The DOJ settlement goes to 139 victims of Larry Nassar, the disgraced team doctor of USA Gymnastics who sexually assaulted elite and Olympic gymnasts, after the FBI failed to promptly investigate.

"I'm not playing with persona," St. Vincent says of All Born Screaming. "It's a really a record about life and death and love. That's it. That's all we got."

PEN America has cancelled its annual Literary Awards ceremony after nearly half of the authors nominated withdrew in protest over the organization's response to the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza.

The United Methodist Church is holding its first General Conference since the pandemic and will consider whether to change policies on several LGBTQ issues.

In this episode, we review north Alabama's biggest stories of the week and get an update from the Alabama Statehouse. We also meet the Anderson and Roe Piano Duo. Our featured local artist is Common Man.

Catch up on the week's biggest stories about people, places, events and activities happening in Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley.

This episode, organizers for The Curated Gallery in Huntsville, Asé Selah and Kevin Richardson, join us to talk about their upcoming exhibit, on display May 2-4.

If you want local original music, then you want Valley Sounds! Some new music standouts this week include Dizzy D, Marylyn Coffey, and James Wardlow III. Valley Sounds is all about local music Saturdays nights at 9. If you miss a show, get the podcast on iTunes or with the WLRH mobile app.