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. […]

School is starting across the Valley and State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) is helping various districts with their capital needs. Orr worked with the Decatur City Schools Foundation to deliver […]

Limestone County Democratic Party Chairman Christopher Love has launched a new podcast aimed at providing a Democratic perspective on politics while creating space for conversations across party lines. Love, a […]

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station don’t do laundry. That’s where researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville believe they can help. A team at UAH is developing a […]

Huntsville-based aerospace and defense company Aurex plans to unveil a new secure communications concept during this week’s Space and Missile Defense Symposium, highlighting the firm’s continued expansion into advanced defense […]

When Ranae Bartlett talks about leadership, she rarely begins with herself. Instead, she talks about her father, a sharecropper’s son from Texas with only a seventh-grade education who taught himself […]

Duotech Services has opened a new 25,000-square-foot facility in Huntsville as the defense contractor expands its work supporting missile and missile defense systems. The company’s ribbon-cutting ceremony marked a $4 […]

Huntsville veterans, transitioning service members and military families will have an opportunity to connect with employers and local support organizations next week during a free career and transition fair at […]

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 […]

Atop the blustery, 18,510-foot summit of Mount Elbrus in Russia, Jasper Mayor Josh Gates posed for a photo with seven fingers up–the final summit in his pursuit of the Seven […]

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, […]

From historic farm demonstrations to lively downtown festivals, this weekend offers plenty of opportunities to experience what makes North Alabama unique. Here are a few events happening across the region […]

Just months after opening its massive defense manufacturing facility in the Shoals, Hadrian announced Thursday it has raised $1.37 billion in new financing to accelerate expansion of its highly automated […]

Time is running out for Huntsville residents who want to vote in the Aug. 25 municipal election, with the voter registration deadline less than a week away and absentee voting […]

As automated license plate readers draw increased attention across Alabama, Decatur officials are giving residents a closer look at how the city’s Flock Safety camera system works — and the […]

Shiree Lane-Griffin has been promoted to vice president of operations at BBB North Alabama, the organization announced this week. She succeeds Belinda McCormick, who retired after 31 years with the […]

Alabama’s statewide network of food banks is urging Congress to give the state more time before new federal SNAP funding penalties take effect, warning that the current timeline could force […]

Huntsville-based cybersecurity firm Summit 7 has been named one of North America’s fastest-growing technology solution providers, earning the No. 37 spot on the 2026 CRN Fast Growth 150 list. Compiled […]

A dozen nonprofit organizations serving Limestone County received a combined $46,000 Wednesday through the TVA Cares program, with funding supporting projects ranging from STEM education and workforce development to food […]

The University of North Alabama has received national recognition for its commitment to helping first-generation college students succeed, earning a spot in the FirstGen Forward Network Class of 2026. The […]