Huntsville Alabama

As Distracted Driving Awareness month kicks off, the Huntsville Police Department (HPD) works to promote the national “Put the Phone Away or Pay" initiative. Officers continue to remind drivers across Alabama that even a moment’s distraction behind the wheel can have life-altering consequences.

Nine local agencies serving Huntsville’s most vulnerable residents are getting a financial boost in federal funding. The organizations will receive about $300,000 to help unsheltered populations in the Rocket City.

The City of Huntsville is preparing to host the 2025 U.S. Paralympics Cycling Time Trial. The nation’s top Para-cyclists are set to take over the Rocket City this weekend at Cummings Research Park for the competition.

The City of Huntsville has announced registration is officially open for the inaugural Teen Career Summit. The event will allow teens to explore various career options, get advice from career professionals and learn essential skills such as job interviews and paying bills.

All city roads in Huntsville are open after a blanket of snow fell overnight. On Wednesday, officials and law enforcement were out working to clear the roadways in the Rocket City. However, Huntsville Police still urges drivers to use caution.

An Alabama attraction will soon close its doors, just for a little bit, while undergoing a facelift. The Huntsville Museum of Art will temporarily close its doors from March 2 through June 2025. During this time, a state-of-the-art HVAC system will be installed.

Published reports indicate there may have been a reprieve at NASA. Probationary workers, including those at Alabama’s Marshall Space Center, were bracing for job cuts. The websites ARS Technica and NASA watch say mass firings have not yet occurred and there’s no clear reason for the delay.

William Ray Lucas , the man who led a NASA facility that shouldered much of the blame for the 1986 Challenger explosion, has died. Laughlin Service Funeral Home director Bryan Peek said Saturday that Lucas died Monday at his home in Huntsville, Alabama. Lucas was director of the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville when the Challenger exploded on Jan. 28, 1986, just 73 seconds after liftoff. He resigned months later after a presidential commission blamed a design fault in the shuttle's booster rockets for the disaster.

The City of Huntsville has partnered with local organizations to open warming centers for the community. This comes after National Weather Service forecasted that temperatures would dip into the teens overnight on Wednesday and Thursday. There are four warming centers that will be open during the freezing weather.

Spring might be closer than you think... at least, that's the prediction from Cosmo, a hound mix in Huntsville. He revealed is forecast at the fourth annual Ground Dog Day celebration at Huntsville Animal Services.