DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) – A man has filed a lawsuit against the City of Decatur and two police officers following an arrest in April 2024. According to court documents, a Morgan County resident, Derrick ...

A North Alabama family is seeking justice after their son died in custody. Paulette Tennison filed a lawsuit on behalf of her son, John Scott Jr. Scott, 39, died in April 2025 after slipping into a ...

The Decatur Police Department announced Monday that overall crime rates have decreased across the city.

A city all its own, Decatur is every suburbanite’s dream. Minutes east of Atlanta proper, Decatur combines the charms of a small town, the excitement of a college town (it’s home to renowned colleges ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — It’s been two years since the death of Stephen Perkins in an on-duty police shooting at his home in Decatur. Those two years have been full of community calls for action, ...