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Ninety years after Jesse Owens stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, his North Alabama hometown will celebrate the four gold medals that made him a legend and the […]

After five consecutive years of declining enrollment, The University of Alabama in Huntsville is projecting its first increase since reaching a record 10,000 students in 2020. UAH expects total enrollment […]

The Tennessee Valley Authority is raising what data centers pay for electricity as demand from the industry continues to grow across the region. TVA’s board approved a separate rate class […]

State Sen. Arthur Orr laid out several potential guardrails for Flock cameras in Alabama during a conversation with Yellowhammer News, including warrant requirements for some searches, limits on data retention […]

A Madison aerospace and defense contractor has secured a nearly $133 million U.S. Army contract for its Outlaw unmanned aircraft systems. Griffon Aerospace Inc. was awarded a $132,978,776 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity […]

Students at the University of Alabama in Huntsville will step beyond the classroom this fall to tackle real challenges facing Drake State Community and Technical College, including how to grow […]

Huntsville Hospital Health System and Marshall Medical Centers have opened a new 32,000-square-foot operations center in Arab that could eventually bring up to 250 jobs to Marshall County. The facility, […]

Madison County returned from the Association of County Commissions of Alabama’s 98th Annual Convention with multiple honors recognizing everything from an innovative community farm to decades of public service. County […]

The USA Patriots Amputee Softball Team will return to Toyota Field next month for an annual Rocket City tradition that puts service, resilience and some serious softball talent on the […]

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Allison Ross has reinvented her career a few different times now. Economic development. Media entrepreneurship. Now, healthcare communications. And each time, she’s found the throughline connecting it all. “For whatever […]

When Bank Independent leaders gathered Friday to cut the ribbon on a new Hartselle sales office, there was no need for the usual welcome to town. The North Alabama-based bank […]

Sleek, next-generation autonomous aircraft lined the floor-to-ceiling windows of Quantum Systems’ new Huntsville office on Friday. The Vector AI and Reliant may look like something from the future, but the […]

A longtime Shoals pest control company has been acquired by a national company expanding its North Alabama presence. Massey Services announced Wednesday it has acquired Bohannon Services, a family-owned Florence […]

Tina Tucker doesn’t believe the person at the top has to be the person with all the answers. In fact, after taking over as CEO of the U.S. Space & […]

Huntsville-based IronMountain Solutions has been awarded a $19 million Army contract modification to continue providing technical support for the Utility Helicopters Project Office. The $19,036,240 modification brings the total cumulative […]

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One of North Alabama’s biggest fall traditions is getting even bigger this year, with Cullman Oktoberfest expanding to four days of German food, music and festivities in the heart of […]

For more than a decade, fans have been waiting to hear what comes next from Alabama Shakes. Now, the Athens-born band is giving them an answer. Alabama Shakes will release […]

For decades, economic development in North Alabama has been measured solely in new industry announcements, major development, and job creations. This year alone, Alabama saw record-breaking economic development numbers with […]

Before the first artist is announced or the first ticket is sold, River Clay Fine Arts Festival is kicking off its 11th season where organizers say its mission begins: in […]

Oka Kapassa Festival returns to Tuscumbia

The sights, sounds and flavors of Native American culture will return to downtown Tuscumbia next month as the Oka Kapassa: Return to Coldwater Native American Festival celebrates its 24th year. […]

Nearly five decades after Randy Owen‘s voice helped put Fort Payne on the world stage, a new documentary is bringing his story back home. “My Home’s in Alabama: The Randy […]

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Thirty-two elite paddlers from around the world will descend on Northeast Alabama this fall for a 650-mile journey that will take them from Weiss Lake to the Gulf of Mexico. […]

Huntsville Animal Services is back in crisis mode after a large intake of animals filled up kennel space — marking at least the third time this year the shelter has […]

What should the future of historic Downtown Madison look like? Residents will get their first look next week at the results of a community-wide survey designed to answer that question […]

A young Huntsville cyclist who got his start racing with Buckhorn High School’s mountain bike team was one of two Milligan University students killed Wednesday when a vehicle struck members […]

Black and gold will take over downtown Athens on Friday as the community rallies around the Golden Eagles and the start of another football season. Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks has […]

Research led by nurses at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children is giving hospitals across the country clearer ways to identify when newborns may be at higher risk of falling […]

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Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama Former nonprofit exec Kvach dodges court date once more John Kvach’s day of reckoning keeps getting kicked further down the […]

Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama Doug Jones draws big Huntsville crowd, but statewide math remains a problem Doug Jones drew his biggest Huntsville crowd yet, […]

Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama Coach clears round one; Doug Jones’ lawsuit isn’t done yet U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville’s campaign for governor got a whole […]

Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama The shot(s) heard around Alabama 21-0 against the Taliban. Jared Hudson didn’t just respond to Barry Moore’s Liberty Score talking […]

Off the Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama New acronyms. Same Arsenal. The Pentagon dropped 162 new UFO files on their website this morning ranging from Apollo-era photographs, […]

Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama   Attention turns to Ainsworth While AJ McCarron’s abrupt exit from the lieutenant governor’s race to coach the Birmingham Stallions […]

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