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After months of surveilling the Opp Motor Lodge, law enforcement made two arrests in connection to a potential prostitution and sex trafficking ring.

An electric crowd of nearly 6,000 people was treated to a set of speeches, monologues, a phone call from President Donald Trump and more on Wednesday inside Auburn University's Neville Arena.

On the heels of an ongoing 1819 News investigative series into potential violations of state law and federal guidance, Auburn University has started taking additional steps to ensure teaching staff across departments comply with the state’s divisive concepts law.

Three leading homeschool organizations in Alabama are thanking Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl for not just taking the initiative to reach out to the Alabama Education Association but for making that conversation public knowledge.

The packed crowd at Auburn University's Neville Arena got a surprise guest on Wednesday night when Eric Trump, one of the planned speakers for the This is the Turning Point Tour event, decided to call his dad on stage.

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen made a personal loan of $250,000 to his 2026 campaign for lieutenant governor $250,000 on Friday.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) spoke about the imminent relocation of Space Command on Tuesday evening's episode of One America News Network's "The Matt Gaetz Show."

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) will be in Birmingham this Saturday for a town hall event hosted by the Jefferson County Democratic Party and the liberal political action committee, Blueprint Alabama.

U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) condemned the results of Tuesday night's mayoral election in New York, both expressing concern over Islamic Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani's victory.

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl took to the airwaves on Tuesday to clarify his and the party’s relationship with the Alabama Education Association and to dispel some of the misinformation spread by AEA consultant Brad Presnall, who made it sound like the relationship was stronger than it is.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Wednesday the appointment of Barrett Bowdre as the state’s next Solicitor General. 

Casinos and gambling are on the minds of people across Alabama as lawmakers prepare for the 2026 Legislative Session.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) expects it to be “standing room only” on Wednesday evening at Auburn University, where he is scheduled to speak at a Turning Point USA event.

A majority of the Montgomery City Council voted on Tuesday to continue requiring council approval of all contracts above $50,000.

Elmore County voters overwhelmingly rejected a new tax and property assessment plan known as Enhance Elmore at the polls on Tuesday.

The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is receiving more than $2 million in state funding to assist with agricultural and forestry-related projects.

The Gadsden Police Department’s Street Crimes and Narcotics (SCAN) unit seized more than 95 pounds of marijuana on Sunday.

“To the council people, city staff and residents of Spanish Fort, thank you for your support during this process,” Bass said. “I’m committed to working alongside each one of you to preserve what makes Spanish Fort special while also proactively planning for the future of our great city.”

The Priceville City Council has removed the city's police chief, Jerry Holmes, following a deadly police pursuit in September initiated by a Priceville Police officer. The council also moved to appoint Sgt. Jason Wigginton as the department's new chief.

Mobile Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis is restructuring leadership while keeping many of the previous administration’s executive directors.

Former Conecuh County sheriff candidate Mike Blackmon is not giving up on his goal to become sheriff. He announced he will try again in 2026.

Officers with the Huntsville Police Department arrested a man on Saturday for first-degree rape and first-degree sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12.

Officials at Dothan Regional Airport believe an on-duty police officer took his own life Tuesday morning.

A May ruling by a federal three-judge panel finding the congressional redistricting map passed by Alabama Republican lawmakers in 2023 violated the Voting Rights Act will haunt Alabama “for generations,” according to State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile).

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R- Monrovia) spoke about the increasing dominance of radical leftists within the Democratic Party during a discussion on WVNN’s The Dale Jackson Show on Monday morning.

Spanish Fort Police chief John Barber will team up with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to fight the exploitation of children online.

Montgomery County District Judge Michael Godwin on Monday denied a request by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office to increase the $60,000 bond of one of the four suspects arrested for their alleged involvement in a deadly downtown shootout in Montgomery on October 4.