A former news reporter who said he found Clotilda, the last known slave ship to bring captives to the United States, is defending that claim after he said some have attempted to write him out of history.
The City of Vestavia announced the death of long-time police chief Danny P. Rary.
The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man in connection to several car burglaries that happened from April through July in Fort Morgan.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil rights lawsuit Monday against the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), claiming a maintenance technician who was injured on the job was denied re-hiring.
Alabama farmers are struggling to stay afloat and one former NFL Hall of Famer says he knows firsthand.
A bill passed this year in Alabama will allow for baby boxes to be placed across the state, and one of them is going to Baldwin County.
Dozens of residents in Shelby County reported hearing a big boom Monday morning, but authorities are unsure what caused it.
Former U.S. Navy SEAL Jared Hudson has spent a great deal of time targeting human traffickers and rescuing victims from their captors. The movie “Sound of Freedom” has put a spotlight on the issue of human trafficking and Hudson has a unique perspective on the subject of the movie.
Hoover Police chief Nick Derzis said Friday during a press conference that he plans to go to state lawmakers to try and get penalties changed when it comes to reporting false violent crimes. At least two former law enforcement officers turned state representatives are on board.
Daniel Anthony Crain, 46, is asking for more time to prepare for trial after being indicted on two counts of attempted rape first-degree and sexual abuse first-degree in connection to an incident last year.
More than two weeks after a widespread search for Carlee Russell, she has been charged after authorities said she faked her own kidnapping.
“I guess that’s to be determined,” he told 1819 News. “Issues come up all the time. Taking a strong stand or taking a weak stand, I can’t really tell you because I don’t really know and don’t have an issue in front of me, specifically."
The trial for Alabama Department of Transportation director John Cooper has been continued in Marshall County.
An Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) correctional officer has resigned after being charged with murder in the death of Rubyn James Murray.
Jefferson County Coroner Bill Yates said drug deaths continue to climb year over year despite numerous efforts to curb the opioid crisis.
The Alabama GOP chairman said an event featuring Donald Trump in Montgomery has gotten a positive response based on ticket sales.
The City of Mobile is still in the process of completing annexation, and city leaders are working to inform new residents of what to expect.
Unofficial election results are in for the Mobile City Council District 6 special election on Tuesday with Josh Woods earning the majority of the votes.
The Mobile County School Board approved an intergovernmental agreement with the city of Mobile and a sales agreement concerning the purchase of Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
The Supreme Court of Alabama is reviewing a brief filed in the case of Alabama Department of Transportation director John Cooper, in which he claims a lower court's decision issuing an injunction halting the building of a bridge in Baldwin County was not legal.
The Hoover Police Department announced Monday that Carlee Russell, 25, has admitted to lying about circumstances surrounding her disappearance from the side of the road on Thursday, July 13.
Alexa James, the founder and CEO of Blanket Fort Hope has dedicated her life to save and restore children victims of human trafficking. A new movie is now bringing awareness to child trafficking and the horrors that victims face. James said she hopes everyone sees the movie.
The Poarch Creek Band of Indians is facing a lawsuit once again after the Muscogee (Creek) Nation is asking an appellate court to reinstate.
For students who started kindergarten in 2019 or 2020, there have been challenges in school following the COVID-19 pandemic. Those who will begin the third and fourth grades this year have never experienced a complete school year without the looming threat of a pandemic shutdown.
Alabama State Department of Education director of communications Dr. Michael Sibley said March 13, 2020, was the day a previously distant thought became a reality. Then-President Donald Trump declared a National Emergency, and schools were suddenly closed.
The Eclectic Police Department announced the sudden and unexpected death of one of its own this week.
A man convicted of killing a 75-year-old woman with a claw hammer in 2001 was put to death early Friday morning at Holman Prison.