Posted by Laverne
Breaking
Monday, November 10th, 2008
Oil prices jumped to nearly $64 a barrel Monday as world stock markets rallied on news of a massive Chinese economic stimulus plan that could underpin demand for crude. The weakening in the U.S. dollar, partially driven by the $586 billion Chinese stimulus package, may be driving investors to buy crude, Wall Street analysts predicted [...]
Posted by Laverne
Breaking
Friday, November 7th, 2008
Huntsville and Madison County firefighters battled a truck fire this afternoon near Ditto Landing in south Huntsville. According the county fire dispatchers, an 18-wheeler carrying oxygen caught fire at 363 Linde Road, just off Hobbs Island Road. Huntsville Fire & Rescue has two trucks on the scene and there are also units from New Hope [...]
Posted by Laverne
Breaking
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
HUNTSVILLE, Al. — Huntsville Fire & Rescue is responding to a house fire in the 300 block of Mountainview Drive in north Huntsville. As of 11:30 a.m., emergency dispatchers said the home was "fully involved." Four fire trucks are on the scene, according to emergency officials. The garage portion of the house appears completely destroyed. [...]
Posted by Laverne
Breaking, Traffic
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
A Limestone County school bus carrying Special Olympics participants and a car collided in front of the Madison Bowling Center this afternoon. No one on the bus was injured. The bus was carrying two Tanner High School students who were competing in the bowling event of the Special Olympics, a school aide and the driver, [...]
Posted by Laverne
Breaking
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Redstone Arsenal’s Fire Station #1 will be dedicated in honor of Darren Spurlock, the Marshall Space Flight Center engineer killed May 30 when his car was hit by suspects in a vehicle fleeing from Huntsville police onto the arsenal. Crews from the station were the first responders to the scene of the accident, in which [...]