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The Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office removed 29 dogs from a home Tuesday, overwhelming the local animal shelter.

St. Louis Auxiliary Bishop Mark S. Rivituso was appointed by Pope Leo XIV as the third archbishop of Mobile.

Longtime Baldwin County resident, wife and mom, Danielle Dugger, announced her campaign for Alabama House of Representatives District 96.

Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft is providing more information following an illegal immigration raid at the construction site of the new Gulf Shores High School.

The Mobile Police Department is investigating an assault after two women were hit by a car on June 27.

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office called in the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, after dozens of bundles of cocaine washed ashore Thursday.

A commercial construction company owner is speaking out about a high-profile illegal immigration operation on a government-funded project in Gulf Shores.

Municipal election campaigns are in full swing statewide as candidates vie for voters ahead of the August 26 elections.

What was supposed to be a “fun ship” vacation for over 3,000 passengers in 2013, turned into a nightmare in the blink of an eye. Now, that nightmare will live on in Netflix history.

The Pell City Fire Department responded Sunday afternoon to a boat that was struck by lightning.

Franklin County EMA said a teen was injured Sunday afternoon after she was struck by lightning.

President Donald Trump is making fundamental changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The president said he wants states to "wean" themselves off FEMA.

Birmingham is hosting the 2025 World Police and Fire Games, also known as the games of heroes.

Miss Hoover Emma Terry was crowned Miss Alabama 2025 at Samford University’s Wright Center.

The Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force arrested an additional 20 individuals in Baldwin County.

Authorities were searching for the pilot of a small plane after it crashed into a Baldwin County field Friday, WKRG reported.

Former State Senator and well-known Anniston attorney Doug Ghee (D-Anniston) was indicted on a first-degree sexual assault charge after a female inmate accused him of sexual assault, battery and false imprisonment.

Following an immigration raid at the site of the new Gulf Shores High School, the general contractor on the job spoke exclusively to 1819 News, saying the company is working with authorities to make improvements.

 The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office charged two Hispanic men in two separate child sex abuse cases.

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 19-year-old for the alleged sexual assault of a five-year-old.

During a meeting on Thursday, the Alabama Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission announced the intent to revoke certifications of Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith and chief deputy Ralph Williams.

Prosecutors in Marianna, Fla. secured a guilty verdict against an Alabama man in a case they describe as "terrifying."

A construction worksite raid in Gulf Shores yielded 36 arrests with several suspects fleeing the scene, causing a chaotic situation for federal authorities. Now, questions are surrounding the company contracted to build the new Gulf Shores High School.

MOBILE – Leaders of the Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force gathered Wednesday to release more details in an immigration raid on the site of the new Gulf Shores High School.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is in possession of body-worn camera footage that caught a deadly officer-involved shooting in Homewood.

The man who killed two people in an Interstate 565 crash in 2021 was sentenced to 30 years in prison after signing a plea deal.

At least two construction workers on the scene of an illegal immigration raid in Gulf Shores escaped as the Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force descended on the location Tuesday.