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MONTGOMERY – A New Year can bring a new career! Alabama has won a $4.4 million federal grant to help more of the unemployed in North Alabama gain free jobs […]

Polls open for Senate District 9 GOP special primary

GUNTERSVILLE — Polls are open today for the state Senate District 9 Republican special primary. They opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. District 9 includes parts […]

Storms knock out power across North Alabama

HUNTSVILLE — Thousands of people woke up this morning without electricity as a storm system with strong winds and heavy rains moved through the area. As of 8:40 a.m., there […]

Heavy rains, high wind to hit area today

HUNTSVILLE — A strong storm system will move into the area today bringing heavy rains and winds with gusts up to 50 mph, the National Weather Service Huntsville office said. […]

Trash Pandas launch 'Reading with Sprocket' program

MADISON – It turns out a certain masked, furry carnivore promotes reading. The Rocket City Trash Pandas, whose mascot Sprocket is a racoon who loves to scour garbage cans looking […]

Breathe and Brew: New year brings new brand of allergy relief

FLORENCE – Open your sinuses and breathe in the comforting aroma of coffee – all in the same place. The ENT Center of Northwest Alabama is scheduled to open its […]

ATHENS — Home sales in the Athens area increased 12.5% November year-over-year (Y/Y) from 128 to 144 closed transactions, according to the Athens-Limestone Association of Realtors. Sales were up 5.1% […]

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. – With the roar of its engines lighting up the late-night sky, United Launch Alliance marked the beginning of a new era of space […]

UNA football alum receives Presidential Volunteer Service Award

FLORENCE — University of North Alabama alumnus and football Hall of Famer Evan Oglesby was recently awarded the Joseph R. Biden Lifetime Achievement Award and Presidential Volunteer Service Award. He […]

AUBURN — Every 12 months when a new year rolls around, one buzzword is heard in the weeks leading up to the first of January: resolutions. With the fresh start […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Everything continues to progress toward the first ULA Vulcan flight test and certification mission, officials with United Space Alliance announced. The mission is planned to lift […]

HUNTSVILLE – Lisa McNair, sister of one of the four little girls killed in the 1963 bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, is the keynote speaker for UAH’s […]

HUNTSVILLE — According to ValleyMLS.com, November home sales in the Huntsville area decreased 10.9% year-over-year from 533 to 475 closed transactions. Contrary to seasonal trends, sales decreased 8.5% from October […]

DECATUR — Decatur police officer Mac Bailey Marquette has been charged with murder in the shooting death of Stephen Perkins shortly after midnight Sept. 29. With supporters of Perkins outside […]

LearningQUEST launches spring term with Rally Day

HUNTSVILLE – As far as the folks at LearningQUEST are concerned, you can teach an old dog new tricks. As late 20th century science fiction writer and professor Isaac Asimov […]

DOTHAN — Construction Partners of Dothan has acquired SJ&L General Contractor, a hot-mix asphalt and sitework company headquartered in Huntsville, and Littlefield Construction Co., a soil base, surface treatment and sitework […]

SHEFFIELD – The Rescue Me Project was tossed a lifeline of its own for an educational program resulting from a million-dollar partnership between the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Cal […]

Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in North Alabama   Strong ties U.S. Rep. Dale Strong rang in the New Year with former President Trump and his family […]

HUNTSVILLE – Martin Luther King Jr. Day isn’t celebrated officially until Jan. 15, but local events related to honor the civil rights icon begin in advance of the national holiday. […]

Hudson takes on new position at Bank Independent

SHEFFIELD – Bank Independent continues to expand its workforce with the announcement of a new position for the regional, community-led business. Blake Hudson will transition into the newly created role […]

‘Head Ball Coach’ to headline UNA Lions Athletic Club dinner

FLORENCE – The iconic visor. The fiery sideline personality. The championships. The Heisman Trophy. If you know college football, you know who this is about. Steve Spurrier, Heisman winner and […]

BIRMINGHAM – According to the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, the gap narrowed but more people died in Alabama than were born here, according to 2023 estimates. Using numbers […]

FORT PAYNE – Huntsville Hospital Health System continues to broaden its footprint in the Tennessee Valley area, this time reaching into DeKalb County to add to its growing network with […]

ATTALLA — With construction completed, more than 1,800 residents and businesses throughout Attalla have access to 100% fiber internet, GoNetspeed announced Wednesday. Residents will now experience high-speed, symmetrical upload and […]