Posts by Austen Shipley

Two deserving veterans, who were severely wounded in combat, will be receiving all-terrain Trackchairs at halftime during this year's Iron Bowl, thanks to The Independence Fund’s Mobility Program and the Kappa Alpha chapters at the University of Alabama and Auburn University.  

In a recent episode of WVNN’s "The Yaffee Program," candidate for Secretary of State Andrew Sorrell called for additional attention to voter fraud in Alabama after he said a town of 900 in Lowndes County recorded over 1,000 votes in an August municipal election.

Alabama's congressional representation dispatched a letter earlier this week addressed to Secretary of the U.S. Army Dan Driscoll, requesting that Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville become a future Microreactor Power Plant site.

The Colbert County Sheriff's Office has received substantial funding after joining U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) 287(g) program in June.

On Monday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order requiring the State and Treasury departments to investigate the possibility of classifying certain chapters or other subdivisions of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl weighed in on former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones' (D-Mountain Brook) entrance into the 2026 governor's race in a statement to 1819 News on Monday.

A Democrat candidate for Alabama's fifth congressional district, who has previously identified himself as a proud member of Antifa, delivered a profanity-ridden tirade at an event in Washington, D.C. on Friday.

During a discussion on Friday morning's episode of WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) spoke out against Democrats' continued demonization of conservatives, arguing they should instead be working to address the needs of voters.

According to a report from Punch Bowl News, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and a group of fellow Republican legislators are lobbying for President Donald Trump to support a limited short-term extension of Obamacare subsidies.

The Decatur Police Department has announced that members of its Vice/Narcotics Unit, Criminal Investigations Bureau, and Patrol Bureau executed a search warrant in the 1400 block of 1st Avenue SW on Thursday morning.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously on Wednesday to repeal a controversial provision found in the recently passed government funding bill, allowing a group of GOP senators, including Tommy Tuberville, to sue the federal government after being targeted in Operation Arctic Frost.

A Lauderdale County child sustained "serious" injuries on Tuesday afternoon after being bitten by a dog multiple times off Highway 157 near the Underwood-Petersville community.

The execution of a search warrant at a Gadsden residence led to a shootout on Thursday morning between members of the Etowah County Joint Special Operations Group and a lone suspect.

An Alabaster man has been convicted of multiple sex offenses against a minor after being found in a 12-year-old girl's bed in Tennessee and then threatening to kill her family upon being discovered by the child's mother.

Nearly 11,000 current and former employees of the Tennessee Valley Authority have received a total of $260 million in year-end payouts, also referred to as at-risk pay, from the federally owned electric utility corporation.

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) spoke to Newsmax about a provision found in the recently passed government funding bill, granting himself and a group of fellow conservative senators the ability to sue the federal government after being targeted in a covert surveillance operation conducted by the Biden administration.

On a Tuesday episode of The Benny Show with Benny Johnson, U.S Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) called for individuals involved in the horrific crimes of financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to be promptly arrested and forced to "pay the ultimate price."

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) joined Fox Business on Monday afternoon to discuss the election of Zoharn Mamdani as New York's next mayor and the anticipated resistance against the Muslim socialist's agenda.

According to a recent poll, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is the heavy favorite in a potential matchup against Democrat and former legislator Doug Jones in the upcoming 2026 governor's race.

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle spoke about U.S. Space Command's relocation to the Rocket City during his State of the City address on Friday, calling it not just a success for Huntsville but for America as a whole.

In a conversation with 1819 News on Monday, State Rep. Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) spoke about the public's growing concern regarding the increasing presence of "chem-trails" across the skies of Alabama.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) discussed his ongoing campaign to become Alabama's next U.S. Senator this week on WVNN's "The Yaffee Program."

Hundreds of attendees packed into The Barber Motorsports Museum and Event Center in Birmingham on Friday night for the 2025 Albert Patterson Gala hosted by 1819 News.

U.S Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is now threatening to sue any Biden official involved in Operation Arctic Frost.

Republican Katherine Robertson has secured the Alabama Forestry Association's endorsement in her bid to become the state's next attorney general.

An officer-involved shooting on Wednesday night in Decatur is now under investigation by the Morgan County Sheriff's Office.

On Wednesday's episode of WVNN's "The Yaffee Program," U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) discussed the ongoing government shutdown and the urgent need to eliminate the filibuster.