Alabama’s Latest Local & National Updates | Huntsville News

Huntsville News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 23, 2026 · 1m

Marshall County is moving forward with a jail expansion, approving 26 new positions despite the new annex not opening for a year, while Albertville tackles traffic woes from booming housing and retail, approving a 241-home subdivision. A North Alabama swift water rescue team is now in Texas battling floods, and locally, tragic incidents include a child’s drowning, a fatal car fire, and a deadly one-vehicle crash. Law enforcement updates: Scottsboro adds a school resource officer, a fentanyl arrest follows a traffic stop in Colbert County, and Scottsboro Police warn about “ding dong ditch”…