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The Alabama Department of Corrections announced on Tuesday that it would proceed to carry out the nitrogen hypoxia execution of Gregory Hunt, who was convicted in 1990 of the rape and murder of a Walker County woman two years prior.

The Department of Government Efficiency cut a $13,702,566 federal grant to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs in May.

Alabama Public Library Service chairman John Wahl said he was pleased to read a recent United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision allowing librarians to remove books from shelves.

The waning days of the Birmingham Water Works Board were marred by several last-ditch efforts by those in control to retain their power and avert the legislature's efforts to reform and restructure the board.

The Waugh-Mt Meigs Fire/Rescue responded to an unusual crash early on Memorial Day. A vehicle and an alligator were involved.

The Valley Police Department is investigating what appears to be an accidental shooting.

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Monday after a school resource officer (SRO) alerted investigators.

A tribute to guitarist Travis Wammack June 3 for his fans and fellow musicians.

A Walker County Sheriff’s deputy indicted in connection with the treatment of an inmate is asking for one of the counts against him to be dismissed.

It’s a commencement speech that faculty, students and all who attended will never forget. It’s also one AL(dot)com would like to pretend never happened.

On Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey released a video to honor fallen service members in honor of Memorial Day.

Jeremy Tremaine Williams, the man convicted of killing and posthumously sexually assaulting five-year-old Kamarie Holland in 2021, recently waived all his legal rights in an effort to speed up his execution after having previously filed for appeal last year.

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' State Lands Division plans to auction off public land leases with 140 potential tracts across 32 counties in an upcoming five-year lease cycle. 

The Bay Minette Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting that occurred during a large house party.

A crash in Atlanta claimed the lives of three people on May 23. Stillman College student Sieas Elliott, Stillman alumni Destiny Gardner and Varick Lawrence were killed.

Ahead of Memorial Day, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) took to the Senate floor to honor two fallen Alabama soldiers and their families.

Alabama Veteran, a non-profit organization based out of Birmingham, honored the fallen on Memorial Day weekend from the Gulf Coast.

Nearly two years ago, Mountain Brook teen Lulu Gribbin was gearing up for a trip to Florida with her mom, twin sister and their friends. It was a mother-daughter trip for the girls, who were excited to enjoy the beach and go to restaurants with their moms.

Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty has died at 79. He campaigned in Alabama for Judge Roy Moore.

The fate of a Louisiana case before the U.S. Supreme Court could have a major impact on Alabama’s ongoing redistricting battle, according to Attorney General Steve Marshall.

A man was injured Saturday when he was struck by lightning, according to multiple reports.

State Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Centre) will launch his campaign for re-election at events in Etowah and Cherokee Counties on May 29 and 30. 

The Donald Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Labor recently announced the appointment of Donald Harrisson III as acting administrator of the department’s Wage and Hour Division.

On a recent episode of “1819 News: The Podcast,” 1819 News CEO Bryan Dawson and reporter Craig Monger explained how the cultural conversation once dominated by Democrat woke dogma is starting to shift back to reality.

Since the 1890s, Captain David Stiller's family has been involved in commercial fishing. Now, he is taking the family business to the next level in Baldwin County with Apex Shark Fishing Charters.

The family of a man killed in a boating crash on Smith Lake is suing Major League Fishing (MLF), MFL angler Flint Davis and Gary Holcombe, doing business as Smith Lake Striper Guide Service.

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