Slim Chickens is hosting a fundraiser to assist with storm relief after a tornado touched down in Athens in late December.

Businesses in Downtown Athens are working to recover from not only an EF 1 tornado, but this past weekend’s snow storm.

The Decatur Fire Department is celebrating one of their own who spent days in communities destroyed by hurricanes delivering ...

Several buildings were damaged or destroyed when a tornado came through the city of Athens. Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks joined ...

ATHENS, Ala. — Athens and Alabama officials held a press conference Thursday morning, with a big focus of aerial footage ...

Local lawmakers vowed Athens “will build back stronger” as damage assessments continued Thursday following the EF-1 tornado ...

Several buildings in downtown Athens will likely have to come down, the city said Monday as cleanup from the tornado that ...

Athens was under a severe thunderstorm warning Dec. 28 when a brief tornado struck downtown, causing heavy damage.

WAFF 48 crews report on conditions in Madison County and Athens at 4 p.m. on January 10, 2025.

The National Weather Service surveyed the area Sunday and determined that it was hit by an EF-1 tornado from 11:15 to 11:20 p.m., with estimated peak winds of 100 miles per hour. It covered 3.87 miles ...

ATHENS, Ala. ( WHNT) — A lawsuit filed by an Athens homeowner against the city is now in federal court. Sharon Wilson, the homeowner, said the city turned a blind eye to infrastructure issues in her ...

Alabama’s library battles are heating back up as 2025 kicks into gear.