REDSTONE ARSENAL — The Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth joined military, Congressional, state and local leaders Friday afternoon for a sign unveiling at the future 60-acre site for a new U.S. Space Command headquarters location at Redstone Arsenal
FLORENCE — The University of North Alabama's newest residence hall will feature a restroom in each room, A courtyard with a fire pit, and a familiar name.
FLORENCE — Salvation Army of the Shoals Human Resources Director Carly Stoltz felt her heart jump while helping count Red Kettle donations from the annual match day.Â
MUSCLE SHOALS — Over 61 jolly entrants on Friday finally made their way down Avalon Avenue for the annual Christmas parade. The original parade date was rescheduled due to rain. City Hall secretary Katie Terry said most of those who signed up to participate were still able to do so when the …
CHEROKEE — A Cherokee man is facing multiple charges, including felony disarming a law enforcement officer, following a traffic stop Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Asphalt Rock Road and Sutton Hill Road.
FLORENCE — Council members will consider a general fund budget Tuesday that includes a 2.5% cost of living increase for city employees.
FLORENCE — A woman was airlifted to Huntsville Hospital Thursday night after being struck by a vehicle in the annual Christmas parade on Court Street.
FLORENCE — The TimesDaily sponsored Empty Table Fund neared the $10,000 mark in its third week.Â
MONTGOMERY — The state on Thursday sold $730 million in bonds to support a major, somewhat controversial highway project in west Alabama.
WASHINGTON — House Democrats released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including some of Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the former Prince Andrew.
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — One baby Jesus lies in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with his wrists zip-tied. Mary stands nearby outside the Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois, wearing a plastic gas mask and flanked by Roman soldiers in tactical vests labeled “ICE.â€
BALTIMORE — A federal judge blocked U.S. immigration authorities on Friday from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia, saying she feared they might take him into custody again just hours after she had ordered his release from a detention center.
NEW YORK — In her early 20s, Kaci LaFon lived in Branson, Missouri, a tourist town known for its older population. She wanted to date but found it a challenge, so — like many her age — she headed to the apps.
MONTGOMERY — Seven decades after Rosa Parks was thrust indelibly into American history for refusing to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, new photos of the Civil Rights Movement icon have been made public for the first time, and they illustrate aspects of her legacy that are often …
DORAL, Fla. — A U.S. Navy admiral who oversees military operations in Latin America handed off command responsibilities Friday as scrutiny increases over the Trump administration's deadly strikes on alleged drug boats in the region.
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) — The commission that oversees public television in Arkansas voted Thursday to sever ties with PBS, making it the first state to end its contract with the broadcast giant that provides popular television programs such as “Sesame Street,†“Nova†and “Antiques Roadshow.â€
MIAMI (AP) — The oil tanker was navigating near the coast of Guyana recently when its location transponder showed it starting to zigzag. It was a seemingly improbable maneuver and the latest digital clue that the ship, the Skipper, was trying to obscure its whereabouts and the valuable cargo…
The Trump administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events like White House press briefings “would severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to control the image he presents to the public," part of a lawsuit seeking to require the White…
WASHINGTON (AP) — This holiday season isn’t quite so merry for American shoppers as large shares are dipping into savings, scouring for bargains and feeling like the overall economy is stuck in a rut under President Donald Trump, a new AP-NORC poll finds.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Kremlin official said Friday that Russian police and National Guard will stay on in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas and oversee the industry-rich region, even if a peace settlement ends Russia's nearly four-year war in Ukraine.
FLORENCE — City school board members on Tuesday passed a resolution joining legal action pertaining to the Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT).Â
FLORENCE — The city council is expected to consider entering into a five-year contract with Motorola for police body cameras that includes unlimited data storage.
RUSSELLVILLE — Vietnam veteran Avery Brewster finally received the full military funeral he deserved.
