WAAY 31 is digging deeper into Alabama gun laws following a gun discharging at Challenger Elementary. Huntsville police ...

It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, exploding in mere minutes.

The Huntsville Police Department said it has finished its investigation into an incident at Challenger Elementary School.

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy assassination and 9/11.

The Challenger disaster, which occurred on January 28, 1986, remains one of the most heartbreaking events in space exploration. The tragedy was caused by a failure in the shuttle’s solid rocket ...

Huntsville Police Department officials announced that they have concluded the investigation into the incident regarding a Challenger Elementary School student discharging a firearm in school. Alabama ...

A north Alabama lawmaker secured a $10,000 grant to boost school security in Huntsville City Schools after last week's gun incident at Challenger Elementary.

The world was shocked and saddened 39 years ago after the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy. The crewed shuttle mission for NASA ended moments after the launch with a terrible mid-air explosion on Jan.

The day after the explosion, a USA TODAY story said: "The Challenger disaster seems fated for a place beside the Kennedy assassination in the nation's memory. People will always remember where ...