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Wreck on Parkway backs up traffic at University Drive

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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 3:10pm

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Traffic on Memorial Parkway was backed up as crews worked a wreck on the University Drive overpass.

The wreck happened in the southbound lane of the parkway around 1 p.m. on the overpass.

Huntsville Police and HEMSI responded to the scene.

Two women were taken to Huntsville Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Their names have not been released.

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Huntsville hockey and your tax dollars

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Monday, May 20th, 2013, 11:00pm

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- The Huntsville Havoc and the UAH Chargers have plenty in common on the ice. Both know how to win championships, both have passionate fan bases, and both appear to have bright futures.

"We have tons of hockey fans who come out and want to see the hockey and it's all about the hockey on the big nights, the big crowd is just people who just want to come out and have a good night," said Huntsville Havoc Owner Keith Jefferies.

In 2013, UAH will make a move to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association; a move that they hope will propel the program to a higher level.

"When we were trying to get into the WCHA, I kept saying it would be like opening the gates of heaven. It's going to happen with season ticket sales, contributions, scheduling, recruiting, and fan interest," said UAH Athletics Director Dr. E.J. Brophy.

Both teams have another key similarity - the place where both programs call home, the Von Braun Center.

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Judge approves Huntsville City Schools changes

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Monday, May 20th, 2013, 4:54pm

Judge approves Huntsville City Schools changes

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- A federal judge approved a plan for school changes submitted by Huntsville City Schools.

School officials are required to have plans that involve new school or consolidating schools approved by the feds because of a Department of Justice desegregation order handed down in the 1970's.

Those plans include a new building for Johnson High School. Once that is complete, Davis Hills and Ed White middle schools will merge and occupy a new building on the old Johnson site.

The goal for those moves is fall of 2016.

Meanwhile, a new Grissom High facility will be built on National Boulevard, near the South Parkway Sam's Club.

A new Whitesburg Elementary is also slated to open in 2015.

And a new elementary school is planned for west Huntsville - taking in students from Terry Heights and University Place. It is being built on the site of the old Terry Heights school.

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East Clinton's future to be discussed by city council

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Monday, May 20th, 2013, 4:26pm

East Clinton's future to be discussed by city council

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Huntsville's plan to buy the East Clinton school property could go before the city council as soon as this Thursday's meeting.

Mayor Tommy Battle said public input shows them that most people want to keep the historical school.

The city also wants to preserve the school's four acre park in the heart of the Old Town historic district.

"We feel comfortable with the city coming in because we feel like they can have some control over what goes there. We're very pleased," said resident Patty Pruitt.

The city of Huntsville is also talking to a private school about possibly selling the East Clinton school structure.

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Trio arrested for string of burglaries

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Monday, May 20th, 2013, 2:36pm

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Three people were arrested after a string of burglaries in Jackson and Madison Counties.

According to investigators, 32-year-old Anthony Ray Metcalf, 27-year-old Laura Anne Rogers of Fayetteville, Tennessee, and 45-year-old Robert Dale Jarvis of New Market were arrested at the Knights Inn in Huntsville on several charges of burglary and theft.

Jackson County investigators said the trio were caught on video burglarizing a home in the 200 block of County Road 8 in Woodville on May 8th. They were driving a car with a Mississippi license plate that was rented from a business in Huntsville.

The victim reported a loss of about $9,600 worth of property. Investigators recovered all of the stolen property, except a circular saw, from a Huntsville pawn shop.

After searching other pawn shops, investigators recovered more stolen property that connected the suspects to more burglaries in Madison County.

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Teens caught after crashing stolen car

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Monday, May 20th, 2013, 12:34pm

A wreck involving a stolen vehicle shut down Mastin Lake Rd.

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Huntsville Police responded to a wreck involving a stolen vehicle Sunday afternoon.

Police said three juveniles stole the car from the Chevron station off Meridian Street around 2:30 p.m. after the owner left the vehicle running outside the store.

Shortly after the teens stole the car, the driver ran through a stop sign and crashed into another car at the intersection of Mastin Lake Road and Edgemont Drive.

Officers said some of the juveniles jumped out of the car and ran from the scene. They were eventually taken into custody.

The teens are charged with theft of property and felony leaving the scene of the accident.

The driver of the other vehicle was trapped inside the car. She and her passenger were both injured and treated at Huntsville Hospital. Their names have not been released.

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