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Jacksonville State University’s band director is retiring after taking the field for 31 years.

In April 2024, Rahim Thawer, a "racialized,” anti-Zionist, "queer" Muslim from Canada, was accepted into the University of Alabama's Doctor of Social Work (DSW) program. Thawer shared a graphic showing his admission letter and offer letter for a three-year teaching contract, which indicated that out of 188 applicants, only 20 were admitted to the university's social work doctoral program.

“It's not time to let your guard down,” meteorologist Jack Cullen told 1819 News. “There's still a long way to go. Still have your plan. Make sure you have your supplies just in case one of these systems does make it into the Gulf.”

The American Legacy Co., also known as “The Trump Store” and Beach Dog Events are hosting a Charlie Kirk birthday celebration in Foley on October 14.

The National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW) has elected Judy Barlow of Baldwin County as fourth vice president.

During an interview that aired on Birmingham's WXJC radio's "Priority Talk," U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) weighed in on next week's probable federal government shutdown.

Charlie Kirk is a true Christian martyr, perhaps the most influential in history, second to Christ himself, according to popular political commentator Brandon Tatum.

Dobbs Bar-B-Que in Dothan is closing its doors after serving locals and travelers for decades.

Abortion pill legislation will be considered by lawmakers when they reconvene for the 2026 legislative session in January, according to State Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville).

Laverne Brown celebrated her 95th birthday on September 11, surrounded by more than 100 family members and friends at her home in Arab. Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) was preparing a special gift for her from President Donald Trump.

In December 2008, a dike rupture in Tennessee caused 1.1 billion gallons of coal ash to spill into local waterways. It was the largest industrial spill in U.S. history.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has joined forces with U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) to advocate for the nation's veterans by expanding their access to over-the-counter hearing aids.

In the wake of a federal court ruling against Alabama’s 2021 State Senate map, Governor Kay Ivey has decided not to call a special session to draw a new map.

During this week's episode of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) pledged to take another shot at enacting legislation to eliminate income tax on overtime pay that would make it permanent.

Five years ago, Jasmine Faith Clisby, an English teacher and cheerleading coach at Carver High School, sounded the alarm over Pastor Chris Hodges, founder of the Church of the Highlands, “liking” social media posts by Charlie Kirk. This set off a chain of events that would leave some of Birmingham’s most needy without the support the church had been providing for years and seemingly cost the Birmingham School system hundreds of thousands of dollars in rental fees.

BIRMINGHAM — At the Alabama Policy Institute's (API) annual dinner on Thursday night, Heisman-winning quarterback Tim Tebow spoke about his faith and the decision that shaped his college career, specifically his choice between the University of Alabama and the University of Florida.

A southern homecoming week wouldn’t be the same without the traditional “rolling of the yards.”

A five-year-old child was killed in an overnight house fire.

In a recent interview with Chicago's WGN Radio, U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) expressed strong disagreement with the Trump administration's deployment of the National Guard to cities across America. The move, according to federal officials, has been made to fight high crime rates plaguing many municipalities.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Friday the indictment of Charles Nathan Nickelson, former Huntsville Area Crime Stoppers coordinator and Huntsville police officer.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the arrests of more than a dozen people in Baldwin and Mobile Counties on Thursday.

Following an examination of several books at the Huntsville Madison County Public Library, 1819 News can confirm that multiple works in the children's section were focused on the promotion of transgenderism amongst primary school-aged children.

The Alabama Department of Corrections executed Geoffrey Todd West for the 1997 capital murder of Margaret Parrish Berry on Thursday.

Lawmakers and members of the public criticized the Alabama Board of Pharmacy at a Sunset committee meeting on Thursday for a recent settlement with a former executive secretary.

The Mobile Area Water and Sewer System (MAWSS) announced it intends to release a request for proposal to allow outside concessionaires to run limited boating and fishing operations on Mobile’s Big Creek Lake.

Riley McArdle, chairman of the College Republican Federation of Alabama, penned a letter to University of Alabama President Dr. Peter Mohler on Thursday, calling on the school to terminate any employee who is found to have made mocking public comments regarding the political assassination of conservative political activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk.