The Decatur Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the individuals seen in a video connected to ...

One person was transported to the hospital and sheriff’s deputies were injured during a shooting involving a law enforcement officer in the Lowe’s parking lot in Decatur on Monday afternoon. The ...

Decatur Police Chief Todd Pinion announced Friday he intends to resign from his position “so healing can begin immediately” in the city. Pinion, who has been scrutinized since the death of Steve ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Decatur Police are investigating a motorcycle crash that killed one person Saturday night on Alabama Highway 67. Officers with the Decatur Police Department and Decatur Fire and ...

Decatur’s Cook Museum of Natural Science will receive $9.5 million in funding to serve as a catalyst for expansion of STEM labs and educational programming spaces, the museum announced Monday. The ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Hands Across Decatur is in desperate need of volunteers as cold weather continues to blow into North Alabama. With cold weather blowing in, the director of Hands Across Decatur, ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Hands Across Decatur will open as a storm shelter ahead of Saturday night’s severe weather. Founder and Executive Director of Hands Across Decatur, Sue Terrell, said they will ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) – Seven people were arrested following an undercover operation aimed at targeting child sexual predators, Decatur police said on Monday. The “Home Alone” operation began on ...

Nov. 12—The new Decatur City Council promoted Nathan Springer to fire chief Monday night without going through the search and interview process usually reserved for department directors. The council ...

DECATUR — Mr. James Jackson Williamson, known as Jack, of Decatur, AL, passed away on May 28, 2025. Jack was born to James Jackson and Myrtle Graves Williamson on March 22, 1936. He is survived by his ...