The "African American Heritage in Old Town Decatur, Alabama" marker signified the historically black neighborhood of Old Town ...

Two historical markers in downtown Decatur were damaged this month — one struck by an 18-wheeler, the other still under investigation as local historians question whether vandalism played a role in ...

All five judges in the state criminal appeals court ruled that attorneys for former Decatur police officer Mac Marquette ...

Decatur's business development is beginning to warm up along with the weather, according to city Director of Development Dane Shaw. Shaw pointed to site plans for a pizza restaurant, a new three-store ...

(WHNT) — The history of Black people in Alabama is long, but for decades the teaching of that history was distorted and far from complete. Consider this from the 1970 edition of the 4th-grade ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Former Decatur Police Officer Mac Marquette’s immunity hearing is on track to take place as scheduled, after the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals denied his petition to ...

Two people were shot, including a Florence police officer, after a reported bank robbery around 3 p.m. Tuesday. Home title fraud has become a hot topic in recent months, with a wave of alarming TV ...

Alabama students are scoring better on the ACT according to a report recently released by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, with both Decatur and Austin high schools scoring above ...

DECATUR, Ala. — Damage to two historical markers in Decatur has raised concerns among residents about their preservation.