From Alaska to Rhode Island and even Hawaii, there is a school bus driver shortage impacting school systems, transportation officials and families across the nation. Alabama is no exception.
According to new statistics from the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) for July 2022, Alabama had the sixth lowest labor participation rate in the country, despite recently announcing record unemployment.
The Alabama Center for Law and Liberty has filed an amicus brief in defense of a group of Navy SEALs facing discipline or discharge over their religious objections to the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Listen to 1819 News Contributor Stephanie Holden Smith on News & Views with Joey Clark as they discuss her recent article opining that government is not a piggybank and is not God, and Biden's college loan "forgiveness" is likely unconstitutional and certainly regressive.
Veteran center Nick Brahms, one of the most experienced players on the Auburn football roster and entering his sixth season on the Plains, has retired from football.
When it comes to football – whether he’s running an offense or running the entire team – routine is very important to Bryant Vincent.
President Biden is attempting to unilaterally erase $10,000 in federal student loan debt for individuals with incomes below $125,000 and households that earn less than $250,000 annually. His executive order (some would say fiat) was signed under the auspicious umbrella of the (length yet to be determined) national COVID emergency.
I sat on a bench at the heart of the Auburn University campus adjacent to what I believe they still call “The Quad.” It was a Saturday morning, the first weekend of that year’s spring break week, and I had chosen to remain in Auburn in lieu of taking yet another debauched beach vacation. Accordingly, the campus was sparsely populated and absent its regular hustle and bustle of students.
Jon Sumrall's first game as a college football head coach is on the road against a top 25-ranked team with one of the most explosive offensive attacks in the nation.
With the issue of closed party primaries on the table for the 2023 legislative session, Republican proponents may have more evidence to bolster their case.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) added a missing person to its missing adult database on Aug. 5 of this year, nearly nine years after the subject disappeared.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit filed by U.S. Navy personnel challenging the Navy's failure to grant religious exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine.
The 2021 criminal conviction of former Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely is threatened because the state judge presiding over the case may have had an inactive law license.
An effort to increase property taxes in Daphne is catching voters by surprise during Tuesday’s special election. According to a group of critics, this was deliberate.
South Alabama is mourning the loss of a young woman people have been praying over for two years. Kaylee Carmichael was in a car crash on Aug. 29, 2020. She died on Aug. 23, this year. She was 18 years old.
The constitutional carry law passed by the legislature earlier this year, which ends the permit requirement for firearms in Alabama, will go into effect in the new year.
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin went live on Facebook Monday morning to tell the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB) to step out of the way and let the general manager fix billing issues.
After years of controversy and conflict, Confucius Institutes remain at certain Alabama universities, despite criticism over ties to the Chinese government.
NASA's scheduled Monday morning launch of the Artemis I super heavy-lift rocket from Kennedy Space Center has been delayed because of a reported fuel leak.
Fred Farrier is going to be on both Protective Stadium sidelines in Thursday’s season opener between UAB and Alabama A&M.
During a Saturday appearance on Newsmax TV, U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) criticized the FBI for its handling of a raid on former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Fla. earlier this month.
The other night Charlene and I had the joy of going to dinner with our adult son, who was in town on business. It's such an amazing and truly wonderful thing to see your kids grown up and living good lives. I have many memories from his time growing up, but the events of the past week brought one particular story to the forefront.
Three college football games on Thursday, including UAB playing host to Alabama A&M, begin a busy slate.
Could Alabama suffer from a demographic crunch in the coming years?
NASA is setting the state for the Monday morning launch of the Artemis I super heavy-lift rocket from Kennedy Space Center
Late night at Center Parc Stadium was worth wait for the Alabama State football team and first-year head coach Eddie Robinson as the Hornets opened the 2022 season with a 23-13 victory over Howard.
Picking a signature UAB moment for DeWayne McBride Jr. is not a simple task, partly because there’s that feeling that the signature moment is still out there. Or, perhaps, because signature moments come with different definitions.