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Learn more about Huntsville’s historic Star Super Market Star Super Market has been a Huntsville staple ever since it opened its doors in Five Points in 1944. To learn more about Star Super Market, click here . Reference: www.waff.com

It's Panoply weekend in Huntsville! runs Friday through Sunday in Big Spring Park. Find details here , by downloading the festival guide , and below: Arts Huntsville invites the community to return to downtown Huntsville's Big Spring Park on April 28 – 30 to celebrate 41 years of Panoply Arts Festival. Reference: www.waaytv.com

Huntsville, Alabama: More Than Rocket Science Huntsville, Alabama is consistently ranked one of the smartest cities in the nation. It’s hit the list of best places for tech jobs and has been named one of the best cities for working retirees. It’s considered one of the most educated cities in the nation, and most visitors’ first stop is the rocket center that has been instrumental in creating this reputation for this far-northern Alabama city. But if you think this is all Huntsville has to offer, think again. Reference: www.forbes.com

Judge denies ‘stand your ground’ motion for former Huntsville police officer charged with murder ...a former Huntsville police officer charged with murder in a 2018 on-duty shooting should have received immunity. In a one-page order, Circuit Judge Alan Mann denied a motion for a “Stand Your Ground” hearing for William Ben Darby, whose 2021 murder conviction was overturned last month. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals struck down the conviction ... Darby’s attorneys filed a motion for the immunity hearing, arguing, as in 2019, that he was acting in defense of himself and others when he fatally shot Parker. “If the Trial Court applied the wrong self defense standard at trial, then the Trial Court presumably applied the wrong standard at the Immunity Hearing too,” Darby’s attorneys argued. Reference: www.msn.com

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GOP senators grow weary of Tuberville abortion stalemate on defense nominees Tuberville told The Hill on Wednesday that he would be willing to relent if given a vote on the Senate floor on a proposal to strictly bar the Defense Department from spending any taxpayer money to help service members obtain abortions. “That’s what we’re waiting on,” he said. “Either put it in the [National Defense Authorization Act] or do a standalone [bill]. ” “As long as there’s no money spent by the taxpayers [for abortions],” he added. Reference: thehill.com

The nine shocking replies that highlight 'woke' ChatGPT's inherent bias — including struggling to define a woman, praising Democrats but not Republicans and saying nukes are less dangerous than racism ...ChatGPT is happy to praise Joe Biden... but not Donald Trump ...several observers noted that the chatbot spits out answers which seem to indicate a distinctly liberal viewpoint. Elon Musk described it as ‘concerning’ when the program suggested it would prefer to detonate a nuclear weapon, killing millions, rather than use a racial slur. The chatbot also refused to write a poem praising former President Donald Trump but was happy to do so for Kamala Harris and Joe Biden. And the program also refuses to speak about the benefits of fossil fuels. Experts have warned that if such systems are used to generate search results, the political biases of the AI bots could mislead users. Reference: www.dailymail.co.uk

Home prices are falling in north Alabama, but not in Huntsville It was cheaper to buy a home in March throughout much of north Alabama. But that was not the case in Huntsville, according to VallleyMLS data released by the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors earlier this week. The average sales price in the Huntsville market – which includes the city of Madison and Madison County – rose 10.5% over March 2022 , compared to the rest of HAAR’s coverage area, which fell by 2%, or by an average of about $2,000. Reference: www.al.com

Huntsville city leaders talk construction updates and traffic headaches Rob Buddo of Downtown Huntsville, Inc. who has a background in city planning says that even though there are technically enough parking spaces, their location might not be the most convenient. “You’re likely not always going to be able to park right in front of a restaurant or in front of the park, you may have to walk a block,” Buddo said. “Overall, there will always be a parking space for you downtown.” Reference: www.waff.com

Gov. Kay Ivey denounces ‘woke’ preschool training book, ousts state official Barbara Cooper, head of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education, was forced to resign after state officials found the department was distributing teacher training materials that included so-called “woke concepts.” According to a statement released Friday by Gov. Kay Ivey’s office, state officials were alerted last week about a pre-K educator resource book that they said contained “content that is simply not in line with what the Ivey Administration or the people of Alabama stand for or believe.” Reference: www.al.com

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Company with 6 hospitals in Alabama says patient info may have been disclosed in cybersecurity ‘incident’ A healthcare company that runs six hospitals in Alabama announced Thursday that patient and other information may have been disclosed during a cybersecurity “incident” in January. ...Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, said the cybersecurity firm it contracts with to provide secure file transfer software became aware of the incident on the night of Jan. 30. The actual incident occurred sometime between Jan. 28 and Jan. 30, CHS said. Fortra, the cybersecurity firm, took down impacted systems offline on Jan. 31. ...CHS said it would provide identity restoration and credit monitoring services for free for two years among those that request it. Those wishing to enroll in those services or those with questions on the incident were asked to call 1-800-906-7947. That number is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7

Huntsville | How livable is your community? The overall livability index score for Huntsville, Alabama is 52. This is in the top half of communities in the U.S. Reference: aarp.org

Alabama schools are seeing an increase in ransomware, phishing and other cybersecurity attacks, officials say. Alabama schools are seeing an increase in ransomware, phishing and other cybersecurity attacks, officials say. ...The biggest threat, ASA officials said, is when attackers trick people into clicking on malicious links in an email, a practice called phishing . Employees can unknowingly click on links that either install malware or otherwise obtain information from the network it has hooked into. Reference: www.govtech.com

Beware Huntsvillians, this could happen in your neighborhood I want to disclose a few of the key ‘lessons learned’ I garnered when an out-of-state developer purchased land and wanted to change the zoning classification to maximize their profit. ...multiple ordinances being violated both in Zoning and Slope Development. No formal documentation or analysis (e.g., meeting minutes) has been provided by the City Departments to support the decisions made by our city leaders Reference: www.al.com

Huntsville real estate agents talk about the state of the housing, apartment market the demand for housing in the Rocket City is not cooling off and that it is freezing some people out. ...Apartments are frankly one of the best ways to accommodate growth,” orrection ...When people can’t find a home to buy, they typically will go to rentals... I don’t know if there’s going to be a decrease in those rents.” ... Reference: www.waff.com