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Governor Kay Ivey and multiple state lawmakers criticized a recent ruling by the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) that said student-athletes who transfer using financial assistance from the state’s new CHOOSE Act school choice law will be required to sit out for one year before competing in athletics.

Auburn University Campus Safety and Security alerted the community on Friday about reports of students being drugged on and off campus.

A former Opelika mayoral candidate is facing a second-degree perjury charge for lying on his campaign application, the Lee County District Attorney’s Office claimed.

In their first true season-opening road game since 2002, the Auburn Tigers marched into Big 12 territory and started off their 2025 campaign with a 38-24 win over Baylor at McLane Stadium on Friday night. 

Finally, in his fourth season at Alabama, Ty Simpson’s perseverance has paid off, and he is set to lead the Crimson Tide offense as the starting quarterback against Florida State on Saturday. One person outside of his family couldn’t be more excited to see him finally get his chance.

Incumbent mayor Leigh Dollar and challenger Jeff McLaughlin each earned 1,065 votes after the provisionals were counted during a special called city council meeting Friday afternoon.

More than 200 people showed up to help him officially launch his campaign Thursday evening at Papa Dubi’s in Albertville.

Madison Republican Women's president Sheila Banister chose to work with the host venue, Movement Church, and the Madison City Police Department on alternative solutions to preserve the educational element of the evening, encourage dialogue and promote safety.

August Borden’s parents issued a statement on Friday calling for the community to remain calm and respond peacefully as they continue to seek answers about their son’s injuries.

Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell criticized Katherine Robertson’s campaign for Alabama Attorney General on Friday after she reported a $150,000 campaign donation from “Florida billionaire and radical pro-abortion activist Hugh Culverhouse Jr.” last week.

The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office can finally put a child sexual abuse investigation behind them after a man was sentenced for his crimes.

The Auburn Tigers will jumpstart their 2025 campaign in a marquee Friday night showdown against Baylor at McLane Stadium. 

Baldwin County superintendent Eddie Tyler confirmed the resignation of Baldwin County Public Schools Board of Education attorney Sarah Young.

Moody’s, a credit rating agency, withdrew its bond ratings for Montgomery County last month due to a missing 2023 audit.

Students in Tuscumbia City Schools can expect to see a heightened police presence today as tensions continue to mount over an incident last Tuesday that left a freshman with severe head trauma.

Labor Day is now family day, for the beach, the lake and the cookout. It has changed over the decades.

Strong expressed high praise for President Trump’s leadership and the team that surrounded him, highlighting the many accomplishments achieved in only seven months of Trump’s presidency.

On Thursday, the Tuscumbia City Police Department announced it was turning over its investigation into the injuries of Deshler High School freshman August Borden to the Franklin County Juvenile Probation Office.

Thursday, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) announced that Rep. James Lomax (R-Huntsville) had been appointed to the House Committee on Rules.

He led from his wheelchair. Paul Manning faced down adversity. His disability became an ability.

The University of North Alabama (UNA) responded to an 1819 News inquiry into a hidden video showing an employee explaining how universities get around the state’s ban on DEI program funding.

It’s been over a week since Deshler High School freshman August Borden suffered severe injuries walking to football practice after school, and parents still don’t have clear answers on what really happened.

The Washington Examiner published an editorial on Thursday in which the outlet criticized President Donald Trump's expected announcement that U.S. Space Command would be moved from Colorado‘s Peterson Space Force Base to Alabama‘s Redstone Arsenal.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) held a town hall meeting on Wednesday night, where he was accosted by a small but vocal crowd of malcontents bent on derailing the evening with continuous shouting and booing over his support for President Donald Trump’s agenda.

State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) and State Sen. April Weaver (R-Brierfield) announced on Thursday that they have pre-filed the “Child Predator Death Penalty Act” for the upcoming 2026 regular legislative session, with 23 Republican senators and 52 Republican House members already joining as cosponsors.

There’s a “growing link” between transgenderism and mass shootings, according to Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth.