Summertime means pool parties and barbecues for Alabamians, but it also equates to sweltering heat, and consequently, an increase in water and power bills.  With the rising temperatures, it’s important […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Toyota powerplant manufacturing facility in Huntsville has turned into an engine powerhouse. And, it continues to help drive the area economy. Toyota Alabama is expanding once again, […]

HUNTSVILLE – Whether the sounds are music to the ears or painful reminders that not everyone is meant to sing out loud or play an instrument for public consumption, it […]

FLORENCE — Nearly two months after Chief Ron Tyler retired, the Florence Police Department has a new boss with Mayor Andrew Betterton reaching into the current ranks to find a […]

HARTSELLE – Brad Phillips, a Hazel Green native who has spent 15 seasons coaching at Troy University and the University of South Alabama, has been hired to replace the late […]

HUNTSVILLE – For the second time in the last year, Huntsville Transit is proposing alterations to its Orbit shuttle routes, and again is asking for public input regarding changes. The […]

NEW YORK – It was the Music City meets the Rocket City and it paid off in the City That Never Sleeps. “Still Playin’ Possum: Music & Memories of George […]

HUNTSVILLE – A regional Realtors association’s members are turning in their blazers for brooms, baking sheets and wheelbarrows this week to give back to charities in the communities they serve. […]

DECATUR — The two campuses are separated by just a few miles, but there was a world of distance for some students to transfer credits from one to the other. […]

ATHENS — To answer a demand from the state’s fastest-growing county, Pinnacle Financial Partners has moved into Athens. The Nashville-based bank has opened a temporary full-service office in Athens at […]

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama will induct its 35th Athletic Hall of Fame class on Oct. 12, as part of UNA’s Homecoming celebration. This year’s Hall of Fame […]

HUNTSVILLE — Residents in three north Alabama cities concerned about potential environmental hazards in three corridors have four years to pitch for funding to ease worries. Top of Alabama Regional […]

MONTGOMERY – The University of North Alabama will open its 2024 football season on national television, playing in the 10th annual FCS Kickoff for the second straight year.  The Lions […]

HUNTSVILLE — A longtime Marshall Space Flight Center employee has been promoted to the No. 2 position at the NASA field center in Huntsville. Rae Ann Meyer was named deputy […]

HUNTSVILLE – The current price to buy a house or rent an apartment in Huntsville can be startling to longtime residents. “Greed-flation,’’ a term coined as staples such as groceries […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Same song. Fifth verse. A historic crewed rocket launch has been scheduled for Wednesday – the fifth attempt for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. The mission […]

DECATUR — It had been a while since Sen. Arthur Orr had practiced CPR. And it was likely he never thought he would have to put that practice to work […]

HAMMONDVILLE — For motorists traveling in northern DeKalb County on Interstate 59, be prepared for lane closings over the next couple years. Work will begin today on a $41 million […]

MADISON – The Rocket City Trash Pandas, coming off a series win over first-place Birmingham, return to Toyota Field for their fifth homestand of the Southern League season with a […]

LEIGHTON – First Street in downtown Leighton will soon have a new name in honor of one of the town’s pioneers when it is renamed Bob Carl Bailey Memorial Drive […]

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Closing in on three months into the season, the Huntsville City Football Club finally put up a win, a 4-1 comeback victory punctuated with four straight […]

WASHINGTON — In testimony that resembled a pep talk, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt offered high praise last week for the Marshall Space Flight Center and its administration. Britt (R-Ala.) participated […]

BIRMINGHAM – Several cities, organizations and colleges in North Alabama are among those in the second round of designees of the Innovate Alabama Network. Innovate Alabama announced 62 designees of […]

MONTGOMERY — Relief is in sight for motorists traveling I-565. You know the highway – it’s a parking lot some days, especially during rush hour. Well, in a couple of […]