Rocket City News

Rocket City Trash Pandas Announce 2023 Weekly Promotions The full 2023 Rocket City Trash Pandas promotional schedule with fan favorites such as bobbleheads, jersey auctions, and more returning this season! With the calendar now turned to 2023, baseball is almost here! The Rocket City Trash Pandas begin the third season in franchise history in just over three months on Thursday, April 6 against the Chattanooga Lookouts, with first pitch at Toyota Field scheduled for 6:35 p.m. The 2023 season will feature many fun promotions during Trash Pandas home games at Toyota Field. Now, the Trash Pandas are pleased to announce the weekly promotional schedule for the upcoming season, with each day of the week bringing different fun to the ballpark. Listen Live! Reference: www.milb.com

Rocket City Weather Fest Returns To UAH Rocket City Weather Fest is making an in-person return to The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) on February 4, 2023. This free community event is great for all ages in the Tennessee Valley. The event will be held at UAH’s Shelby Center for Science and Technology from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. This is a great event for anyone that has an interest in the weather. Reference: whnt.com

Huntsville City Schools Get 'Advanced Weapons Detection System' Huntsville City Schools (HCS) is rolling out new technology to address campus safety after two students from separate schools brought firearms to class last week. Evolv Technology Reference: whnt.com

Box with urn, infant clothes washes ashore in Alabama Sunday afternoon, Alan Nabors was doing what he does any time he has some free time – fishing. But, before he could make his first cast, something caught his eye in the sand at May Day Park in Daphne, Alabama. Reference: fox8.com

Iconic rocket at Alabama rest stop to be taken down, NASA says The NASA rocket that towers at the north Alabama welcome center on Interstate 65 will be taken down, the space agency and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center said in a statement Friday night. It’s the final verdict on a long-running issue of how best to deal with the deteriorating Saturn 1B rocket that’s become a popular landmark near the Tennessee state line. Reference: www.al.com

Level 3 risk for severe weather for part of Alabama starting Tuesday Severe weather will be possible across the southern half of Alabama from late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The areas in orange will have a Level 3 out of 5 risk for severe weather. The areas in yellow have a Level 2 risk, and the areas in dark green have a Level 1 risk. Tornadoes, damaging winds and heavy rain will all be possible, especially in the areas in orange. Reference: www.al.com

Three additional juveniles arrested in connection with event center shooting Alabama A&M University released the following statement regarding the murder of its students. “The Alabama A&M University Family mourns the recent death of Kaitlyn Jenkins, an AAMU student who was one of two, 20-year-old women killed during an off-campus birthday party event held over the weekend. Deepest condolences are... Reference: www.waff.com

House Oversight chair vows to investigate Biden think tank's potential ties to China: 'This is unprecedented' Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Oversight Committee, joined "Fox & Friends First" Wednesday to react to classified documents found at Penn Biden Center and the need to investigate the Biden family money trail to determine if the White House is "compromised." Reference: www.foxnews.com

Two dead, at least four injured in overnight shooting in Huntsville The Madison County Sheriff's Office reports that at about 12:30 AM they received a 911 emergency call of shots fired "in the area of 198 Mastin Drive and US Highway 72". Deputies responded to the "strip mall" establishment , where two women were found dead . Reference: www.rocketcitynow.com

U.S. Space & Rocket Center soars as Huntsville’s top attraction With Artemis I and Orion getting off the ground in 2022, it’s probably no surprise that the U.S. Space and Rocket Center continues to soar as the top attraction not only in Huntsville, but also the state. But other attractions in the Rocket City such as the Huntsville Botanical Garden and the Orion Amphitheater Reference: www.al.com

Other Minorities Committing Vast Majority Of Anti-Semitic Assaults In NYC A detailed report on antisemitic crimes in New York City is creating uncomfortable questions for elected officials and community leaders and bringing into stark relief a common misconception about the perpetrators of Jew-hatred . Americans Against Antisemitism , through its Hate Crimes Accountability Project , pored over limited data on hate crimes against Jews from April 2018 through August of this year, adding in key details. The results show that of 194 documented assaults, the perpetrators’ group identities were known 99 times. According to the report’s data, 64% of those assaults were committed by black persons, 17% by Muslims or Arabs, 11% by Hispanics and 3% by white persons. The data contradicts consistent refrains from city leaders about white supremacists being responsible for hate crimes against the Jewish population. Reference: matzav.com Tags: News for the Huntsville Alabama Jewish Popu

New COVID variant XBB.1.5 rapidly spreading in US, CDC data shows A new Omicron variant is rapidly spreading in the US just in time to ring in 2023, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The strain, known XBB.1.5, accounts for about 41% of confirmed COVID cases across the nation, the data shows. “We’re projecting that it’s going to be the dominant variant in the Northeast region of the country and that it’s going to increase in all regions of the country Reference: nypost.com

Take a Free Mural Tour of Huntsville, Alabama While Huntsville has a long history of rocket scientists and engineers, we can’t forget about the amazing creative people who call the Rocket City home. Explore the city’s creative side with this fun, free, self-guided mural tour. Reference: Paige Minds the Gap