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Members of the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee passed legislation on Wednesday setting minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery and Huntsville.

The Alabama Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that sets minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery and Huntsville.

Members of the Alabama Senate passed legislation on Tuesday establishing a post-election audit for county and statewide general elections.

Less than a year ago, Circuit Court Judge Fred Bolling recused himself from a lawsuit at the request of the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB), after lawyers for the utility questioned his ability to be impartial this week he ruled against them.

Legislation requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools passed the Senate on Tuesday.

The Alabama Senate passed legislation renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on Tuesday.

The Mobile City Council approved an ordinance to allow hemp retailers to resume business. The ordinance amends the city’s license code to comply with state law regarding the sale of consumable hemp products.

The City of Mobile is celebrating a $30 million investment from the U.S. Navy to train students in the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) to build submarines in Mobile.

Governor Kay Ivey is being monitored at Baptist South in Montgomery after undergoing a minor procedure to remove fluid pushing against one of her lungs.

A former Jefferson County deputy charged after a crash that injured three people, including herself, has waived her right to a pretrial hearing.

Members of the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee passed legislation on Tuesday expanding the Public Service Commission (PSC).

Alabama's elected officials were recently evaluated by the conservative grassroots organization Heritage Action on their key votes and sponsorships since the beginning of the current legislative session.

Mercedes-Benz has announced an additional $4 billion investment into its Tuscaloosa County production plant to boost SUV manufacturing and offset financial adversity tied to American auto tariffs.

Grand Bay man arrested after tip from National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is will host an Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) watch party Wednesday as the crew of Orion launches for the historic 10-day lunar mission.

 Governor Kay Ivey appointed retired Judge J. Langford “Lang” Floyd as District Judge in the 28th Judicial Circuit in Baldwin County.

A wildfire in Shelby County has burned 2,500 acres and the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) is urging Alabamians to refrain from burning.

An Irondale woman died 19 days after suffering burn injuries in a mobile home fire.

Montgomery-based law firm Beasley Allen has been disqualified from a "multidistrict" lawsuit filed against the global healthcare corporation, Johnson and Johnson.

The Leeds Police Department released information about an incident involving suspected illegal immigrants.

As the Alabama legislative session winds down in Montgomery, lawmakers are hoping some of the bills that didn’t pass this year will be on the board for 2027.

The FBI arrested three men and a woman and seized weapons and drugs as part of an investigation into an alleged murder-for-hire scheme in Murrieta, Calif. Two of the suspects are from Birmingham.

As first reported by 1819 News, Ford, a California native who joined the station in September 2025, signed off the evening broadcast last Thursday with a quote she attributed to the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, a designated foreign terrorist organization.

On Monday, Circuit Judge Frederic Allen Bolling issued a scathing order requiring Central Alabama Water to resume fluoride operations across its entire system, a move that may have catastrophic consequences for the utility's financial well-being and raise costs across the board.

The Alabama Senate will consider legislation on Tuesday that sets minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery and Huntsville.

On Monday, ALGOP chairman State Rep. Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) expressed optimism about the bill's future that would close Republican and Democratic primaries in Alabama. The legislation passed the House, but its prospects in the Senate are uncertain with only six days remaining in the session.

A 3.9 magnitude earthquake in the Gulf of America was recorded at 9:23 p.m. Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).