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Community helping 18-year-old dad rebuild home lost in fire

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By Kayla Smith Verified
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Community helping 18-year-old dad rebuild home lost in fire Fri, August 28, 2026 at 10:49 PM EDT GURLEY, Ala. (WHNT) — With a little help from his community, a teenaged dad is looking to rebuild after a fire destroyed his home. 18-year-old Kayden Murdock, a recent high school graduate, built a tiny home with his family. He and his 8-month-old son, Matthew, lived in the house until a fire destroyed it on Aug. 18. "I just had this thing paid off a week before it went down," Murdock said.
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Community helping 18-year-old dad rebuild home lost in fire

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By Kayla Smith Verified
| WHNT-TV (Huntsville, AL) Verified
GURLEY, Ala. (WHNT) — With a little help from his community, a teenaged dad is looking to rebuild after a fire destroyed his home. 18-year-old Kayden Murdock, a recent high school graduate, built a tiny home with his family. He and his 8-month-old son, Matthew, lived in the house until a fire destroyed it on Aug. 18. “I just had this thing paid off a week before it went down,” Murdock said.
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Huntsville police partner with FBI to tackle threat assessment Original

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By Kayla Smith Verified
| WHNT-TV (Huntsville, AL) Verified
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Huntsville police have entered a partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Birmingham field office with the goal of helping the department identify threats sooner. At City Hall Thursday, the Huntsville City Council formalized the creation of the Tennessee Valley Threat Assessment and Threat Management Team.
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