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USA Today readers name Florence best small college town

FLORENCE – Who's No. 1? Florence is!  According to an online poll of USA Today readers, the Shoals' largest city is the best small college...

Former astronaut Jan Davis to share ‘Air Born’ stories at OLLI at UAH free public program

HUNTSVILLE – From B-17 bombing runs over Europe in World War II to scientific discoveries aboard NASA space shuttle missions, former astronaut Dr. Jan...

‘Battle of the Buffalo’ wing festival, 5K run raise money for local cancer research

HUNTSVILLE – Get ready for a sizzling day of mouth-watering chicken wings. The 16th annual “Battle of the Buffalo” will take place Saturday from noon...

Alabama Supreme Court holds oral arguments at UNA

FLORENCE – The Alabama Supreme Court was gaveled into order Wednesday morning inside the Guillot University Performance Center at the University of North Alabama. The...

Alabama A&M 150th anniversary campaign surpasses $3M in individual donations

NORMAL -- The campaign to raise $15 million in individual donations to fund campus improvements, STEM infrastructure expansion, and scholarships at Alabama A&M University is...

Alabama A&M earns new Carnegie classification for research

NORMAL -- Alabama A&M University has earned recognition as a Research College and University (RCU) in the newly redesigned Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education....

‘Valley of Soul’: Documentary explores global entertainment influence of Highway 72

NORMAL -- U.S. 72 cuts across North Alabama from Jackson County to the Shoals. The corridor has been instrumental in shaping the arts, music, and...

Fighting fire with science: UAH, Forestry Commission, NASA forge fire management collaboration in South Alabama

HUNTSVILLE – Researchers from the University of Alabama in Huntsville have partnered with the Alabama Forestry Commission and NASA’s FireSense initiative to study prescribed burns in the Geneva...

Up, up, and away! James Clemens students join UAH students for high-altitude balloon launch

MADISON -- James Clemens High School is the home of the Jets. However, today, it was the home of balloons, of the high-altitude variety. It was...

UWA professor publishes true crime thriller about 1950s shooting on Sand Mountain

LIVINGSTON -- “Marshall County, Alabama, was too small for Aubrey Kilpatrick and Zeke Boyles to co-exist,” writes Lesa Carnes Shaul in her new book,...