Jefferson County Commission President Jimmie Stephens told 1819 News on Friday that the commission is “completely against” the Birmingham Police Department housing those they arrest on misdemeanor charges in the county jail.
Three hundred and seventy-eight cops nationwide including eight from Alabama were shot in the line of duty in 2023.
Although many conservatives are applauding Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) for the way he is dispersing illegal immigrants around the country to sanctuary states and cities, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) says it will not be without consequences.
Law enforcement responded to bomb threats Friday at multiple shopping centers and malls across the state.
The two women convicted in the killing of a man who tried to help them in Cheaha State Park were sentenced this week.
The Leeds Police chief confirmed a man was taken into custody late Thursday after a mental breakdown Thursday at Bass Pro Shops in Leeds.
A federal lawsuit filed by the Mobile Baykeeper against Alabama Power has been dismissed without prejudice. The lawsuit claimed the power company’s plan to leave 21 million tons of coal ash at a plant north of Mobile would allow pollutants to seep into public waters.
The Alabama Chapter for Moms For Liberty (MFL) recently sent a letter to state legislators, asking them to intervene in the ongoing saga over sexually explicit books for minors.
A former Prattville High School teacher and football coach has pleaded guilty to second-degree assault after being accused of having sexual contact with an unnamed 18-year-old female student.
The Mount Vernon City Council voted to terminate its police chief following his December arrest for domestic violence.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has high hopes for the bill he introduced last month to prevent the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from using government resources to take care of illegal immigrants.
U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R- Haleyville) joined the U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and 64 other House Republican Members in a visit to the southern border on Wednesday to put pressure on President Biden as the crisis at the southern border grows.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is investigating a deadly high-speed chase that ended in the death of a Georgia deputy Wednesday morning.
The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office obtained a warrant on Tuesday for a Birmingham woman whose 3-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself before Christmas.
The James D. (Jim) Martin story will air on Alabama Public Television on Thursday at 9 p.m. and again on Thursday, January 18 at 12 a.m.
Two Montgomery County Circuit Court judges refused on Wednesday to reinstate two disqualified candidates for Jefferson County Treasurer.
As the 2024 legislative session creeps closer, school choice is lining up to be one of the more contentious subjects debated by lawmakers once the session begins in February.
Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge James Anderson stopped the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) from issuing integrated facility licenses next week.
Hill, 87, a beloved and busy traveling evangelist for more than 50 years, died Jan. 3 at his home in Hartselle, Alabama.
Marion Water customers have been advised to boil water due to aging infrastructure while city, county and state officials work on a plan. Wednesday, the Perry County Commission distributed bottled water to residents to drink.
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) said Harvard president Claudine Gay should’ve resigned “weeks ago” after the Ivy League executive received backlash from plagiarism allegations and comments made last year about antisemitism.
Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway stands to defend two racial discrimination lawsuits that were recently filed in federal court.
A U.S. District judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Alabama Farm Credit against former borrower Dustin Kittle as the latest fight in the ongoing legal battle between the two came to a head over the New Year’s holiday weekend.
It will take a dedicated skywatcher to catch the first and largest meteor shower of 2024.
Per Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway, the City of Birmingham will now house those arrested on misdemeanor charges in the county jail.
A federal judge ruled in favor of True the Vote Tuesday in a three-year-long legal battle to support election integrity in Georgia.
The Alabama Supreme Court has officially set the date for the first-ever execution by nitrogen suffocation in the long saga of Kenneth Eugene Smith.