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‘Affordable’ Lofts at Dallas Mill opens in Five Points

HUNTSVILLE – The redevelopment of the Meridian Street corridor, which is a cornerstone of growth for not just downtown Huntsville but for the city...

LaGrange’s moonshine raid re-enacted in May

LEIGHTON - The re-enactment of a law enforcement raid on a moonshine still next month will cap off a day of events to commemorate...

State tourism director authors book on Civil Rights Trail

MONTGOMERY -- As the nation honored the memory and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Alabama's tourism chief discussed his book...

Andrew Young to speak at virtual Unity Celebration

HUNTSVILLE -- Ambassador Andrew Young will be the feature speaker Monday at a virtual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration. The 38th annual event...

Shoals National Heritage Area bill signed into law

WASHINGTON – A pair of bills authored by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) were signed into law by President...

‘Star of Bethlehem’ at Rocket Center’s Intuitive planetarium

HUNTSVILLE – More than 2,000 years ago, according to the nativity story in the Gospel of Matthew, a bright star appeared in the eastern...

Flying high: Research Institute launched 60 years ago

HUNTSVILLE -- Sixty years ago today, the state of Alabama took a momentous step forward in being a major player for space age opportunities...

Oak sapling planting honors Jesse Owens legacy

OAKVILLE -- It has been 100 years since Olympic hero Jesse Owens and his family left Alabama for Ohio. In the years that followed, Owens...

Artemis I mission called success ‘for all humanity’

WASHINGTON -- Cited as the "crowning achievement of Artemis I," the Orion spacecraft splashed down Sunday morning in the Pacific Ocean, capping a more...

Cummings Research Park – where seeds of dreams were planted in cotton fields

HUNTSVILLE -- The idea that if you build it, people will come, is not exclusive to Iowa cornfields. It is also true of North...