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

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

A man accused of hiring a hitman to kill his wife and her six kids has pleaded guilty to federal charges.

Mobile County Probate Judge C. Mark Erwin is looking into what happened Tuesday at the polls for the municipal runoff election.

A recent lawsuit filed by Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox would put Alabama’s entire online sales tax program in jeopardy, according to Houston County Commission chairman Brandon Shoupe.

A horse in Coffee County died after contracting rabies.

A Courtland man with a lengthy felony record is facing life in prison after being convicted by a Morgan County jury of trafficking more than 500 grams of methamphetamines.

The Alabama Board of Pharmacy is “universally disliked” by its licensees, according to House Pro-Tem Chris Pringle (R-Mobile). 

The Baldwin County Public Schools Board of Education will consider approval of further discussions regarding the expansion of AltaPointe day school services by establishing a new program at the current Loxley Elementary School.

State Sen. Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia), an OB-GYN, is skeptical of recent claims by the Trump administration that the use of Tylenol during pregnancy can be associated with an increased risk of autism in children.