JROTC cadets receive annual leadership awards
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets gathered at The Summit on Saturday night for the 15th annual retired Command Sgt. Maj. Gary Lee Littrell, Medal of Honor recipient, JROTC leadership and scholarship awards dinner. During the event the Redstone Arsenal Sergeants Major Association presented 18 leadership excellence awards to local...
Huntsville Yoga Week returns with free classes across the city
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Huntsville Yoga Week returns in May with free outdoor classes at spots like The Orion Amphitheater and U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Light On Yoga Fitness will host the weeklong event from May 11-17. The celebration includes seven free classes at local venues, free in-studio mat yoga and $5 aerial yoga sessions.
Huntsville International bets big on its future
As travelers approach Huntsville International Airport these days, they can’t help but notice the construction work. A $59 million project to add more than 1,400 parking spaces to the existing parking deck at the airport — named the 2025 Newsweek Readers’ Choice No. 1 Best Small Airport in 2024 and 2025 — is underway. The expanded deck will increase total deck parking to more than 5,400...
Police officer honored for saving retired two-star general
Off-duty Redstone police Lt. Derek Jones and his girlfriend, Molly Shaver, were running the Oak Barrel Half Marathon on April 4 in Lynchburg, Tennessee, with about 1,650 people. About a mile into the run, the unthinkable happened. A fellow runner collapsed from a heart attack with cardiac arrest. Jones immediately...
Huntsville biotech boom draws national security focus
Huntsville is big on defense in more ways than aerospace. Why it matters: The workforce and research engine created by HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology doesn't only drive economic development such as Eli Lilly's new plant, it's key to national security. Driving the news: On Tuesday, the National Security Commission on...
Bond denied for woman charged with murdering Jamari Moore
One of two women accused of killing 25-year-old Jamari Moore faced a Jackson County judge today for her Aniah's Law hearing.
Owens Cross Roads crews clear fallen trees after storms block Old Big Cove Road
OWENS CROSS ROADS, Ala. — Storms moving through the Tennessee Valley Tuesday night knocked down several large trees in Owens Cross Roads, temporarily blocking part of Old Big Cove Road. The City of Owens Cross Roads Fire and Rescue said three large trees fell across the roadway during the...
Madison County opens two new storm shelters to expand severe weather safety
MADISON COUNTY, Ala. — Madison County opened two new storm shelters, giving residents more options to seek safety during severe weather as the county continues to grow. District 4 Commissioner Phil Vandiver says officials are committed to ensuring all residents have access to a safe place when storms strike. One of the shelters can hold up to 200 people and was built in an area...
Huntsville retiree, and NASA engineer who helped build the Artemis rocket, dies.
The U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville announced that retired NASA Apollo engineer Craig Sumner has died. The veteran of the Apollo moon landings, the retired space shuttle program, and the first two launches of the new Alabama built “Space Launch System” rockets for Artemis, was recovering from surgery this week when he died, the Center said.
Vendor brings hot dog cart from Chicago to Rocket City
Lunchtime in a parking lot outside the Corps of Engineers building, Brian Farrell stands behind a compact hot dog cart, calling out orders for an Arsenal Dog and a Chicago Dog. It’s a long way from the South Side suburbs of Chicago, where Farrell grew up eating hot dogs loaded...
