Tag: Huntsville

In a recent hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi at the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee, Committee Vice Chair U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) asked Bondi about the possible restructuring of federal agencies stationed there, gaining a small pledge for a later visit.

In a late May order, Madison County Circuit Court Judge Gregory Reid issued sanctions against plaintiffs in a Huntsville land dispute spanning over 25 years.

One of the reasons both generational families and transplants like living in Alabama is because having a quiet, understated life is a blessing and a bonus. When attempts are made to compromise or destroy that life, conflict starts.

A new LGBTQ group is planning to hold a gay pride parade through downtown Huntsville, right past the public parks and a children’s museum, to “celebrate the Stonewall Riots” of New York in 1969.

The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) announced on Monday that a joint law enforcement operation in Madison County led to the arrest of 10 men who allegedly tried to solicit minors over the internet.

It has been nearly two weeks since Troy Meink was sworn in as the 27th Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, and there has been no official announcement designating Huntsville the permanent home for Space Command headquarters.

A Huntsville man was sentenced on Friday to 14 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in the unauthorized takeover of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) account on X to tweet out false positive news about bitcoin. 

A local parent in the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library system discovered a book targeted at juveniles, which teaches children to engage in social activism and that “[r]acial categories were invented to advantage white people and to justify slavery, colonialism, and genocide.

As the State Senate considers legislation to ban discussions and displays related to sexual orientation or gender identity in schools, a middle school in Huntsville is prominently showcasing the LGBTQ Pride flag in at least one of its classrooms.

The federal government arrested eight people with immigration crimes as part of Operation Take Back America.

Protestors, reportedly numbering in the thousands, descended on Huntsville Saturday as part of the nationwide "Hands Off" rallies against the Trump administration.

The Huntsville City Council approved an ordinance last Thursday tightening restrictions on video and photography inside City Hall and other public buildings.

The legal battle over a 22-acre property in Huntsville continues as attorneys lock horns over a court opinion more than 20 years old.

Over two years since facing a wave of criticism for his drag queen performances and inter-classroom behavior, former Mountain Gap Middle School teacher James Miller is touting a new documentary detailing the “harsh modern reality of being an out and proud middle school teacher in Alabama.”

In a recent hearing on the confirmation of Elbridge Colby for the number three command spot in the Pentagon, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) questioned the nominee on the future of Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal as the home of U.S. Space Command.

Randy Barbour is the new director of the city’s Office of Multicultural Affairs, which, until a month ago, was called the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

Boeing is laying off 71 workers in Huntsville in April.

A child in second grade was in possession of a firearm when it accidentally discharged during afternoon dismissal.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) spoke highly of FBI director nominee Kash Patel’s performance in his senate hearing after earlier questioning the Trump pick over national security and Huntsville’s place in the new administration.

A fire destroyed 67-year-old Mary's Pit BBQ in east Huntsville.

Allen Media Group issued a news release stating that it was cutting out local weather staff at the TV stations it owns.

OpenAI, an artificial intelligence company, is funding a new Axios Local newsroom in Huntsville.

Attorneys representing defendants in a land dispute against brothers Kevin and Robert Matthews and their family estate filed a motion Monday asking the court to enforce sanctions on the plaintiffs for their alleged false accusations and disregard for legal judgments.

After talks of a restructured FBI in the upcoming Trump administration, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently hinted at the possibility of the agency’s permanent home being at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville.

Shelinder Aggarwal, a former Huntsville pill mill doctor sentenced to 15 years in prison as the "highest prescriber in the U.S. of Schedule II controlled substances" at one point, is among the nearly 1,500 in a massive wave of pardons and commutations issued by President Joe Biden last week.

Elected officials in Colorado are lobbying for Space Command headquarters to stay in Colorado Springs.

As Alabama's leaders lament the ongoing influx of migrants entering the state, one organization that facilitates resettling refugees in Alabama claims to currently partner with the state legislature and has former House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, now the Madison County Commission chairman, and Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle on its board.