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The mother of missing teen Brittney Wood, who disappeared in 2012, has died, according to a Facebook post.

Details in the stabbing death of retired Auburn University professor Julie Gard Schnuelle could be revealed next week in a preliminary hearing for her accused killer.

Foley City Council District 3 member Roderick Burkle was sworn in this week after being the only candidate in the seat for the 2025 municipal election.

The former pastor of All Nations Worship Assembly (ANWA) in Huntsville entered a plea agreement admitting to a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from the church for his personal benefit.

Halloween decorations at the home of Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch are being heavily criticized after a Facebook post featuring the display.

The staff running three Alaska newspapers in Homer, Kenai-Soldotna and Juneau resigned from an Alabama-based media company after complaining an article was edited and reposted online without their consent.

The “Biggest Party in the South” will include some of the biggest names in country music.

Alabama-born and raised songwriter Jonathan Gamble is nominated for two Dove Awards.

A Grand Jury indicted a former Randolph County High School teacher and cheer coach for one charge of sexual intercourse with a student.

A Robertsdale man is facing four charges after a child sex abuse investigation.

The Mobile County Republican Party's executive committee allowed several candidates to speak Monday night during its regular meeting. Among topics discussed were crime in Montgomery, transgender rhetoric and election integrity.

The Execution Intervention Project placed a billboard in Montgomery in protest of the planned execution of Anthony Boyd, who brutally murdered a man in 1993.

The Foley City Council will consider a resolution authorizing the City to to to bid on a $6 million hurricane shelter for first responders.

Astronomers are gearing up for a breathtaking sight on Monday night.

The Mobile County Republican Party is hosting multiple candidates for an event Monday night.

The Mobile Police Department has concluded its investigation into a deadly bar shooting over the weekend.

Jacksonville State University’s band director is retiring after taking the field for 31 years.

The National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW) has elected Judy Barlow of Baldwin County as fourth vice president.

“It's not time to let your guard down,” meteorologist Jack Cullen told 1819 News. “There's still a long way to go. Still have your plan. Make sure you have your supplies just in case one of these systems does make it into the Gulf.”

The American Legacy Co., also known as “The Trump Store” and Beach Dog Events are hosting a Charlie Kirk birthday celebration in Foley on October 14.

Dobbs Bar-B-Que in Dothan is closing its doors after serving locals and travelers for decades.

In December 2008, a dike rupture in Tennessee caused 1.1 billion gallons of coal ash to spill into local waterways. It was the largest industrial spill in U.S. history.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the arrests of more than a dozen people in Baldwin and Mobile Counties on Thursday.

A southern homecoming week wouldn’t be the same without the traditional “rolling of the yards.”

A five-year-old child was killed in an overnight house fire.

The Mobile Area Water and Sewer System (MAWSS) announced it intends to release a request for proposal to allow outside concessionaires to run limited boating and fishing operations on Mobile’s Big Creek Lake.

Mobile County Probate Judge C. Mark Erwin is looking into what happened Tuesday at the polls for the municipal runoff election.