More than a year ago, at the annual Alabama Republican Party winter dinner, former President Donald Trump pledged that one of his first orders of business would be to widen Interstate 65 from Huntsville to Birmingham.
Auburn started the season off with a dominating win over Vermont on Wednesday night in Neville Arena. What are the biggest takeaways from the Tigers win?
Former United States Ambassador to Slovenia Lynda “Lindy” Blanchard, was in West Palm Beach on election night with President-elect Donald Trump.
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth said on Wednesday he was hopeful the incoming Trump administration would bring Space Command headquarters back to Huntsville.
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is joining the vast majority of Alabama politicos in taking a victory lap after the successful election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States.
With wins still hard to come by for Auburn, Hugh Freeze is debating on whether or not the Tigers may give another quarterback a shot in their final three games.
Josh Carpenter will step down as president and CEO of Southern Research, effective December 6, the organization announced on Wednesday.
Despite several key races in the state during Tuesday’s election, Alabama reported the lowest voter turnout for a presidential election in 36 years after the polls closed.
Auburn students took to Toomer's Corner in the early hours of Wednesday morning after former President Donald Trump was announced the victor in the 2024 presidential election to celebrate in a tradition usually held for athletic victories.
So should I write a column rejoicing in victory, or mourning in defeat? Perhaps I can best offer some words of wisdom that apply in either event: A battle has been won/lost, but the war goes on.
Alabama’s incumbent members of Congress walked away in their respective re-election bids swiftly after polling closed in the state on Tuesday.
Cullman County voters narrowly rejected a new 15% sales tax on medical cannabis on Tuesday.
State Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) said that Alabama joining the 47 states and the District of Columbia that offer early voting options to all voters "needs to be explored" by the legislature.
Shomari Figures, a Democrat, defeated Caroleene Dobson, a Republican, in the only somewhat competitive congressional race in Alabama on Tuesday.
Autauga County voters rejected a seven mill property tax increase for local education funding by a 61% to 39% margin on Tuesday.
Shortly after Fox News called the presidential election for former President Donald Trump early Wednesday morning, Trump took to the stage at his election night venue in West Palm Beach, Fla. to formally declare victory. With that came a slew of congratulatory messages for the president-elect from elected officials in Alabama.
Another man is claiming that a Lee County poll worker demanded his entire family to remove attire supporting Donald Trump for president, reportedly being threatened with arrest and even threatening to forcibly remove hats from their heads and escorting the man's daughter to the restroom to turn her Trump-Vance sweatshirt inside out.
Stay tuned to 1819 News for live updates on the 2024 general election in Alabama.
Former State Sen. Jimmy Holley will be “greatly missed,” according to State Senate Pro-Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper).
Some voters at St. Clair County precincts were turned away on Tuesday due to a “printing error” on ballots that didn’t include constitutional and local amendments.
A Lee County poll worker was reportedly observed escorting at least one resident out of the polling center in Opelika for wearing merchandise supporting former President Donald Trump while they tried to cast their vote.
U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) said the House Freedom Caucus could pick up seats in Tuesday's election, with all 435 U.S. House members on the ballot.
Looking back on this election season, I can’t help but marvel at yet another peculiarly American spectacle. What a production! What a show!
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is renewing calls for Congress to pass the Laken Riley Act as the trial begins for the killer of the bill’s namesake.
On the eve of the general election, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) again made the case for his Deport Illegal Voters Act, a proposed bill that would make it an aggravated felony for non-citizens to vote in U.S. elections and put those who violate the law at the front of the line for deportation.
On Monday, Alabama GOP chairman John Wahl predicted a Trump victory in the general election while acknowledging an uphill battle for Republicans to secure Alabama's second congressional seat.
New Montgomery County District Attorney Azzie Oliver outlined her priorities for her new role on Monday.