FLORENCE — A hometown feel accented an annual downtown seasonal tradition Thursday night. The 2025 Florence Christmas Parade presented by Bank Independent filled the streets with the sights and sounds of the joyous season. The event produced smiles to children and adults alike who bundled up…
TUSCUMBIA — City council members will consider utilizing workers from the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) work program to supplement city labor jobs.Â
MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission on Thursday approved licenses for dispensaries, a key step to making medical marijuana available in the state after years of delay.
HUNTSVILLE — A Haleyville man is being charged with one count of being a convicted felon illegally in possession of a firearm after a federal grand jury returned an indictment earlier this month.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defiantly defended the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies on Thursday during a House committee hearing, portraying migrants as a major threat faced by the nation that justifies a crackdown that has seen widespread a…
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday linked the seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela to the Trump administration’s counterdrug efforts in Latin America as tensions escalate with the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
After more than three decades spent troubleshooting computer problems at the University of North Alabama, Sara Huntley traded in her keyboard for boxing gloves.
When single mom Breanna Turner walked into her new home for the first time this fall, she wasn’t alone. Standing beside her were two women who had been there from the beginning — Nell Eggleston and Jacqueline Broder, volunteers who guided her through every step toward homeownership.Â
For Sheffield weaver Kate Chitwood, every hour at the loom is a lesson in patience. The meticulous process is slow and deliberate, but it’s one she finds deeply satisfying.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee executed Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection Thursday in Nashville for the 1988 rape and murder of Karen Pulley, a 20-year-old student at Chattanooga State University.
The “Architects of AI†were named Time's person of the year Thursday, with the magazine citing 2025 as when the potential of artificial intelligence “roared into view†with no turning back.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Rains drenched Gaza’s tent camps and dropping temperatures chilled Palestinians huddling inside them Thursday as winter storm Byron descended on the war-battered territory, showing how two months of a ceasefire have failed to sufficiently address the spiralin…
WASHINGTON — Not long after President Donald Trump took office in January, staff at CentroNÃa bilingual preschool began rehearsing what to do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials came to the door. As ICE became a regular presence in their historically Latino neighborhood this sum…
The Trump administration is expanding its crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion by ordering national parks to purge their gift shops of items it deems objectionable.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress clashed Thursday over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities, with Republicans saying the deployments were needed to fight lawlessness while Democrats called them an extraordinary abuse of military power that violated state…
RANDOLPH, Minn. (AP) — When Donald Trump promised new tariffs while running for president, Gene Stehly worried that trade disputes would jeopardize his international sales of corn, soybeans and wheat.
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged higher this week, though it remains relatively near its low point so far this year.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that negotiators are wrestling with the question of territorial possession in U.S.-led peace talks on ending the war with Russia, including the future of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region and the Russian-occupied Zapor…
BIRMINGHAM — Alabama researchers say the state has come a long way toward getting high-speed internet to every home, but they warn that big gaps remain, especially in the Black Belt, and the hardest work is still ahead.
FLORENCE — Volunteers on Wednesday at the Coach Harvest Mitchell Gymnasium at Burrell Slater played the role of Santa's helpers.Â
BARTON — U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt said this week the Barton Riverfront Industrial Park may be poised to play a role in U.S. defense efforts to enhance its maritime industrial base.
FLORENCE — Bill Hopkins Jr. has been named interim superintendent for the Florence City Schools, and the search for the next superintendent is underway.
FLORENCE — Some fencing that surrounded the old parking deck throughout its demolition project has come down and officials hope to have all four lanes of Pine Street open by late next week.
Eli Lilly and Company announced it will invest more than $6 billion to build a major pharmaceutical manufacturing facility on the Greenbrier South site in the Huntsville portion of Limestone County, marking the largest initial economic investment in Alabama history.
WASHINGTON — Alabama’s entire congressional delegation wants the Centers for Medicare (CMS) and Medicaid Services to reclassify rural hospitals under the wage index, which in turn could help the struggling providers stay afloat.
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate for the third time in a row Wednesday but signaled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months, a move that could attract ire from President Donald Trump, who has demanded steep reductions to borrowing costs.
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