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U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) harshly criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and the Democratic Party for forcing a government shutdown on Wednesday, despite Republican warnings about its potential impact on everyday Americans.

A Priceville Police officer has been fired after engaging in a fatal police pursuit in Hartselle last month, resulting in the death of a local teenager and injuring six others.

A pro-Palestinian youth organization, the Young Palestinians of Huntsville, has announced it will be holding a "Week of Action" beginning on October 3 in the downtown area of Huntsville and on the University of Alabama in Huntsville's campus.

Ahead of the next legislative session, State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) has pre-filed a bill banning face slap fighting in the state of Alabama.

State Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road) has pre-filed a constitutional amendment requiring Alabama school boards to vote for or against allowing their employees and students to pray and read religious texts during the school day.

An hour after a campus alert was issued about a potential bomb threat, officials with Alabama A&M University gave the all clear to its students, staff and faculty following a short investigation into the matter.

A woman has been handed an international parental kidnapping charge after abducting her infant daughter from the child's father's home in Orange Beach last week and then fleeing the country to Mexico.

After breaking into a Decatur home on Sunday evening, a man was shot and killed by an occupant within the residence.

In a letter sent late last week, members of the Alabama legislature asked the U.S. Senate to swiftly pass a short-term funding extension to prevent a government shutdown.

Alabama Attorney General and candidate for the U.S. Senate, Steve Marshall, spoke about several issues important to Alabamians on a recent installment of the America’s Kitchen Table podcast.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has joined forces with U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) to advocate for the nation's veterans by expanding their access to over-the-counter hearing aids.

In a recent interview with Chicago's WGN Radio, U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) expressed strong disagreement with the Trump administration's deployment of the National Guard to cities across America. The move, according to federal officials, has been made to fight high crime rates plaguing many municipalities.

Following an examination of several books at the Huntsville Madison County Public Library, 1819 News can confirm that multiple works in the children's section were focused on the promotion of transgenderism amongst primary school-aged children.

Candidate for Attorney General Katherine Robertson is continuing to garner endorsements from law enforcement officials and organizations across the state.

A Courtland man with a lengthy felony record is facing life in prison after being convicted by a Morgan County jury of trafficking more than 500 grams of methamphetamines.

Following a shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas, Texas, Alabama's two U.S. Senators, Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery), are offering their prayers for those affected and calling on liberals to cease their attacks on members of law enforcement, particularly immigration authorities.

According to national rankings and review site, Niche, North Alabama's Madison County is currently the seventh best county in the country to live in. The rankings also showed that the county holds the number one spot in Alabama in the same category.

Thomas Spence has defeated Brandon Balentine to become the next member of the Florence City Council.

The city of Moulton will soon have a new mayor after challenger and former fire chief Ryan Jolly defeated incumbent Roger Weatherwax in Tuesday's runoff election.

Following a runoff to decide the successor of District 4 city councilman Hunter Pepper, local business owner Pamela Werstler has been elected to fill the seat.

Former engineer and small business owner Erica White has won the District 6 seat on the Madison City Council.

Incumbent James Lucas has been reelected to the District 3 seat on the Athens City Council after defeating former Councilman Henry White by a margin of 87 votes in Tuesday's runoff election. With all ballots in the race now counted, Lucas reportedly received 58.93% of the vote (287) to White's 41.07% (200).

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) criticized a handful of countries following their move last weekend to recognize Palestinian statehood. The congressman called the decision 'deeply troubling,' pointing out that it incentivizes further violence in Gaza from the terror group, Hamas.

A candidate for Alabama's fifth congressional district identified himself as a proud member of Antifa in a social media post asking other 'anti-fascists' to make campaign donations.

An Alabama grand jury has indicted a former employee of the Missile Defense Agency accused of moving top-secret materials from MDA facilities to her personal residence and vehicle.

Erica White and Scott Harbour both managed to defeat incumbent council member Karen Denzine in August's municipal election but failed to clear the 50% threshold needed to declare an official winner in the race.

An illegal alien from Honduras was arrested late last week after breaking into a Marshall County residence with a homeowner inside. According to local law enforcement, the woman called police around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday and told dispatch that someone was currently inside her home after hearing glass shatter.