Meta’s data center campus in north Huntsville has become one of the company’s favorite locations, according to community engagement lead Henry Thornton, who hosted local media for a tour and […]

At 100, Jack Livingston still enjoys going to work. The Scottsboro attorney has spent decades helping people through difficult situations, and he remains grateful for his career – and the […]

A Madison County judge sentenced Sara Brianne Oleson to 25 years in prison Thursday for the reckless murder of 13-year-old Kallel “Kal” Fox, who was struck and killed while riding […]

The last 2% of Alabama’s state grocery tax is going to zero. Alabama Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) and Senate President Pro Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) announced Friday […]



Nine teenage girls escaped from an Owens Cross Roads treatment facility over the weekend, bringing fresh concerns about the safety of the girls living there and the people who live […]

In its first year, the Huntsville Police Department’s specialized STRIKE Unit has made nearly 100 arrests in investigations involving human trafficking and internet crimes against children, revealing what investigators say […]

Racing around the world has given Daisha and Dalton Hamby plenty of stories to tell, but during a recent appearance on Capitol Journal, the Alabama couple made it clear that […]

An 18-year-old who posted that he would “gun down an ice agent on sight” has been indicted in Huntsville along with two roommates, after police found the trio’s apartment stocked with 3D-printed grenade housings, unregistered short-barrel guns and a weapon painted “ANTI FASCIST.” U.S. Attorney Phil Williams, the top federal prosecutor for the Northern District […]



A three-month FBI-led effort targeting violent crime resulted in 228 arrests across Central and North Alabama, along with dozens of seized guns and large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine, federal […]

The University of Alabama in Huntsville welcomed 1,276 new freshmen this fall, marking the third straight year its first-year class has grown. The incoming class includes students from 38 states […]

On Monday, leaders from Huntsville and Colorado Springs sat down together to talk about the future of Space Command. More than 90 people from Colorado Springs — including elected officials, […]

About 80 high school students and teachers from five area schools spent Thursday getting a closer look at what it takes to work in healthcare. The students toured Lincoln Medical […]

After nearly two decades of planning, work and partnerships, Mill Creek Nature Preserve is set to open to the public Friday. The City of Madison, Land Trust of North Alabama […]

The biggest stories in North Alabama from this past week. 

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong announced that the Department of War has awarded $10.8 million to the City of Huntsville for the Resolute Way interchange, the roadway project that will provide […]

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission announced Monday that a medical cannabis dispensary has opened in Athens, the state’s third and the first in North Alabama. The store is BamaBloom, the first location for GP6 Wellness, LLC, at 809 U.S. Highway 72 West. It joins Callie’s Apothecary dispensaries in Montgomery, which opened June 3, and Talladega, […]

John Kvach, the former executive director of the Singing River Trail, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of possession of child pornography. Kvach was originally indicted in December 2025 on […]

A Decatur police officer has been placed on administrative duty while the department and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency investigate the officer’s alleged misuse of the city’s automated license plate recognition system. The Decatur Police Department said it learned of the possible misuse June 12 and immediately opened an Internal Affairs investigation. Police Chief Torry […]

256 in 60: The biggest stories we covered this week   

Eleven Madison County-area projects will share $106,691 in grant funding from Alabama’s Mountains, Rivers & Valleys Resource Conservation & Development Council and the Madison County Legislative Delegation. The awards were […]