🌱 Huntsville Daily: What's Happening Today (Sat, Apr 16)

In the case of Warren Hardy, the jury recommended a death sentence to Judge Comer. The official sentencing is set to take place on August 25 at 9 a.m. (WAFF)
On Tuesday, April 26, there will be a Veterans’ career fair at the Jackson Center. The event will be held by Still Serving Veterans and the American Freedom Foundation and will be from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. There will be many veteran-friendly companies available. (WHNT)
Huntsville City Council has approved renovations to Kids' Space. They will include new playground equipment, an expanded parking lot and coordination with the skate park. (WAFF)
Keep Athens Limestone Beautiful and Athens State University have teamed up ahead of Earth Day 2022. They are hosting an event April 21 that will feature food trucks, a petting zoo, experiments and shows to educate the public about Earth Day. (The Quad-Cities Daily)

Happy Saturday, people of Huntsville! Let's get this day started. Here's what's happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

A morning thunderstorm. High: 71 Low: 53.

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Here are the top stories today in Huntsville:

1. Athens News Courier Easter Egg coloring contest winners (News Courier)
2. Manhunt underway after armed robbery at Huntsville shopping plaza (WAAY)
3. Search underway for armed robbery suspect in Huntsville (WAFF)
4. UAH scientists play major roles in NASA funding (WZDX)
5. Eagle Battalion Take Part in Redstone Arsenal Garrison CSM Podcast| (Huntsville City Schools |)
6. 'Purple Star' Madison City Schools student hopes military families 'find their place' (WZDX)
7. 2022 Summer Reading | Huntsville City Schools| (Huntsville City Schools |)
8. Roadway clear after earlier crash on Memorial Parkway (WAFF)
9. Jury recommends death in 2016 killing of Huntsville retiree (Times Daily)
10. Madison man charged with sending explicit video to child via Snapchat (WAAY)
11. Veterans’ career fair coming to Huntsville (WHNT News 19)
12. West releases victim's name in Saturday homicide | News (News Courier)
13. Inaugural Eggstravaganza event at John Hunt Park Saturday (WAFF)
14. Kids' Space renovation agreement approved by Huntsville City Council (WAFF)
15. ‘No better place’ for Space Command HQ than Huntsville, Alabama Congress members say (AL.com)
16. Command headquartered at Redstone Arsenal supporting efforts in Ukraine - The Madison Record (themadisonrecord.com)
17. Trick-shot billiards personality Florian Kohler visits Athens (News Courier)
18. City Of Huntsville Air Quality Forecast For April 13 (Press Release Desk)
19. Huntsville Transit Providing Free Rides To College Students, Staff Next Week (Press Release Desk)
20. Two University Of Alabama Scientists Play Major Roles In NASA's Phase II Funding Of Heliophysics DRIVE Center (Press Release Desk)
21. Two University Of Alabama Scientists Play Major Roles In NASA's Phase II Funding Of Heliophysics DRIVE Center (Press Release Desk)
22. Huntsville Fire working to keep up with high demand in safety inspections (WAFF)
23. New! Limestone County Arrest Reports 04/01/22 – 04/13/22 | (The Quad-Cities Daily)
24. FREE EVENT! Athens 2022 Earth Day & Outdoor EXPO Saturday. April 23 | (The Quad-Cities Daily)

Today in Huntsville:

• Huntsville Inaugural Eggstravaganza @ John Hunt Park (9:00 AM)
• Madison Easter Eggstravaganza (9:00 AM)
• Burritt on the Mountain Easter Jubilee 2022 (11:00 AM)
• Special Needs Easter Extravaganza - Registration/Check-in begins at 12:30, but the event starts at 1 p.m. (12:30 PM)
• Cathedral Caverns Egg Hunt (1:00 PM)
• 2022 Easter Treasure Hunt @ Wheeler Park (3:30 PM)

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