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The Mobile Police Department is investigating a stabbing that claimed the life of a 46-year-old man.

A veteran educator and community leader, Bradford has over 26 years of classroom experience and holds a Master’s degree in teaching history.

Last week, the Alabama Department of Education released its State Report Card scores, celebrating a two-point increase in the state's overall score from last year to this year.

The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame announced its newest inductees on Monday, and former Auburn football coach-turned U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and his undefeated 2004 season signal-caller Jason Campbell are among eight members of the 2026 class.

The Alabama Educational Television Commission should conduct a public survey and review before disaffiliating from PBS programming, according to Governor Kay Ivey.

Auburn quarterback Ashton Daniels will not play against Mercer on Saturday, per interim head coach DJ Durkin. 

The Alabama State Department of Education Annual Report Card is out, and Orange Beach City Schools is celebrating ranking number two in the state, only behind Mountain Brook City Schools.

The SEC on Monday announced the kickoff time for the 2025 Iron Bowl at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Nori Thai and Sushi restaurant in Birmingham has closed its dining room after a raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

As speculation mounts over Paul Finebaum's potential run for U.S. Senate, so does the concern that his murky politics might not be a good fit for conservatives in Alabama.

The Montgomery City Council is considering appointing William Boyd to the Montgomery Housing Authority at their next meeting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. 

During this week's broadcast of Fox News Channel's "Sunday Morning Futures," U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) signaled an openness to President Donald Trump's $2,000 tariff check proposal.

Lee had that rarest of gifts: an ear for authentic Southern idioms and an eye for telling details. Even in these earlier efforts, she wrestles with how to render a setting that was simultaneously her home and her subject of critique. She loved the South – one cannot read her work and doubt that – but she loved it clear-eyed, without the sentimentality that has ruined lesser fiction.

The Birmingham Police Department took a homicide suspect into custody on Sunday.

In front of a sold-out crowd of mostly orange and blue for The Battleground 2k25 event at Legacy Arena, No. 22 Auburn fell to No. 1 Houston, 73-72 in a last-second thriller. 

Foley's Mike Vandenheuvel, better known as Mike Van, announced he is running for Alabama Senate District 32.

Students from the University of Mobile paid a visit to inmates of the Baldwin County Corrections Center to share the Word of God.

Mackenzie Cotton's whole life has been centered around softball. But two injuries have benched her. Now, she is sharing her story and how her faith in God is getting her through.

The Automobile Dealers Association of Alabama (ADAA), representing more than 300 franchised new car and truck dealers, endorsed Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall for the U.S. Senate on Thursday.

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch is running for sheriff in 2026, and he told 1819 News that his record proves he is the man for the job.

As President Ronald Reagan once said, "Our schools hold the future of America in their hands. They will decide whether that future is enlightened, free, and informed, or shrouded in the darkness of ignorance."

Socialism may promise equality, but history shows that its ultimate outcome is control, not liberty. The stakes are high. New York City has chosen its path. Now it is up to the rest of America to decide: Will we protect freedom, or will we allow dependence and government control to take root?

The newest member of Alabama's congressional delegation isn't pleased with his party's leadership, declaring it was "incredibly frustrating, incredibly disappointing" that some of his Democrat colleagues in the U.S. Senate voted with Republicans to reopen the federal government.

Sloppy play by No. 4 Alabama resulted in a 23-21 loss to No. 11 Oklahoma on homecoming.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) discussed his ongoing campaign to become Alabama's next U.S. Senator this week on WVNN's "The Yaffee Program."

The Eastern Shore Republican Women hosted Madison Lawrence, of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), for their monthly luncheon Thursday.

Hundreds of attendees packed into The Barber Motorsports Museum and Event Center in Birmingham on Friday night for the 2025 Albert Patterson Gala hosted by 1819 News.