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Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles director Cam Ward will receive the 2025 Pillar of Excellence Award from the Addiction Policy Forum next week.

Rick Burgess is back on the radio on Tuesday after a brief absence dealing with family matters.

I can’t help but think that part of gratitude is remembering things forgotten – things big and small taken for granted only to be lost in the troubles of the day to day. 

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office identified two people who were arrested for traveling to meet a child for an unlawful act, during a child sex predator sting. 

Monday afternoon, the board for Central Alabama Water convened to take up a few administrative tasks when Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin came to address the board. 

Angus Cooper, a Mobile businessman, made two donations of $25,000 to former University of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron last week.

The Birmingham Police Department announced an arrest five months after a deadly shooting in the city’s west precinct.

State Rep. Susan DuBose (R-Hoover) challenged Alabama's state universities and colleges to abandon their gender studies programs.

Conservative grassroots organizer Kaycee Cavender has announced her run for Alabama House District 40.

No. 8 Alabama squared off against another ranked opponent on Monday but fell short losing 95-85 to No. 12 Gonzaga in the first game of the Players Era Festival.

After taking control of the lead at the 15-minute mark in the second half, No. 21 Auburn closed out an 84-73 win over Oregon with a 24-14 run to take its first game of the Players Era Tournament at Michelob ULTRA Arena. 

The Auburn Tigers are coming off a 62-17 thumping of Mercer, and they did so without starting quarterback Ashton Daniels. Now, Daniels is assumed to slot back into his starting role, and interim head coach DJ Durkin said that Daniels handled his “off week” like a pro. 

Leading up to the Iron Bowl, Auburn has gone through many changes including head coach as well as at the starting quarterback position.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will suspend all temporary lane closures on interstate routes during the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel period.

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl weighed in on former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones' (D-Mountain Brook) entrance into the 2026 governor's race in a statement to 1819 News on Monday.

A young man was struck and killed while outside of his vehicle on Interstate 20 in Birmingham early Saturday.

Listeners of "The Rick Burgess Show" have noticed that the beloved host has been missing from the program since Thursday, prompting speculation about his unannounced absence.

On Monday, UAB athletics director Mark Ingram addressed the Saturday incident in which a Blazers player allegedly stabbed two teammates at the Football Operations Center just hours before their game with USF.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall appealed on Friday the new State Senate redistricting map U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco ordered the state to use for the 2026 election.

When European governments approach us, hands extended, seeking aid or additional funds for Ukraine, we should politely note that one cannot simultaneously sanction and supplicate.

An estimated 22 million people will see much higher insurance premiums if a solution isn't reached between Democrats and Republicans concerning what U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) has called the "Unaffordable Care Act."

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation has launched an investigation into the deaths of two teenagers in Wilcox County.

The Marshall County District Attorney’s Office will review findings after a child sex predator operation turned deadly on Sunday.

When George Petrie wrote the Auburn Creed in 1943, declaring his beliefs in a practical world, education, honesty, truthfulness, and a sound mind, before stating that he believed in Auburn and loved it, he might have revised those remarks if he knew what was coming down the pike decades later with his university's Women's Studies curriculum.

A recent video of several Democrat U.S. lawmakers urging military members to disobey “illegal” orders from President Donald Trump has drawn the ire of many Republicans, including U.S. Senate candidate Morgan Murphy, who called it “sickening” political grandstanding at best, or worse, a “dog whistle” to those opposing the president's agenda.

Big Oak Ranch brought high school juniors and seniors to visit ASCEND, a new branch of the program that helps college students and young adults adjust to living on their own.

ORANGE BEACH – U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) said those receiving SNAP will soon see changes due to SNAP reform.