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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin was sworn in for his third term Tuesday night, pledging to focus on children through a cradle-to-career plan.

Alabama's congressional representation dispatched a letter earlier this week addressed to Secretary of the U.S. Army Dan Driscoll, requesting that Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville become a future Microreactor Power Plant site.

In a recent episode of WVNN’s "The Yaffee Program," candidate for Secretary of State Andrew Sorrell called for additional attention to voter fraud in Alabama after he said a town of 900 in Lowndes County recorded over 1,000 votes in an August municipal election.

The atrium at Baldwin Preparatory Academy has been named after a man known for his generosity and lifelong commitment to putting others before himself.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) called for an immediate ban on all Islamic immigrants after an asylum seeker from Afghanistan shot two National Guardsmen on Wednesday near the White House.

Two National Guardsmen were shot on Wednesday afternoon in Washington, D.C.

The Jefferson County Coroner identified the second person killed while standing outside their vehicle on an interstate in Jefferson County.

Former Alabama Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield is confident Alabama can play a key role in helping President Donald Trump achieve his goals of being dominant in energy production and in artificial intelligence technology.

The Bay County, Fla. Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of two Enterprise teens after 21 vehicles were burglarized in one night.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined Missouri and 20 other states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a federal district court ruling that preliminarily barred use of Texas’s congressional map and ordered the state to use a map that would likely reassign multiple seats to Democrats.

The Mobile Fire-Rescue Department responded Tuesday afternoon to a fire at 2350 St. Stephens Road.

Los Angeles will host the 2028 Summer Olympics, and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is calling on Congress to act now to ensure that men are not allowed to compete in women's sports.

The Cullman Police Department announced the arrest of longtime Cullman attorney Sara Baker.

Ukraine has been a hot topic in Washington, D.C. media and political circles recently, but it isn’t foremost in the minds of Alabama voters, according to Morgan Murphy.

The Alabama Department of Insurance recently hired Kelli Littlejohn Newman to lead the department’s new pharmacy benefit manager compliance division, effective December 16.

The Colbert County Sheriff's Office has received substantial funding after joining U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) 287(g) program in June.

Investigators in Wilcox County are scrambling to wrap up a complex investigation involving the deaths of three people and three arrests.

On Monday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order requiring the State and Treasury departments to investigate the possibility of classifying certain chapters or other subdivisions of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.

Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles director Cam Ward will receive the 2025 Pillar of Excellence Award from the Addiction Policy Forum next week.

Rick Burgess is back on the radio on Tuesday after a brief absence dealing with family matters.

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office identified two people who were arrested for traveling to meet a child for an unlawful act, during a child sex predator sting. 

Monday afternoon, the board for Central Alabama Water convened to take up a few administrative tasks when Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin came to address the board. 

The Birmingham Police Department announced an arrest five months after a deadly shooting in the city’s west precinct.

State Rep. Susan DuBose (R-Hoover) challenged Alabama's state universities and colleges to abandon their gender studies programs.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will suspend all temporary lane closures on interstate routes during the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel period.

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl weighed in on former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones' (D-Mountain Brook) entrance into the 2026 governor's race in a statement to 1819 News on Monday.

A young man was struck and killed while outside of his vehicle on Interstate 20 in Birmingham early Saturday.