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Former Decatur Police officer Mac Bailey Marquette's trial has been set for November 17 in Morgan County.

The Food and Drug Administration is warning about possible contamination of some Great Value raw, frozen shrimp.

The city of Tuscaloosa is one of the most dangerous college towns in the U.S., according to a new list compiled by a group of defense lawyers.

President Donald Trump met with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday after holding a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin the previous week.

Foley is making improvements to a dangerous intersection where at least three people have been killed in recent months.

Four U.S. soldiers from Alabama are being labeled heroes after they provided lifesaving CPR for nearly 30 minutes to a man suffering a heart attack at a KFC in western Poland, according to Army officials.

In the summer of 1993, a group of men kidnapped and killed a man in East Alabama. Gregory Huguley owed the men $200 for cocaine.

Russia and Ukraine may be a couple of steps closer to a peace deal after the leaders of the two countries met separately with President Donald Trump.

The Central Alabama Water Board voted Monday evening to cancel the contract of one of its two contract lobbyists, the Jones Group. Board member Sheila Tyson argued that both lobby firms should be fired.

New UFL co-owner Mike Repole contradicted a claim by Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin over the weekend that the Birmingham Stallions wouldn’t be relocating for another city.

Kelvin Cheatham is wanted by Cullman PD on several charges. He is the father of Whtiney Cheatham who was arrested Friday on 25 charges.

A man set to go to trial Monday on a charge of child sex abuse was re-arrested the same day for trying to lure a teenager.

The American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) presented three Alabama sheriffs with the Defender Award for their work removing illegal aliens from the country.

The United States Coast Guard is investigating a deadly collision involving a commercial tugboat and an aluminum fishing vessel in Colbert County.

With the overwhelming majority of the state going to the polls for municipal elections on August 26, absentee ballots have begun to roll in, with hundreds being cast in some of Central Alabama’s cities.

Former U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) officially announced his run to replace U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) following Moore’s announcement to run for Senate.

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident involving a former NFL player in Daphne.

During his weekly appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) revealed Trump administration officials raised concerns about so-called Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies that remain implemented within the Ivey administration.

University of South Alabama investigating link between obesity and colorectal cancer progression.

Pike Road voters will go to the polls on August 26 with the option to re-elect Mayor Gordon Stone or elect political newcomer Mark Spurlin. 

"The people's mayor," is what they call Paul Prine, a candidate for Mobile mayor. The grassroots campaign has been impressive, with Prine leading in multiple unofficial polls. Still, Prine says he knows he has a big hill to climb on the last few days of the campaign trail.

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson, along with other leaders and citizens, walked and biked the full length of the newest section of the Three Mile Creek Greenway Trail.

In six weeks, Alabama’s medical age of consent will increase to 16 thanks to a bill passed last legislative session. While many were pushing for an 18-year age standard, Emily Jones, president of Moms for Liberty Alabama, said the bill was still a win for all the other good things buried in its pages.

Saturday, during a speech given to the Madison County Men's Republican Club, State Senate President Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) offered attendees a preview of the upcoming session.

Whitney Cheatham of Cullman is facing 25 felony counts related to her business, Infusion Wellness Spa.

The Eastern Shore Republican Women (ESRW) hosted a candidate forum on Thursday for all council candidates in Fairhope. 1819 News editor-in-chief Jeff Poor moderated.

The McDades are one of thousands of Alabama families utilizing the CHOOSE Act, an education savings account (ESA) program signed into law in 2024, this school year.