 26, 2026
The Huntsville City Council approved two action items enabling businesses to proceed with the sale of certain consumable hemp products, in accordance with Alabama’s new law. The City established zoning requirements for hemp sales and created a hemp business license category. Because stand-alone consumable hemp stores are a new retail category, the City will treat them similarly to package liquor stores when it comes to where they can locate. That means specialty [more]
Read MoreDrone program guides HPD to safe arrest of shooting suspect
March 26, 2026
Huntsville Police officers responding to a recent shooting call were able to safely apprehend a suspect, with critical real-time support from the department’s Drone as First Responder (DFR) program. On Friday, March 20, around 8:40 p.m., HPD officers were dispatched to the hospital for a reported shooting victim. During the initial response, officers developed information about a possible suspect and the vehicle he was believed to be driving. A request was made [more]
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