🌱 Oakwood and Alabama A&M Compete Academically + HPD Car Chase

Hey, neighbors! Amy Young here with a brand-new Huntsville Daily. Here's what you missed over the weekend:

• Oakwood and Alabama A&M competed in an academic challenge
• HPD car chase
• Two UAH centers are helping prevent water hazards and regulate our water use

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A touch of afternoon rain. High: 69 Low: 62.

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Here are the top stories in Huntsville today:

1. Two UAH research centers, the Information Systems and Technology Center and the Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center. will be used to help the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH). This new group, comprised of 28 academic institutions, will help predict hazards that are water-related and manage the country’s water. (Yellowhammer News)
2. Oakwood University and Alabama A&M made it to the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Quarterfinals. Alabama A&M was edged out by Tuskegee, but Oakwood beat Dillard and will compete again today against Kentucky State at 5 p.m. (WHNT, Honda)
3. HPD officers were led on a car chase Saturday night. The driver allegedly refused to pull over for a traffic stop around Airport Road and the chase ended near Huntsville Hospital when stop sticks were deployed. There were no injuries reported and the driver is in custody. (WAFF)
4. Athens State hosted the 99th Annual Alabama Academy of Science Meeting in March. Several students competed with others from around the state, and six Athens students received first and second prizes in their fields. (News Courier)

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Today in Huntsville:

• Open Gym @ the Matrix (1:30 PM)
• American Girl Book Club @ Madison Public Library - This meeting focuses on Grace! (4:00 PM)
• Regular Council Meeting - City of Madison (6:00 PM)
• Rhythm Mondays with Connor McMurray @ Rhythm on Monroe (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• HAS is asking you to "spring" one of their adoptable pets after an influx of owner surrenders and strays this week! (Details)

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— Amy Young