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The trial over an election challenge in Conecuh County is set for January 23.

Legislators will likely consider increasing funding and expanding a newly formed Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit in Montgomery to combat criminal activity in Alabama cities.

A Jefferson County inmate took a deputy hostage inside a jail cell Monday, according to court documents.

The Baldwin County Coroner is continuing to ask for a new, multi-million facility, saying that if nothing is done, the county could learn a lesson the hard way.

An illegal alien was sentenced in connection with her fraudulent assumption of a United States citizen’s identity and her use of that identity to vote in multiple elections in Alabama and obtain multiple United States passports.

Mobile County honored the retirement of Probate Judge Don Davis Thursday after 25 years in office.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that Wells Griffith, a Mobile native and longtime GOP operative, would rejoin the upcoming administration as the Under Secretary of Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy.

Hoover City Councilman Steve McClinton announced his intention to seek reelection to the council in the August 26 election this year.

Members of the state’s Certificate of Need Review Board voted to approve a new ambulatory surgery center in east Montgomery on Wednesday.

Attorneys for Demetrius Frazier, the man slated to be executed next month for for the 1991 rape and murder of a Birmingham woman, are asking the execution be hated, claiming the state’s protocol for nitrogen hypoxia violates the U.S. Constitution.

“It was just the right thing to do. And I got to thinking, with everything that's going on, with all the turmoil, if somebody looked up and was able to read that, maybe that would make them feel like they're in a better place or make the decision that they feel led to be made.”

Troy Cornelius has been working the waters of the Mobile Bay for 30 years. For generations, his family has used the area for fishing, crabbing, shrimping and growing oysters. However, Cornelius told 1819 News the oyster farm is dying out due to dredging and restoration projects along the Bay.

New congressman Shomari Figures could seek funds for I-10 bridge project after being named to House Infrastructure Committee.

Alabama’s entire Republican congressional delegation received A+ ratings on the most recent Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America scorecard.

On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump announced a cease-fire deal had been reached in Gaza between Israel and Hamas to release Israeli hostages.

Rev. John Ed Mathison awarded "Synergize Leadership Award" from Global Church Leadership Conference.

OpenAI, an artificial intelligence company, is funding a new Axios Local newsroom in Huntsville.

Mountain Brook city manager Sam Gaston will be retiring from his position as city manager in November this year.

Governor Tuberville?

The University of Alabama President, Dr. Stuart R. Bell, announced on Wednesday his plans to step down from the presidency mid-summer after occupying the position for over a decade.

U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) recently applauded the Wednesday announcement from the Food and Drug Administration that it was banning Red Dye No. 3 for use in America’s food supply.

The streets of Mobile will have an added hedge of protection for Mardi Gras parades this year.

A Jefferson County mother is speaking out after she was forced to report for jury duty while she was exclusively breastfeeding her three-month-old baby girl.

Some University of Alabama students, professors, and the Alabama state chapter of the NAACP recently filed a federal lawsuit challenging Alabama’s 2024 law banning taxpayer-funded Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) offices and training.

A third teen suspect has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the October slaying of 22-year-old Elden Wright, who was one of five struck in the shooting.

Retiring Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Parker said he was encouraged about the future of the Alabama Supreme Court as his term comes to an end.

Rick Nash, mayor of Altoona, died unexpectedly Monday.