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The Alabama House of Representatives adjourned on a somber note Tuesday evening after leadership announced the hospitalization of State Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville), as well as the declining health of a former member.

A Dothan man was arrested again on Monday just two months after former President Joe Biden commuted his sentence.

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced Tuesday that 300 tons of trash and garbage was collected during Mardi Gras this year.

The Alabama Senate didn’t vote on a bill that changes the voter registration database Alabama election officials use after Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) threatened to filibuster on Tuesday.

The Second Chance Act passed the Alabama Senate on Tuesday by a margin of 17-8 after initially failing to pass on its first vote 16-16.

New legislation regulating pharmacy benefit managers in Alabama was introduced by State Sen. Billy Beasley (D-Clayton) on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law the hotly debated bill restructuring the State Board of Veterans Affairs and grafting the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner into the governor's cabinet while naming the next commissioner to take over the department.

Springville city councilors are speaking out on Mayor Dave Thomas’ behavior during recent council meetings, saying his actions are “wasting our time” and show “a lack of respect.”

Tuesday, during an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl addressed some of the speculation about U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Auburn) potential gubernatorial run in 2026.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) recently joined in filing articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge James Boasberg for “high crimes and misdemeanors” after recent actions from Boasberg related to President Donald Trump’s deportation initiatives.

The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries announced recently they’ve received reports of “unsolicited” seeds being delivered to residents across the state through the United States Postal Service. 

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) recently filed legislation in the Senate to update federal law surrounding online data collection and advertisements directed at children and teens.

A Russellville firefighter was among those arrested in a recent child sex sting in Limestone County.

Former Hanceville police chief Jason Marlin pleaded not guilty and waived his right to an arraignment in connection to a corruption case that led to the disbandment of the entire police department.

A variety of tax cut bills backed by House Republican leadership are slated to be voted on the House floor on Tuesday including another one-cent grocery tax cut and an increased exemption on retirement benefit withdrawals.

Two free concerts are slated by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra at breweries in Birmingham.

An Etowah County man was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of child sex abuse and possession of obscene material.

Dramatic video shows an EF2 tornado in Gordo ripping multiple chicken houses to shreds and blowing large pieces of the buildings off into the distance.

Fishermen and boaters have been barred from a favorite fishing place in Mobile County -- Big Creek Lake. They meet Tuesday in a fight to reopen it.

A Talladega County man was swatted overnight and his work as a conservative freelance writer is likely what led to the frightening ordeal.

In yet another appointment to a military oversight position, President Donald Trump on Monday announced that U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) would serve on the on the Board of Visitors for the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA)

Jefferson County Commissioner Judge Mike Bolin told 1819 News that his father was his hero. Bolin fondly recalled his father pointing out the type of men he wanted his son to look up to and aspire to be, telling him to “be a man’s man.” A man of honor and integrity. Bolin said that’s exactly the kind of man that Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis is, “a man’s man.”

After initially erroneously reporting on a federal investigation into racially discriminatory practices at multiple universities, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights clarified that the University of Alabama at Birmingham is currently being investigated.

Advocates for removing sexually explicit material aimed at minors from Alabama libraries are growing more frustrated at the lack of legislative action.

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) canceled a Department of Defense contract for landscape design at Maxwell Air Force Base on Monday.

Dozens of people gathered in Huntsville Monday to continue calling on U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) to hold a town hall meeting in District 5. 

The Pell City Police Department is partnering with Axon Fusus, a national platform that allows law enforcement to collect a network of residential and business security cameras. Now, they are asking residents to sign up to share their camera location and video access.