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A new VA specialty care clinic will soon be opening in Huntsville, allowing a shorter travel time for veterans in north Alabama and southern Tennessee seeking assistance with advanced care.

During this week's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed defended Donald Watkins, Jr., his controversial pick for the city's small business development director.

Roadways were flooded Sunday after a severe weather system made its way through South Alabama.

A former pastor in Huntsville has pleaded not guilty after allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from All Nations Worship Assembly.

The Supreme Court of Alabama ruled a Baldwin County court’s declaratory judgment in favor of a developer suing Orange Beach was deemed void due to lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.

In her bestselling book “Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda,” Daily Wire cultural reporter Megan Basham exposed disturbing links between far-left organizations and some of America’s top religious institutions, all in an effort to manufacture consent for woke policies.

Last week, State Education Superintendent Eric Mackey announced that Alabama had lost more than 5,800 students in its public schools.

State Rep. Chip Brown (R-Hollinger's Island) was pleased when his seafood labeling bill was finally passed and signed into law in 2024. Restaurants and grocery stores are now required to disclose the country of origin for their seafood products, including fish, shrimp and oysters.

The Alabama Charter School Commission voted to renew the contracts for Montgomery's L.E.A.D. Academy and Perry County's Breakthrough Charter School in Marion during their October meeting.

Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones fired deputy sheriff Cam Hunt on Tuesday over Hunt announcing a run for sheriff in 2026.

An off-duty Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was involved in a crash in Center Point is facing charges, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).

A court-ordered special master released three possible new State Senate district maps on Friday for U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco’s consideration.

Sports betting and various kinds of gambling is being “thrust” onto younger generations, according to U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).

During Friday's broadcast of Huntsville radio WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) spoke about the decreasing number of public school students in Alabama.

Controversial Halloween decorations at the home of Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch have been replaced.

Jefferson County Circuit Judge Kandice Pickett ruled the suspect in the shooting of four people did not meet the requirements to be held in jail according to Aniah’s Law.

Lawmakers told 1819 News that they are open to discussing how to hold the commission and its members more accountable for their actions.

The preliminary investigation into a fire that damaged 3Circle Midtown Church in Mobile concluded the cause was likely an electrical issue in the sanctuary, police say.

The Alabama Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit by the City of Birmingham against Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway regarding the county's refusal to house Birmingham inmates.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) joined U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) to introduce the Kayla Hamilton Act on Friday.

During a Thursday appearance on Newsmax's "Newsline," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) discussed the ongoing government shutdown led by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats. The shutdown, according to the lawmaker, is occurring because liberals refuse to pass a clean continuing resolution.

The Priceville Police Department is back in the news after one its officers crashed a patrol car en route to a police pursuit on Tuesday evening.

The state of Alabama executed Anthony Todd Boyd by nitrogen hypoxia on Thursday at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore.

Several Clay-Chalkville Middle School were sent home sick Thursday after they ate cookies brought by another student. Officials said the students bought the cookies from the student. It is against the rules to sell food items at school.

Read Freely Alabama has been facing an uphill battle in its fight to keep controversial books in the children's and young adult sections of the state's public libraries. Now, the group hopes to channel the energy from the recent "No Kings" protest to boost its cause.

Lee County District Judge Jeffrey Gerald Tickal ordered a mental evaluation for the suspect in the murder of retired Auburn University professor Julie Gard Schnuelle.

According to court records, a federal grand jury has indicted Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters Lillian Colburn and Mercutio Southall for arson after the two reportedly set fire to a shopping cart in a crowded Walmart in August.