Huntsville, Alabama Named US Space Command HQ
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Newsmax ^
| 1-13-2021 | Solange Reyner
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced Huntsville as the U.S. Space Command’s new U.S. headquarters, a move Colorado lawmakers will look to overturn once President-elect Joe Biden is in office, saying President Donald Trump received “bad advice from political advisers” in making his decision. “I
couldn’t be more pleased to learn that Alabama will be the new home to the United States Space Command!” Ivey tweeted. “Our state has long provided exceptional support for our military and their families as well as rich and storied history when it comes to space exploration. This combination only enhances the outstanding relationships...
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Defense contractor to add 800 jobs in Huntsville (Alabama)
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The Birmingham Business Journal ^
| April 11, 2017 | Tim Steere, digital producer
“We are two years into the first phase of our competitive improvement program (CIP) affordability drive and the consolidation progress, and overhead cost reductions achieved to date have exceeded our expectations,” Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and President Eileen Drake said in a release. “We
intend to build on this success by expanding our CIP-related consolidation efforts so we can deliver the value our customers demand and position our company for further growth.” Aeroject Rocketdyne previously selected Huntsville as the home of its Defense division headquarters and its Rocket Shop advanced programs. Aerojet Rocketdyne has been developing the AR1 rocket engine since...
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Confederate monument removed from Alabama courthouse [Huntsville]
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Associated Press ^
| October 23, 2020
A 115-year-old Confederate monument that was the subject of protests in Alabama this year was removed from outside a county courthouse early Friday. News outlets reported that a small group of onlookers cheered at the Madison County Courthouse in Huntsville as crews took away the stone memorial, which was topped by the
likeness of a soldier, in pieces. Music blasted during part of the work. “I’m speechless, literally speechless. It’s an amazing time for our culture and for people of all colors. I’m excited that I’m able to watch this event happen during this time,” said Joretha Wright. […] Madison...
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1 Dead 2 Wounded in Alabama Church Shooting
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WTOP ^
| June 16, 2022
Police: 1 dead, 2 hurt in Alabama church shooting The Associated Press June 16, 2022, 9:44 PM VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — A shooting at a church in a suburb of one of Alabama’s major cities left one person dead and two others wounded Thursday evening, police said, adding a suspect was
taken into custody. The shooting occurred at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills, Vestavia Hills Police Capt. Shane Ware said at a briefing. He said multiple law enforcement officers rushed to the site after dispatchers received a call of an active shooter at...
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I will be in Huntsville, Alabama, on Saturday night to support Luther Strange for Senate...
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Real Donald Trump twitter acoount ^
| September 16, 2017 | President Donald Trump
I will be in Huntsville, Alabama, on Saturday night to support Luther Strange for Senate. "Big Luther" is a great guy who gets things done!
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Donald Trump making campaign stop in Huntsville Sunday (Alabama)
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WAAY ^
| 2/22/16 | Patrick Ary
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will make his first Huntsville campaign appearance a week away from Alabama's primary. Trump
will appear in the West Wind Hangar at Black Hall Aerospace, located at 2840 Wall Triana Hwy SW. Doors open at 2 p.m., and the event is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Tickets are free and can be obtained at this website. This will be Trump's third campaign visit to the state. He's previously held rallies in Mobile and Birmingham.
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Australian company selects Huntsville for US manufacturing plant (200 jobs in Alabama)
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WAAY-TV ^
| June 6, 2018 | Sydney Martin
EOS says in six to nine months the manufacturing plant will be in full production. Electro
Optic Systems or EOS is an Australian company that's coming to the Rocket City. The company is based out of Australia but is now opening a United States Headquarters in Huntsville. The building will produce products of the company for the defense industry. Their United States President who has been a part of the defense industry in Huntsville for years told WAAY 31 about the products they will be manufacturing. "What you can do with this system is you can stay in the vehicle,...
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Verizon to add 300 full-time jobs at Huntsville call center (Alabama)
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The Huntsville Times ^
| December 5, 2016 | Paul Gattis
Verizon on Monday announced plans to hire up to 300 full-time employees throughout 2017 at its Huntsville call center. The
wireless communication company will hold an onsite career fair Saturday at its Huntsville call center at 475 Quality Circle. According to the announcement, career fair attendees will have the opportunity to network with recruiters, leadership and employees from the customer service department and take a tour of the facility. Verizon said it will offer competitive salaries and benefits, including health care coverage and participation in the company's 401(k) program. Interested candidates may apply online at verizon.com/jobs.
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Alabama shooting leaves 7 dead: 'It's a horrific scene,' authorities say
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fox news ^
Upon arrival at the home in Valhermoso Springs, south of Huntsville, Morgan County sheriff's deputies found part of the home on fire, AL.com reported. After
the blaze was extinguished, they located the bodies of the victims, who included...four men and three women. The neighborhood is known for heavy drug activity and deputies have frequently visited the house, an AL.com reporter posted on Twitter. An investigation was continuing but authorities said the public faced no immediate threat.
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Good news: Toyota and Mazda announce giant new Huntsville, Alabama, plant which will produce...
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Real Donald Trump twitter account ^
| January 10, 2018 | President Donald Trump
Good news: Toyota and Mazda announce giant new Huntsville, Alabama, plant which will produce over 300,000 cars and SUV’s a year and employ 4000 people. Companies
are coming back to the U.S. in a very big way. Congratulations Alabama! 11:29 PM - 10 Jan 2018
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Mazda Toyota to begin hiring process for Huntsville plant in Fall 2019 [4,000 new jobs in Alabama]
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WAFF-TV ^
| March 21, 2019 | Staff
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Mazda Toyota Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc (MTMUS) will beging the hiring process for the new $1.6 Billion
manufacturing plant located in Huntsville very soon. The hiring process for production workers will begin in Fall 2019 and continue until the plant is at full capacity. Applications and training will be done on a rolling basis, which has plans to create up to 4,000 new jobs in Alabama. “Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc. represents yet another project in a long line of global manufacturers that see the value in Alabama and its citizens. We’re proud to continue our two-decade...
