APR Staff

Auburn Parks and Recreation invites the community to celebrate Halloween at Downtown Trick or Treat. Local businesses will participate by handing out candy, while a DJ provides a lively soundtrack with spooky tunes at the corner.

Alabama healthcare providers are spreading the word on the dangers of a controlled substance they say doesn’t get as much attention. They’re referring to an anesthetic known as Ketamine.

The U.S. State Department, and the citizens’ diplomacy group Global Ties Alabama in Huntsville, recognized Alabama Public Radio for a series of talks delivered to foreign delegations on subjects ranging from APR’s 14-month investigation into human trafficking to its efforts to educate about news disinformation.

Boeing's beleaguered space capsule left the International Space Station at about 5 pm central time, without its astronaut crew. NASA's two test pilots stayed behind at the space station as the Starliner capsule undocked Friday and aimed for a touchdown in New Mexico. Its exit follows months of turmoil over its safety. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams travelled to orbit aboard an Alabama built Atlas-V rocket. APR News Director Pat Duggins joined CBS News anchor Lana Zak for national coverage of the first phase of Starliner’s return to Earth—the undocking of the capsule from the International Space Station.

The University of Alabama has joined the STARS College Network, a coalition of 32 of the nation’s most prominent institutions. These are outlets dedicated to ensuring that students from rural and small-town communities have the resources they need to be successful throughout their college journey.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today officially denied Alabama’s application to run a federally approved state permit program for coal ash ponds and landfills. The threat to public health posed by these chemicals was at the center of Alabama Public Radio’s investigation “Bad Chemistry.” That journalism project was honored today with three regional Edward R. Murrow awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association.

Participants are being invited to run to support student scholarships during the University of Alabama at Birmingham National Alumni Society’s 18th annual Scholarship Run. The event is set to start at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 20.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is hosting its 2024 in-person and virtual Service Learning and Undergraduate Research Expo. It's happening Monday, April 15, through Friday, April 19.

Student-athletes in The University of Alabama’s Adapted Athletics program are being celebrated after earning national championship status in both women’s wheelchair basketball and para track and field.

With the summer heat on the way, the Tennessee Valley Authority is offering a $50 rebate to make sure those HVAC systems are operating as efficiently as possible. This comes as TVA reports that half of the energy used in the average Alabama home each month is through a heating and cooling system.