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In a sizable investment for the state of Alabama, full funding for the approximately $475 million installation of a new Quench and Tempering Line at U.S. Steel's Fairfield Tubular Operations was backed by the multinational corporation's Board of Directors on Wednesday.

After candidates backed by socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept the New York Democratic primaries on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said passing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act was more vital than ever.

A coalition of Alabama and national pro-life groups, led by SBA Pro-life America, sent a letter on Tuesday to Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche urging the Department of Justice to resolve the Louisiana v. FDA lawsuit by agreeing to a court-ordered consent decree that would get abortion drugs out of the mail immediately while the FDA completes a prompt, rigorous safety review.

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Wednesday that the state had been awarded $300,000 after the federally led 2026 National Healthcare Fraud Takedown, in which law enforcement across the country targeted fraud in government-funded health care programs.

The Helena Fire Department celebrating the opening of a new Safe Haven Baby Box, which will allow new mothers to surrender their babies, no questions asked.

On June 24, 2022, the landscape of abortion policy in the United States changed forever. The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, allowing states to set their own laws on abortion.

Liberal former Huntsville City School Board member Andrea Alvarez wants to sue the State of Alabama over its education savings account program, also known as the CHOOSE Act.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) backed President Donald Trump delaying the signing of housing legislation on Wednesday for leverage to pass the SAVE America Act.

The final section of the Linden Bypass opened to traffic as the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) continues to put finishing touches on the project.

The suspect in the August 2025 shooting death of Parker High School coach Demetrice Beverly will spend 120 months behind bars in a federal case tied to the murder.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) criticized a liberal news source for expressing displeasure with the ongoing success of FIFA's World Cup and glowing reviews of America from individuals visiting the country for the first time.

With multiple city council and board of education races in Huntsville now a little over two months away, candidate filing for the elections officially closed Tuesday evening.

The Montgomery City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to vacate Montgomery City Councilwoman Marche Johnson from her District 3 seat.

A Mobile inmate is charged with attempted murder after prosecutors said he stabbed a corrections officer 15 times.

Lopez-Contrerasa is currently being held without bond under an immigration hold at the Madison County Detention Facility.

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Tuesday that the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals had rejected the habeas corpus petition of Timothy Boyle, who was convicted of the capital murder of a child in 2010.

State Sen. April Weaver (R-Brierfield) recently told 1819 News that she was ready to push a legislative effort to approve firing squad as a method of execution in Alabama, after recent court opinions forbade the state from using its most recently approved method, nitrogen hypoxia.

Terri Michal isn’t a newcomer to Birmingham politics but her experience and relationships didn’t help her on Tuesday when Birmingham police forcibly removed her from a city council meeting. 

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is heading to President Donald Trump’s desk for signing following approval Tuesday in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting occurred after a dispute between cousins.

Alabama's growing role in the national defense industry and ability to draw multinational corporations have earned the Yellowhammer State a 2026 Silver Shovel Award from the business publication Area Development.

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office revealed details about the investigation of a former funeral director in Foley.

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) shared his reaction to a federal judge's ruling that a Trump administration effort to create a national database linking Social Security numbers with citizenship status violated privacy laws and has led states to wrongly purge voters.

Alabama dropped eight spots in a recent housing affordability and homebuilding study.

Two individuals were arrested in Barbour County and accused of trying to introduce drugs and cell phones into Ventress Correctional facility after being apprehended by law enforcement.

The Alabama Department of Corrections is searching for an inmate who escaped a job assignment in Summerdale.

Sebastian Alexander Carrillo, 54, of Fairfield, a current Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) employee, is under indictment this year by the attorney general's office for first-degree theft by deception and is scheduled to appear before a judge for a pre-trial hearing next month.