Claudia Peppenhorst

Reporter

Huntsville, AL

Claudia Peppenhorst is an Alabama native and joined the WAFF News team as an MMJ/Reporter in January 2023. She attended Troy University where she was the student news director at TROY TrojanVision News. She is excited to serve the Tennesee Valley, bringing you the latest stories.

Education

Troy University

News

State healthcare leaders address increasing ambulance response times across Alabama

Updated: 18 hours ago

By Claudia Peppenhorst

Patients across the state are experiencing increased ambulance response times.

Crime

Neighbor in ‘total shock’ after Hartselle woman accused of killing 8-year-old son

Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 6:10 AM CDT

By Claudia Peppenhorst and Megan Plotka

“I really truly don’t know what to say. This family has lost tremendously.”

Education

Alabama State Department of Education launches new campaign to combat teacher shortage

Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 6:54 PM CST

By Claudia Peppenhorst

The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) has launched a new campaign, ‘Teachers are the Real Influencers’, to help combat the ongoing statewide teacher shortage.

National

Girl falls from bungee trampoline at mall

Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 9:20 AM CST

By Amanda Alvarado and Claudia Peppenhorst

A girl fell while she was on a bungee trampoline attraction at an Alabama mall.

News

Girl falls on bungee trampoline at Parkway Place Mall

Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 8:04 PM CST

By Claudia Peppenhorst

You take a trip to the mall with your children and they want to have a turn on the bungee jump trampoline. For some it is a fun experience, however, that is not the case for one Huntsville mother and her child.

Alabama Politics