Huntsville Hospital Health System has landed another national workplace honor, earning a spot on Forbes’ 2026 list of America’s Best-in-State Employers. HH Health ranked No. 2 among healthcare and social […]

Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama Shock and awe, SMD edition If there was one takeaway from three days at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium, […]



August is moving right along, but there is still plenty happening across North Alabama. From live music and baseball to an interactive museum experience and an evening of art and […]

The United States is not currently equipped to respond to the kind of large-scale drone attack already being seen elsewhere in the world, a top U.S. Northern Command official warned […]

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) introduced new legislation aimed at ensuring the military personnel responsible for protecting America’s interests in space are prepared for potential conflicts. Britt and U.S. Sen. […]

Want to support Kids to Love and make history? Come eat a baked potato on Sunday. LawLers Barbecue is inviting the community to The Orion Amphitheater on Sunday for “Potatoes […]

Drivers on Interstate 565 should expect nighttime lane closures over the next week as the $29 million widening project in Madison moves into its next phase. Weather permitting, single-lane closures […]

Huntsville Hospital Health System has cut workplace violence incidents by more than 28% over the past three years, part of a broader safety effort that has now earned its security […]

As military leaders at this week’s Space and Missile Defense Symposium repeatedly call on industry to deliver technology faster, Huntsville-based Aurex says it has already built its business around doing […]

U.S. Space Command Commander Gen. Stephen Whiting used one of the most anticipated addresses of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium Wednesday morning to deliver two messages with particular […]

A panel of current and former military leaders at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium on Tuesday framed Golden Dome for America as more than sensors and interceptors. The discussion […]

Huntsville-based Torch Technologies has been awarded a nearly $1 billion U.S. Air Force contract supporting aerospace research, development, testing and evaluation. The $992.35 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract calls for Torch […]

More visitors will be able to explore the trails and natural areas at Lake Guntersville State Park with the addition of a new all-terrain mobility vehicle. The Alabama Mountain Lakes […]

A stay at Madison Hospital this spring gave 100-year-old Kathleen Contillo more than a path back to good health. It also gave her a new friend. Contillo spent more than […]

North Alabama is headed into a stretch of dangerous summer heat, with temperatures climbing into the upper 90s and heat index values reaching the triple digits. The National Weather Service […]

The 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium opened Tuesday with a message that carried from the first military briefing of the morning to one of the most anticipated updates of […]

The Von Braun Center was buzzing Tuesday morning as the 29th annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium got underway, with giant missiles, drones, military vehicles and some of the defense […]

Florence native Nathaniel White has joined AARP Alabama as the organization’s new associate state director for outreach and advocacy, where he will serve Huntsville and communities across North Alabama. White […]

Frontgrade Technologies has opened a new advanced research and development center in Huntsville. The Colorado Springs-based company announced that its new Advanced Research & Development Center is located in Cummings […]

The conference room at the Embassy Suites in Huntsville isn’t exactly what you’d expect for headline-making defense news. But on Monday afternoon, it was packed with announcements from Lockheed Martin […]

Raytheon has been awarded a $745.4 million contract to manufacture and assemble Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptors for the U.S. government and Japan, with a portion of the work taking […]

Fort Payne City Schools were placed on lockdown for nearly three hours Monday after a caller claiming to be an armed student threatened to harm himself and other students — […]

Thousands of defense, military, space and technology leaders will descend on Huntsville this week as the 29th annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium gets underway at the Von Braun Center. […]