http://www.yourstreet.com/news/huntsville YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Texas is scheduled to carry out its 17th execution of 2009, tonight in Huntsville.  It would be the state's 440th execution since 1982.  Texas has far and away the most active death chamber in America, accounting for more than 37% of the nation's post-... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6724535/the-standdown-texas-project-texas-execution Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:26:08 -0700 Huntsville Times photoChristmas Charities Year Round executive director Violet Edwards is preparing for this year's onslaught of applications. Huntsville, AL -- Christmas is more than three months away, but those wanting charitable help with gifts need to start... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6722296/christmas-charities-in-huntsville-seeking-applications-from-those-who-need- Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:37:08 -0700 Eric SchultzChris Drake, a homeless man, puts on his shoes outside of his shelter under I-565 during a previous homeless count. Huntsville, AL -- Theory is, more people live on the street when it's warm than when it's cold. The... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6722297/north-alabama-coalition-for-the-homeless-plans-tuesday-census Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:31:08 -0700 Huntsville, AL -- While much of America frets over the rising cost of health insurance, state and municipal employees in Alabama continue to enjoy some of the cheapest premiums around. Until recently, state workers who avoid tobacco had the sweetest... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6722298/government-employers-look-to-lower-health-costs-to-attract-quality-employee Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:24:08 -0700 Huntsville, AL -- An Alabama A&M University engineering student is in good condition after being shot on campus at 3 a.m. today. According to AAMU Interim Police Chief Charlie Porter, Marion Orr, 20, was a passenger in a Nissan that... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6722300/a-m-student-shot-on-huntsville-campus Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:05:08 -0700 File photoJamie Butler was sentenced to 75 years in prison. HUNTSVILLE, AL -- James L. "Jamie" Butler was sentenced Friday to 75 years in prison on securities fraud charges after being described as a "financial predator" by prosecutors.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6722302/jailbusters-owner-sentenced-to-75-years-for-securities-fraud Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:24:08 -0700 Scruggs, pastor of Huntsville's First Missionary Baptist Church, won the election 4,108 votes to 924 at the convention in Memphis. Mayor Tommy Battle will present Scruggs a key to the city. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6722305/city-of-huntsville-planning-welcome-home-for-new-national-baptist-associati Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:18:08 -0700 On Dec. 7, Judge Bruce Williams will hear from experts on whether Shipp's trial should be moved to another county because of pretrial publicity. Shipp is accused of killing Huntsville police officer Eric Freeman on Dec. 14, 2007. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6722306/accused-cop-killer-kenneth-shipp-will-go-to-trial-jan-25 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:52:08 -0700 The state's official ceremony remembering the Sept. 11 victims will be at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6710049/riley-orders-state-flags-at-half-staff-on-sept-11 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:05:08 -0700 The Rev. Julius R. Scruggs, pastor of First Missionary Baptist Church in Huntsville, faces off in Memphis today against a preacher who wants to resume leading the National Baptist Convention USA after serving a prison term for stealing millions from the denomination. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6710051/local-pastor-faces-off-with-ex-convict-in-national-baptist-convention-elect Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:05:08 -0700 By BILL HANNA  Something crazy is spreading across Texas, and it may be so destructive that one day it will make Texans actually miss the hated fire ant. Crazy ants, so named because they move in all directions rather than in a straight line, first surfaced in... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6699390/growing-spread-of-crazy-ants-in-texas-is-no-laughing-matter Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:54:08 -0700 AP PhotoPresident Barack Obama gestures as he delivers a speech about education Tuesday. HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Rather than chat with friends over lunch, several Grissom High School students Tuesday watched President Obama deliver his controversial and nationally... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6710057/at-grissom,-debate-and-indifference-about-obama-speech Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:42:08 -0700 State Board of Education member Mary Jane Caylor of Huntsville says the state board could vote on the idea Sept. 24. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6696829/college-eyes-location-in-downtown-huntsville Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:52:08 -0700 If you haven't see the knife-throwin' show, tried your luck on the midway, took a spin on the Ferris wheel or chowed down on a funnel cake yet, you've still got the weekend to catch the festivities at the Huntsville Jaycees' Northeast Alabama State Fair. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6682197/northeast-alabama-state-fair-continues-tonight-through-monday Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:51:08 -0700 Ann Roy Moore, superintendent of Huntsville schools HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Students in Huntsville schools who show flu-like symptoms may be isolated or given medical face masks until their parents can take them home, Superintendent Ann Roy Moore said Thursday at... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6682202/sick-kids-may-wear-masks,-says-huntsville-schools-chief Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:59:08 -0700 HUNTSVILLE, AL - Huntsville police have identified the pedestrian struck and killed by an SUV as he was crossing Whitesburg Drive Wednesday night as James Carpenter, 50, of Huntsville. Police at the scene said Carpenter apparently had run out of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6682203/pedestrian-identified-in-fatal-accident Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:28:08 -0700 U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith wants more money and research invested in a Huntsville-developed technology that can detect swine flu, or H1N1, infections. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6682194/rep-parker-griffith-wants-investments-in-swine-flu-research Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:41:08 -0700 Continental Automotive Systems U.S. says it will close its automotive parts plant in Huntsville by Dec. 31 next year, laying off more than 1,000 workers. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6671434/1,200-worker-plant-closing-in-huntsville Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:08:08 -0700 HUNTSVILLE, AL - Elder E. Earl Cleveland, internationally known evangelist, Seventh-day Adventist denominational administrator and retired theology teacher at Oakwood University, died Sunday. He was 88. Cleveland began his ministry in South Carolina at 21. At 33 he... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6654276/seventh-day-adventist-leader,-e-e-cleveland,-dies Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:21:08 -0700 A project manager for a condominium development in Huntsville pleaded guilty today to mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. Scott Hippard, 51, of Gulf Breeze, Fla., was charged in a 14-count indictment in Birmingham federal court, accusing him of taking... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6617826/project-manager-pleads-guilty-to-fraud-in-huntsville-hotel-condos-project Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:58:08 -0700