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Foley City Council District 3 member Roderick Burkle was sworn in this week after being the only candidate in the seat for the 2025 municipal election.

1819 News president and CEO Bryan Dawson was the subject of critical graffiti discovered Wednesday morning at Movement Church in Madison. Dawson is scheduled to speak on Thursday evening at the church.

Details in the stabbing death of retired Auburn University professor Julie Gard Schnuelle could be revealed next week in a preliminary hearing for her accused killer.

The Alabama Public Charter School Commission is reviewing the renewal application of the controversial Homewood school, Magic City Acceptance Academy, which was established primarily to support LGBTQ+ students and their allies. However, their application is still not available to the public.

Two members of Alabama’s congressional delegation on Tuesday criticized the FDA’s recent approval of a new generic abortion pill.

During a Tuesday Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) asked Attorney General Pam Bondi about the Trump administration's efforts to combat crime, specifically in Alabama's capital, where there was a gang-related shootout following a historically black and college university football game over the weekend.

Military veterans deserve more than simple words of gratitude – they deserve timely, effective care, especially when it comes to mental health.

Auburn’s offense has certainly seen a decline over its last two games, both resulting in losses to current top-6 ranked opponents, and head coach Hugh Freeze wants to see quarterback Jackson Arnold play "freer" within the offense.

Halloween decorations at the home of Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch are being heavily criticized after a Facebook post featuring the display.

Members of the Montgomery City Council unanimously voted to suspend a downtown entertainment district after a Saturday night shootout left two dead and 14 injured. 

The former pastor of All Nations Worship Assembly (ANWA) in Huntsville entered a plea agreement admitting to a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from the church for his personal benefit.

Members of the Montgomery City Council unanimously voted to join a lawsuit brought by Tuscaloosa against the State of Alabama over its online sales tax law. 

The U.S. Senate approved 107 of President Donald Trump’s nominees, including two from Alabama on Tuesday.

Security camera footage from a local liquor store captured the exact moment of a deadly shootout in downtown Montgomery on Saturday night.

On Tuesday, former Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl touched on his decision to step down from coaching at 65, coming off his second Final Four appearance with the Tigers.

Federal troops for local law enforcement? That raises some difficult issues.

The staff running three Alaska newspapers in Homer, Kenai-Soldotna and Juneau resigned from an Alabama-based media company after complaining an article was edited and reposted online without their consent.

Following a deadly shooting in Montgomery after an HBCU football game, State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) is once again pushing to make it a capital offense to murder an individual while "knowingly creating a great risk of death to multiple persons."

The results of Tuesday's run-off election for Birmingham City Council and Birmingham School Board favored incumbents, except for J.T. Moore, who was defeated. BLM co-founder Eric Hall, who previously lost a bid for city council, was defeated by the largest margin of any candidate in the run-off election.

Alabama-born and raised songwriter Jonathan Gamble is nominated for two Dove Awards.

Early Tuesday morning, a Springville High School student called the city’s police department claiming she was in distress and had a handgun in her back pack.

Deputy chief of staff for policy and United States homeland security advisor Stephen Miller spoke to members of the media on Monday about the continued deployment of federal authorities and National Guard units to cities across the country.

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has awarded two sizable grants to support and expand Alabama’s charter school network.

The “Biggest Party in the South” will include some of the biggest names in country music.

John Jacobs, a lifelong educator, community leader, and conservative Republican, announced his candidacy for Alabama House District 37 in the May 19, 2026, Republican primary.

The State of Alabama has spent $2.5 million since June 2024 on the Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit in an attempt to crack down on crime in Montgomery, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.