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Ahead of the next legislative session, State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) has pre-filed a bill banning face slap fighting in the state of Alabama.

State Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road) has pre-filed a constitutional amendment requiring Alabama school boards to vote for or against allowing their employees and students to pray and read religious texts during the school day.

Long-time college football commentator and syndicated sports talker Paul Finebaum would benefit from a “100% name ID” in Alabama if he ultimately decides to run for U.S. Senate in 2026, according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced $45 million for 23 projects in Coastal Alabama supported by funds from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA). 

Governor Kay Ivey and Attorney General Steve Marshall urged the U.S. Senate to pass a short-term funding extension to avoid a federal government shutdown set to take effect on Wednesday.

A pro-Palestinian youth organization, the Young Palestinians of Huntsville, has announced it will be holding a "Week of Action" beginning on October 3 in the downtown area of Huntsville and on the University of Alabama in Huntsville's campus.

An hour after a campus alert was issued about a potential bomb threat, officials with Alabama A&M University gave the all clear to its students, staff and faculty following a short investigation into the matter.

A woman has been handed an international parental kidnapping charge after abducting her infant daughter from the child's father's home in Orange Beach last week and then fleeing the country to Mexico.

According to notices sent out in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Hoover, the Islamic Academy of Alabama has resubmitted its application for a zoning change that would have allowed it to relocate from Homewood to Meadowbrook Corporate Park. The issue will be taken up by the Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission on October 6, at 6pm.

According to reports from her family and friends, suspected illegal alien Giovanna Hernandez Martinez has decided to follow the advice of the liberal immigration group she worked with and self-deport, returning to Mexico this week.

Elmore County voters will decide in a special election on November 4 whether to pass new local taxes and fees.

After breaking into a Decatur home on Sunday evening, a man was shot and killed by an occupant within the residence.

In a letter sent late last week, members of the Alabama legislature asked the U.S. Senate to swiftly pass a short-term funding extension to prevent a government shutdown.

Alabama was recently ranked eighth in Area Development magazine's 2025 Top States for Doing Business study.

Alabama Attorney General and candidate for the U.S. Senate, Steve Marshall, spoke about several issues important to Alabamians on a recent installment of the America’s Kitchen Table podcast.

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.

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

“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.

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).