LAWRENCE CO., Ala. (WAFF) - Bankhead National Forest is now the home to an atmospheric radiation measurement facility for the next five years. Officials with the National Forest and with the ...

An Alabama hunter missing for about 24 hours was found Friday in the Bankhead National Forest. Searchers recovered 70-year-old Danny Whitaker’s body a day after he vanished while hunting. Lawrence ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Lawrence ...

When Union forces swept through Guntersville in the final year of the Civil War, all but seven buildings were burned to ash. The Montgomery Gilbreath house still stands today. A Madison County man ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Lawrence ...

This week, Wild Alabama will be hosting several events in Bankhead National Forest meant to conserve and educate. They plan to host four events in the start of June and will continue events into the ...

Wild Alabama rangers and volunteers will embark on a trail maintenance hike of the Bankhead National Forest’s Legacy trails on Tuesday and on Nov. 6. Volunteers will build rock steps, work a reroute, ...