Apartment complex, Madison Co. deputy face lawsuit

Monday, May 20th, 2013, 9:12pm

Daversa's 2011 burglary charge was later dropped, and he pleaded guilty to trespassing.

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- A Madison County Sheriff's Deputy is under fire again and this time, he's being sued.

Back on May 15 2011, Deputy Dennis Daversa was accused of kicking in an apartment door at Huntsville Place Apartments, threatening two women and holding them against their will.

Now they are suing him, the apartment complex, and its management.

At the time, Daversa was charged with trespassing and burglary.

The lawsuit claims Daversa, as a side job, acted as security for Huntsville Place Apartments while he lived there.

The victims claim that night in May, he stormed into their apartment and put them in handcuffs.

What's not clear in the lawsuit is why Daversa entered the apartment in the first place.

The victims claim he told them to hand over their identifications, threatened to assault them and put them in handcuffs. They also claim he smelled of alcohol at the time.

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Judge approves Huntsville City Schools changes

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff

Monday, May 20th, 2013, 4:54pm

Judge approves Huntsville City Schools changes

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- A federal judge approved a plan for school changes submitted by Huntsville City Schools.

School officials are required to have plans that involve new school or consolidating schools approved by the feds because of a Department of Justice desegregation order handed down in the 1970's.

Those plans include a new building for Johnson High School. Once that is complete, Davis Hills and Ed White middle schools will merge and occupy a new building on the old Johnson site.

The goal for those moves is fall of 2016.

Meanwhile, a new Grissom High facility will be built on National Boulevard, near the South Parkway Sam's Club.

A new Whitesburg Elementary is also slated to open in 2015.

And a new elementary school is planned for west Huntsville - taking in students from Terry Heights and University Place. It is being built on the site of the old Terry Heights school.

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Trio arrested for string of burglaries

Submitted by Bliss Bowman Wade, Digital Content Director

Monday, May 20th, 2013, 2:36pm

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Three people were arrested after a string of burglaries in Jackson and Madison Counties.

According to investigators, 32-year-old Anthony Ray Metcalf, 27-year-old Laura Anne Rogers of Fayetteville, Tennessee, and 45-year-old Robert Dale Jarvis of New Market were arrested at the Knights Inn in Huntsville on several charges of burglary and theft.

Jackson County investigators said the trio were caught on video burglarizing a home in the 200 block of County Road 8 in Woodville on May 8th. They were driving a car with a Mississippi license plate that was rented from a business in Huntsville.

The victim reported a loss of about $9,600 worth of property. Investigators recovered all of the stolen property, except a circular saw, from a Huntsville pawn shop.

After searching other pawn shops, investigators recovered more stolen property that connected the suspects to more burglaries in Madison County.

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#Social101: The miracle of the modified tweet

Submitted by Chase Erwin, WAFFstaffer

Monday, May 20th, 2013, 11:30am

#Social101: The miracle of the modified tweet

I've been on Twitter now for about three years, and even now I come across little tidbits, tips and tricks about the microblogging site that surprise me or astonish me when I learn they've been around forever.

One such item is the 'modified tweet,' or MT. Many of us, myself included, have glossed over an MT notice in a tweet and just assumed it was a mistype. Actually, this is a very useful tool when you want to retweet someone but have to make a major edit to an original tweet and wish to retain credit.

Here are the basics: Nowadays if you want to retweet someone you have a very helpful button underneath the tweet in question, and in other people's timelines you will see a green tab in the corner of the tweet with your screen name beside it, then the original tweet verbatim below it.

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7-Day Forecast

Submitted by Sarah Broadway on Sunday, May 19th, 12:18 pm

By Sunday afternoon the greater threat for rain will begin to shift to our east. A few isolated storms are possible, but most will stay dry. Temperatures will be on the climb with highs in the upper 80s.

The new work week will be bordering on hot. It's going to be humid as well. Highs Monday and Tuesday will climb to near 90. Heat indices could be in the low 90s.

A cold front nearing the area by Tuesday night will bring our next chance of showers and thunderstorms for the midweek. Slightly cooler and drier weather is expected next weekend.

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Armed robber beats woman, steals money

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff

Saturday, May 18th, 2013, 8:42am

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Huntsville police are investigating a strong-arm robbery.

According to investigators, the offender demanded money from her in the 6400 block of Old Madison Pike around 9 p.m. Friday.

That's when the offender assaulted the victim, hitting her arms and legs. He took money out of her purse and fled the scene on foot.

The victim refused medical attention.

Police have not made any arrests in the case.

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Frozen yogurt wars set battle lines in Madison Co.

Submitted by Chase Erwin, WAFFstaffer

Friday, May 17th, 2013, 9:08pm

Frozen yogurt wars set battle lines in Madison Co.

As the temperatures rise quickly across the Tennessee Valley, many families will seek new ways to beat the heat. One cool alternative to ice cream is frozen yogurt, and there are many shops open in Madison County for you to choose from.

Huntsville and Madison are home to no less than six unique “do it yourself” FroYo experiences, each competing for your dollar. Each follow a similar format: take a cup, fill it up with the yogurt or yogurts of your choice, top it off with a myriad of crunchy, fruity, saucy toppings, and enjoy. You pay by the ounce at the registers and in some cases you can also take home pre-packed pints or quarts on your way out the door.

Frozen yogurt could be considered the ‘all-inclusive’ dessert. Any of the shops in the Valley offer dairy-free, sugar-free, fat-free, gluten-free and Kosher options for all of your dietary needs, which only adds to the dozens of flavors on offer. Sorbets and Greek yogurts are also often in rotation.

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