Secretary of State Wes Allen recently reminded Alabamians that Monday is the final day to register to vote in the upcoming Republican special primary election on August 11, in which voters will decide the GOP nominee for a handful of recently approved congressional districts.

The Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama recently announced that Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has been named the 2026 Crime Stopper of the Year, an award given for the mayor’s efforts to make “Birmingham a better place to live for everyone.”

The Alabama Trucking Association recently joined trucking organizations in releasing a one-year progress report on the significant federal and state efforts to remove illegal operators from the roadways.

Just one week before his birthday, James Monroe “J-Roe” Hand, 18, was involved in a single-vessel incident on the evening of July 18. The teen’s body was missing overnight until crews located him in Mobile Bay near Point Clear.

Measles cases in 2026 have already outpaced last year's total, while Alabama has yet to report a single in-state case.

Pat McClellan spoke with 1819 News about the legacy of the Flora-Bama ahead of its 60th anniversary in 2024. After the news of his death last week, the Flora-Bama credited McClellan with building a legacy.

The body of Mountain Brook teen Natalee Holloway was never found after she disappeared while on a senior class trip to Aruba back in 2005. However, new information could reveal more about how the lone suspect in her disappearance initially got away and was able to kill another woman.

It’s entirely reasonable, and indeed rather American, to look at two justices past the actuarial horizon, a Senate majority contingent on health and turnout in equal measure, and a midterm map full of tossups, and feel the particular, low-grade nervousness that comes from understanding how much of constitutional order rests, in the end, on frail and mortal custodians.

In our darkest night, God does not abandon us.

While Odysseus was able to restore his kingdom for a time, Ithaca soon fell, never to rise again. Christ’s kingdom, by contrast, is being restored even as we speak. Someday, He will return to make all things right, and this kingdom and His rule will never end. 

Water is our whole world. Water is life.

The Slanes see farm work as teaching responsibility. Not only do the plants and animals depend on you, the family's livelihood does, too. At the very least, it teaches you the skill of, in Rebecca's words, "not being a wimp."

Live with courage. Love others well. Stand up for what matters. Keep your family close. Inspire your peers. Lean on God. Be like Will.

Alabama’s parents are done being treated as if they are untrustworthy, as if they are not the front line of defense for their children. By legislatively putting Alabama’s parents at the financial table to direct their own tax dollars as they see fit, they are transforming the education, culture and direction of Alabama’s future.

By its nature, Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is a post-Christian movie based on a pre-Christian story, and both aspects contain mixed-up, yet prominent, Christian themes.

Take away community, and we’re left with chaos and contention. Restore community, and we begin to properly interact and see one another as real people once again, worthy of respect.

The “unprovables” or mysteries we find, even if temporary, direct us to our finitude. We are not God. We will not know as Him. And if, when appropriate, we embrace that rather than chaffing against it, the inevitable mysteries of the world become far less of a catalyst for frustration and far more of a catalyst for praise.

Jackie Cline, who played football under legendary coaches Paul “Bear” Bryant and Don Shula, passed away on July 24 at the age of 66.

Private school officials from across Alabama voted on Friday to name a new, multi-state athletic association.

During a recent appearance on "The Benny Johnson Show," retired Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl praised WNBA star Sophie Cunningham for coming out against biological males competing in women's sports.

With less than 100 days until the midterm elections, U.S. Senate Republicans are warning of a potential socialist takeover if voters don’t help protect the legislature’s slim majority.

Educator Phadra Carson Foster is running to be the next senator for District 25.

Steven Lambert, a longtime District 3 resident, small business owner, and dedicated community leader, recently announced his candidacy for Montgomery City Council District 3 in the upcoming special election on September 1.