Governor Kay Ivey on Friday sent a letter to the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), defending two Alabama universities after the FFRF sent letters opposing faculty engagement in religious activities.
A black bear is dead and a Wetumpka man is facing a criminal charge after an incident in Elmore County.
The baptism of an Auburn University football player has resulted in a well-known anti-religious group taking notice.
The Autauga County GOP approved a resolution on Thursday, backing those opposing sexually explicit books made available to minors in the Autauga-Prattville Public Library.
House Education Policy Committee chairwoman State Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur) is all-in on the recent adjustment to third-grade reading tests for Alabama students.
A federal lawsuit that listed several Jefferson County attorneys and judges as defendants in an alleged “criminal enterprise” has been dismissed without prejudice.
MONTGOMERY - Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Commissioner John Hamm delivered an update on prison construction during Wednesday’s Join Prison Oversight Committee meeting, insinuating that just one of the two new mega-prisons could cost the state over $1 billion.
With the 2024 presidential election approaching, the validity of the 2020 election still looms large in the minds of many Americans, including U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) who asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland Wednesday if it was a crime to question elections.
Legislators will consider at a meeting of the Legislative Council on Tuesday whether to enter into a lease agreement with the Retirement Systems of Alabama for a new State House.
This week, the Homewood City Council’s Finance Committee officially recommended that the council change how the city government operates.
Alabama Department of Human Resources commissioner Nancy Buckner and Alabama Department of Education Superintendent Eric Mackey were recently named in several lawsuits claiming violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act in residential treatment facilities.
Nearly 200 workers at Mercedes supplier ZF in Tuscaloosa went on strike yesterday.
MONTGOMERY - Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm refused to go into detail about an incident at Donaldson Correctional Facility in August, which involved a prisoner with a gun who may have taken guards hostage.
The woman who poured a container of water over former State Rep. Kyle South has a lengthy history of disruptive behavior at various events across the state.
Sherman Peters III, 15, was denied bond Tuesday under Aniah’s Law. The teen has been charged as an adult in connection to a deadly shooting at a Sweet 16 party in Dadeville.
Minor High School band director Johnny Mims wouldn’t have been tased at a recent football game if the incident happened at a majority white school, according to his attorney.
Since 1996, the Jefferson County Commission has been bound by a consent decree over the county sewer system. That is something commissioners want to change.
Student and local LGBTQ activists crowded in front of the Wright Center at Samford University in Birmingham on Thursday to pressure the private Christian college into removing what they call anti-LGBTQ policies.
The Ozark Dale County Library Board made changes during a meeting Wednesday to protect juveniles in the children and teen sections of the library.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) plans to call Senate Democratic leadership’s bluff on Wednesday by calling for the individual confirmation of a Marine Corps Commandant while maintaining his hold on all military confirmations over the new Department of Defense abortion policy.
The Environmental Protection Agency hosted a public hearing in Montgomery on Wednesday on a proposed denial of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s coal ash pond permit plan.
Minor High School Band director Johnny Mims spoke to ABC’s “Good Morning America” and “CBS Mornings” on Wednesday about recently getting tased by a Birmingham Police Department after allegedly ignoring requests for his band to stop performing after a football game.
Governor Kay Ivey recently broke her silence regarding the West Alabama Corridor project, saying it was a "vital" project that will continue as planned despite it currently being placed on hold by the Contract Review Committee.
In her response letter to Gov. Kay Ivey, Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) director Nancy Pack expressly contradicted previous statements made to 1819 News regarding the state library’s connection with the American Library Association (ALA).
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has reportedly secured enough Senate support to bring the promotion of a Marine Corps Commandant to the floor for a confirmation vote.
Members of the Montgomery City Council didn’t pass a resolution proclaiming September as American Christian Heritage Month for a second straight meeting on Tuesday.
The Gulf Shores tattoo artist accused of trying to rape a woman in the parking lot of Mud Bugs Pub & Club in August of 2022 has been scheduled for trial.