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UAH student earns university's 1st chemistry doctorate
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (575+ words) WAAY 31 News HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Leah Johnson will become the first person to earn a doctorate in chemistry from The University of Alabama in Huntsville when she graduates May 4. Johnson is the first graduate of the chemistry doctoral program UAH started…...
RAW: Tornado tears up Brinkley, Arkansas
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (21+ words) WAAY 31 News Cellphone video captures a tornado sweeping through Brinkley, Arkansas Watch WAAY 31 News...
Alabama schools must display Ten Commandments under new law
2+ week, 1+ day ago (340+ words) Public opinion is divided, with some supporting the law for its historical value and others concerned about religious influence in schools. Governor Kay Ivey signed a law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools. The law is…...
Updated look at drought conditions across the Tennessee Valley
3+ week, 1+ day ago (20+ words) WAAY 31 News Meteorologist Laine Pugh's Drought Update Watch WAAY 31 News...
Huntsville International Airport collecting donations for TSA agents
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (112+ words) WAAY 31 News Huntsville International Airport said Monday that the airport is collecting donations for their TSA agents. The agents are not getting paid due to the partial government shutdown. The community can donate gift cards, valued at $20 or less. Approved…...
Alabama could expand CHOOSE act funding to $250 million amid debate over its impact on schools
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (431+ words) The Act provides up to $7, 000 per private school student and $2, 000 per home-schooled student via refundable tax credits. Alabama's CHOOSE Act awarded nearly $100 million to families across the state in its first year for the 202526 school year. Now, Gov. Kay Ivey…...
Search underway after inmate escapes from Huntsville job site
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (121+ words) A North Alabama inmate escaped from his assigned job site in Huntsville, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections." ADOC says 66-year-old Phillip Russell Deason"left from his assigned job location at approximately 6 p. m. on Tuesday. He was wearing blue jeans,…...
Huntsville Crime Stoppers responds to ex-officer's arrest for stealing thousands meant for tipsters
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (369+ words) A retired Huntsville Police officer and former Huntsville Area Crime Stoppers liaison is accused of stealing money meant to pay credible tipsters from Huntsville Crime Stoppers, according to recently filed court documents. Huntsville Police confirmed Friday 60-year-old Charles Nickelson has…...
L3 Harris opens massive rocket motor facility in Huntsville
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (355+ words) L3 Harris Technologies officially opened its new 379, 000-square-foot solid rocket motor production facility in Huntsville, a major expansion aimed at boosting U. S. defense manufacturing and missile readiness. Known as the Advanced Manufacturing Facility " South (AMF-South), the site spans an area equivalent to…...
Train derails at Aldridge Creek in Huntsville, Greenway closes as safety precaution
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (150+ words) A train derailment happened at the Aldridge Creek Bridge in Huntsville, resulting in two railcars falling into the creek. Heat Advisory until WED 9: 00 PM CDT A train derailment happened Tuesday morning at the Aldridge Creek Bridge in Huntsville, resulting in…...