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Gunman in Alabama Mall Shooting, Previously Thought to Be Dead, Still At Large: Police
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ktla ^
| 11/24/2018
Police initially said Bradford opened fire after an altercation with the 18-year-old and an officer fatally shot him as he fled the scene. But
late Friday, police changed that story, saying that while Bradford was involved in “some aspect of the altercation” and was armed with a handgun, he likely did not fire the rounds that injured the two others. Police do not know how the confrontation began but don’t believe the 18-year-old who was hurt was armed, they said. A gunman opened fire, shooting the teenager twice in the torso, according to police. An armed Hoover police officer who...
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Gunman dead and 2 wounded -- including 12-year-old girl -- in Alabama mall shooting (BLACK FRIDAY)
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CNN ^
| November 23, 2018 | Joe Sutton and Madeline Holcombe, CNN
CNN)A Thanksgiving night shooting at Alabama's largest enclosed mall left a gunman dead and two people -- including a 12-year-old girl -- injured, authorities said, and sent terrified shoppers running for safety. The
incident at the Riverchase Galleria in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover started with a fight between an 18-year-old and the 21-year-old gunman, police said. The confrontation occurred in the mall shortly before 10 p.m. (11 p.m. ET), near the Footaction and JC Penney stores on the second level. Police do not know how the confrontation began, but "we do not believe at this point the 18-year-old was...
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Woman charged with shooting at husband at Huntsville hotel
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WHNT ^
| 11/26/20 | WHNT
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A woman is behind bars after Huntsville police said she fired more than a dozen shots at her husband Thursday morning and failed to hit him. Inez
Fuqua, 38, is charged with second-degree assault, shooting into an occupied vehicle and receiving stolen property for the incident that happened at the Hyatt Place Huntsville on Governors West. Police said Fuqua ambushed her husband as he returned to the hotel Thursday morning. They said the two are still married but were not living together. As the victim pulled in, police said a car pulled up and Fuqua jumped out,...
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Mass Public Shooting in Orlando occurred in ANOTHER gun-free zone: 50+ dead in a shooting
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Crime Prevention Research Center ^
| June 12, 2016 | Crime Prevention Research Center
On Friday singer Christina Grimmie’s was murdered in a gun-free zone in Orlando. Early this morning, at least 50 people were fatally shot at an Orlando night club — also a gun-free zone. Since
at least 1950, only slightly over 1 percent of mass public shootings have occurred where general citizens have been able to defend themselves. Police are extremely important in stopping crime, but even if they had been present at the time of the nightclub shooting, they may have had a very difficult time stopping the attack. Attackers will generally shoot first at any uniformed guards or officers...
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Cincinnati bank shooting: 4 dead, including gunman; suspect was 'actively shooting innocent victims'
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ABC ^
| 9-06-2018 | ABC News 11
CINCINNATI -- Police say four people are dead, including the gunman, in a downtown Cincinnati bank shooting. Two
other victims had gunshot wounds. Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley said the gunman was "actively shooting innocent victims" and that it was a "horrific" scene. Police Chief Eliot Isaac said the shooter opened fire early Thursday morning at the loading dock of the Fifth Third Bank building. Isaac said the gunman then entered the bank's lobby. He said 3-4 officers engaged with the suspect. It's unclear if the gunman shot himself or was shot by officers.
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Tulsa hospital shooting: At least 4 dead in ‘catastrophic scene’; shooter also dead
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AP ^
| 06 01 2022 | Staff
Four people were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus, a police captain said. Tulsa
Police Department Deputy Chief Eric Dalgleish confirmed the number of dead and said the shooter also was dead, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It was unclear what prompted the deadly assault. However, the unidentified gunman carried both a handgun and a rifle during the attack, Dalgleish said. SNIP
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3 dead, 4 injured in overnight shooting in Wilmington, North Carolina(The shooting happened at a house party, police said.)
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ABC ^
| 4-3-21 | William Mansell
At least three people are dead and four are injured following an overnight shooting in Wilmington, North Carolina. Conditions of the injured were not immediately available, Lt. Leslie Irving, a watch commander with the Wilmington Police Department, told ABC. Just after midnight Saturday, officers were dispatched to the 700 block of Kidder
St after reports of shots fired. Once they arrived, police said they discovered a gunfight had erupted inside the home during a house party.News.
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Update on Michigan Courthouse shooting: 3 cops dead - Shooter barricaded inside [Now Dead]
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twitter.com/Cronikeys ^
| 3:20 PM - 11 Jul 2016 | Alison Arkin @Cronikeys
Update on Michigan Courthouse shooting:-3 dead-Officer his in left arm-Shooter inside on third floor-Berrien County Courthouse— Alison Arkin (@Cronikeys) July 11, 2016
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Gunman dead after shooting at Delaware veterans cemetery leaves elderly couple dead
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Fox News ^
| May 10, 2020 | Robert Gearty
A man wanted for shooting an elderly couple at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery was found dead after exchanging gunfire with police. The
couple, from Elkton, Md., was shot Friday morning after going to the cemetery in Bear. The woman, 85, died at the scene, according to Delaware State Police. Her husband, 86, died Saturday at a hospital. Their names had not been released as of Sunday. Police said the suspect, Sheldon Francis, 29, of Middletown, Del., was spotted about an hour after the shooting running into a wooded area near the cemetery.
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