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BASS PRO SHOPS LEEDS Alabama News
Man taken for mental evaluation after jumping naked into fish tank at Leeds Bass Pro Shops

The Leeds Police chief confirmed a man was taken into custody late Thursday after a mental breakdown Thursday at Bass Pro Shops in Leeds.

Tuberville1025 Alabama News
Tuberville has high hopes for bill to prevent VA resources from going to illegal immigrants — ‘I’ve even got Democrats on my side’

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has high hopes for the bill he introduced last month to prevent the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from using government resources to take care of illegal immigrants.

Robert Aderholt Border Illegal Crossing Alabama News
Aderholt witnesses illegal border crossings during trip to Eagle Pass — 'Our border patrol officers and our nation are at a breaking point'

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R- Haleyville) joined the U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and 64 other House Republican Members in a visit to the southern border on Wednesday to put pressure on President Biden as the crisis at the southern border grows.

Eric Minix Alabama News
Georgia deputy hit, killed by Alabama officer during high-speed chase

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is investigating a deadly high-speed chase that ended in the death of a Georgia deputy Wednesday morning.

Meosha Lakee Mayfield Photo from Crime Stoppers of Central Alabama Alabama News
Jefferson County mother wanted on manslaughter charges after 3-year-old son accidentally shoots himself

The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office obtained a warrant on Tuesday for a Birmingham woman whose 3-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself before Christmas.

Former Congressman Jim Martin (R-Gadsden). Alabama News
Jim Martin story to air on APT: WWII vet, Gadsden oilman, builder of Alabama GOP, congressman, father of ‘Forever Wild’

The James D. (Jim) Martin story will air on Alabama Public Television on Thursday at 9 p.m. and again on Thursday, January 18 at 12 a.m.

ballots Alabama News
Judges refuse to reinstate disqualified Democrat Jefferson County Treasurer candidates to the March primary ballot

Two Montgomery County Circuit Court judges refused on Wednesday to reinstate two disqualified candidates for Jefferson County Treasurer.

Alabama School Choice Alabama News
House Democrats push back against school choice proposals as legislative session draws near

As the 2024 legislative session creeps closer, school choice is lining up to be one of the more contentious subjects debated by lawmakers once the session begins in February.

gavel cannabis Alabama News
Montgomery County Circuit again judge halts Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission’s issuance of integrated facility licenses

Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge James Anderson stopped the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) from issuing integrated facility licenses next week.

Junior Hill Alabama News
‘Country Preacher’ Junior Hill dies at 87 in Hartselle; Led thousands to faith in Christ

Hill, 87, a beloved and busy traveling evangelist for more than 50 years, died Jan. 3 at his home in Hartselle, Alabama.

PERRY COUNTY WATER Alabama News
Water crisis underway in Perry County; Drinking water brought to Marion residents

Marion Water customers have been advised to boil water due to aging infrastructure while city, county and state officials work on a plan. Wednesday, the Perry County Commission distributed bottled water to residents to drink.

katie britt Alabama News
Britt applauds Harvard president Claudine Gay resignation after plagiarism, antisemitism allegations

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) said Harvard president Claudine Gay should’ve resigned “weeks ago” after the Ivy League executive received backlash from plagiarism allegations and comments made last year about antisemitism.

Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway Alabama News
Racial discrimination lawsuits filed against Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway

Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway stands to defend two racial discrimination lawsuits that were recently filed in federal court.

Alabama Farm Credit HQ in Cullman Alabama News
Alabama Farm Credit withdraws suit against former borrower after judge denies injunction request — Says filing 'a thinly-veiled effort to intimidate me and others from telling the truth'

A U.S. District judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Alabama Farm Credit against former borrower Dustin Kittle as the latest fight in the ongoing legal battle between the two came to a head over the New Year’s holiday weekend.

The Quadrantid meteor shower brightens night skies each year in early January. Alabama News
Largest 2024 meteor shower visible in Alabama after midnight Thursday morning

It will take a dedicated skywatcher to catch the first and largest meteor shower of 2024.

Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway Alabama News
Jefferson County Sheriff: Birmingham in 'desperate situation,' must house Birmingham Police inmates at Jefferson County Jail

Per Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway, the City of Birmingham will now house those arrested on misdemeanor charges in the county jail.

voting, vote Alabama News
Obama-appointed federal judge rules in favor of True the Vote in Georgia case

A federal judge ruled in favor of True the Vote Tuesday in a three-year-long legal battle to support election integrity in Georgia.

Alabama Supreme Court Alabama News
Alabama Supreme Court gives go-ahead in first-ever nitrogen suffocation execution

The Alabama Supreme Court has officially set the date for the first-ever execution by nitrogen suffocation in the long saga of Kenneth Eugene Smith.

Montgomery Co Courthouse Alabama News
Two Jefferson County Democrats sue to get back on ballot for 2024 primaries

Incumbent Jefferson County Treasurer Eyrika Parker and Mara Ruffin Allen, Parker’s challenger in the Democratic primary, filed lawsuits last week after being kicked off the 2024 ballot recently.

Uhaul Alabama News
Alabama had 8th-most new residents in nation in 2023

Alabama had the eighth-most movers arriving in the state in 2023, according to a study released on Tuesday.

Education Freedom Alabama News
API releases 'Educational Freedom in Alabama' report showing special interests behind roadblocks

The Alabama Policy Institute released its 2023-2024 Educational Freedom in Alabama report Tuesday in support of universal school choice.

Birmingham Police Department Crime Scene Unit by Erica Thomas Alabama News
Birmingham ends 2023 with decrease in homicides after record 2022, but rise in overall violent crime and property crime

After one of the most violent years since the 1990s in 2022, Birmingham saw a decrease in homicides in 2023, but violent crime still rose slightly overall.

Stack of books library Alabama News
Planning your reading for 2024? Alabama authors and books

As you plan your reading for 2024, here are some suggestions of new books and not-yet-well-known books, all of them either about Alabama or by Alabama writers:

Gerrick Wilkins Alabama News
AL-6 candidate Gerrick Wilkins offers $10,000 to veterans in exchange for Gary Palmer debate

In an attempt to force a political debate, AL-6 candidate Gerrick Wilkins is upping the ante, offering to donate $10,000 to veterans if incumbent U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) agrees to debate.

Electronic slot machines Alabama News
Law enforcement pushes for gambling legislation to include stricter enforcement against pervasive existing illegal gaming

For any gambling bill to have a chance of passing the Legislature during the 2024 regular session, many state leaders and law enforcement officials told 1819 News it must include robust enforcement mechanisms and regulations to end rampant illegal gaming currently plaguing the state.

Von Braun Alabama News
Jim Zeigler: 'The German Wife' dramatizes the start of Huntsville's rocket program

What a change in lives: going from building V-2 rockets for Nazi Germany to developing the U.S. space program.

AP22185148699332 Birmingham Stallions celebrate USFL Championship win Alabama News
Birmingham Stallions join new United Football League

The Birmingham Stallions, the back-to-back United States Football League champions, will kick off the start of the new United Football League (UFL) on March 30.

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