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Just months after the University of Alabama suspended funding to two student publications, students involved in them are preparing to release new, similar and independent magazines.

Late Sunday evening, a passenger from American Airlines flight 5458 reached out to 1819 News to report an incident unfolding at the Birmingham Airport.

Legislation that would allow businesses to round cash transactions at Alabama businesses to the nearest five cents will be heard in the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday.

The Killen Police Department arrested a woman in connection to the armed robbery of a gas station on Saturday.

House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) took to the airwaves during Friday's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal" to revisit the prolonged saga of now-former House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen's (R-Hartselle) ouster and leaked surreptitiously recorded audio from a House Caucus meeting on February 13.

Of the contributions made by Alabama Voice of Teachers for Education, the AEA political action committee contributed over half to Republicans, totaling $420,000.

During a candidate forum this week in Huntsville, former ALGOP Chairman and candidate for Lt. Governor, John Wahl, spoke about the societal and moral dangers presented by pro-transgender ideologies, particularly in Alabama's public libraries.

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth joined Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show" this week to discuss the possibility of a new Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) director and the need to prioritize major highway projects across the state, like expanding I-65 and I-10.

The City of Chelsea celebrated the Chelsea Citizen Observer Patrol (COP) at the 27th annual awards dinner.

The Gulf Shores Police Department confirmed two bodies were pulled from Bon Secour Bay after a small plane crash.

On a Wednesday edition of Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) discussed the continued push to restore the overtime tax exemption in the state of Alabama.

AeroVironment, Inc., a Virginia-based company, will soon be testing advanced missile defense and electro-optical/infrared sensor systems at Redstone Arsenal. The development follows the corporation securing a $97.4 million contract under the U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium.

While now may be an ideal time for the U.S. to make its move in Iran, Jared Hudson doesn’t trust the current leadership to avoid getting bogged down in another decades-long war.

The Wedowee Police Department hosted anti-human trafficking training by Covenant Rescue Group (CRG) that led to five arrests on Friday.

Saturday, a petition to call a special meeting of the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) executive committee met the new 75-signature requirement to hold a meeting.

On Saturday, Fox News revealed seven GOP senators who are allegedly 'skeptical or opposed' to using the talking filibuster in order to pass the SAVE America Act.

On Tuesday evening, Republican candidates in the Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial race joined 1819 News CEO Bryan Dawson for a political forum at Bullet and Barrel in Huntsville.

Opening statements will begin Monday in the case of slain Southern Union State Community College student Aniah Blanchard.

Former Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) chairman John Wahl joined Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show" this week to discuss his ongoing campaign for lieutenant governor and a recent ballot challenge aimed at disqualifying him from the election.

An undercover human trafficking operation in Spanish Fort ended in the arrests of seven people.

During an interview with Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Range) discussed potential changes to Alabama's Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT).

Saturday morning the Republican Party of Alabama (ALGOP) will vote on the next chairman of the party. 1819 News posed three questions related to the Alabama Education Association to those candidates.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Friday that an Evergreen dentist has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to intentionally burning his own dental practice and attempting to collect insurance money to cover his mounting debts.

One item that looms large over the meeting is the possibility of a last-minute proposal to remove House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) as a Republican candidate in his House District 24 election.

Secretary of State John Merrill’s decision to run for Chairman of the Republican Party of Alabama (ALGOP) came as a surprise. Merrill explained to 1819 News how his decision came about, explaining that he felt encouraged by U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) to seek the position.

This Saturday, members of the Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee (SEC) will decide who will be the next party chairman following John Wahl's recent resignation.

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) and Alicia Escott Lumpkin, one of her primary opponents, have at least one thing in common this week – they're both celebrating the news that the U.S. Coast Guard will be moving into the old Birmingham-Southern College campus.