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State Rep. Patrick Sellers (D-Pleasant Grove) joined the growing number of state leaders calling for accountability in reaction to the death of the three-year-old Bessemer boy who died in Alabama Department of Human Resources custody after allegedly being left in a hot car for nearly five hours.

The body of an unknown man will undergo an official autopsy to determine when and how he died after investigators found him dead in a Foley apartment.

Mountain Brook residents are asking: “Why did long-time Democrat donor and Kamala Harris backer David Silverstein choose to run for Seat 2?”

A course in gun safety is a good idea if properly taught … but we don’t restrict the guarantee of free speech to those who have completed a course in public speaking, or the right to publish a newspaper or website to those who have a journalism degree. 

Mobile City Councilman William Carroll paid respects to a local high school student who drowned over the weekend at Smith Lake.

“We will shut Homewood down for justice,” Black Lives Matter (BLM) Birmingham’s Wayne Taft Harris, Jr. said during a city council meeting.

On Monday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) discussed paying down national debt, which is approaching $37 trillion.

The Electric Cooperatives of Alabama Political Action Committee, the political arm of the Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives (AREA), recently announced its endorsement of U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) as Alabama’s next governor.

Marion County Circuit Judge Talmage Lee Carter recently placed a stay on the scheduled nitrogen hypoxia execution of David Lee Roberts, 59, until the state can determine if Roberts is mentally capable of being executed.

Congress should “consider taking action preempting abortion shield laws” in blue states, according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.

The St. Louis Street project, which has been eight years in the making, was approved Tuesday by the Mobile City Council.

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Honduran national in connection with the attempted murder of a Hispanic man who was stabbed at a soccer game.

In response to horrific child sex abuse cases recently discovered in Bibb County, State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) and State Sen. April Weaver (R-Brierfield) will unveil legislation to extend the death penalty to child rapists at a press conference on Thursday.

The risk of foreign interference isn’t going away. But we know how to stay ahead: through preparation, investment, and action.

Through The Skelton Center for Cultural Renewal, 1819 News will daily publish culture and life articles that seek to ground our readers in the truths and traditions of the West’s Christian heritage while illuminating better paths forward for individuals, families, leaders, and our state.

Folks who grew up in Montgomery from 1950 to 1980 will recognize references in the new song, "Back to Montgomery."

An electromagnetic pulse explosion in the atmosphere could shut down the power grid and fry electronics. Novel depicts what life could be life "One Second After."

For now, no AI can take the same responsibility for its own words. For now, no AI can die for the truth. Maybe that’s a good thing, as I suspect an AI that could die for the truth could lie for it, too.

The Gulf Shores City Council approved a one-year extension of the contract with Hangout Music Fest, LLC.

A former Miss America, who ran two unsuccessful campaigns in Alabama as a progressive Democrat, took to TikTok to bash President Donald Trump supporters and to tell them to shut their mouths about any child sexual abuse case.

Mayors from across the state of Alabama continued pushing for changes to Alabama’s online sales tax law after a meeting in Tuscaloosa on Monday.

Hoover City Councilman Sam Swiney is endorsing Kenneth Cox to replace him on the council in Place 2.

State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) is trying to take on businesses and institutions that might target individuals based on their vaccination status with a pre-filed bill ahead of the 2026 legislative session.

Jiandong Cao and Xuejun Zheng were both arrested by the Pelham Police Department recently for allegedly possessing 15 counterfeit devices after being suspected of switching out gift cards at local CVS stores.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is trying to “set the record straight” on Republicans’ plan for Medicaid and assuage fears of massive cuts stoked by Democrat “fearmongering and dishonesty."

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) unveiled the first electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Smith Station.

In his speech, Tuberville, who is running for governor of Alabama, outlined his plan to run the state like a football coach, the job he had for nearly 40 years before entering the political arena. He said he intended to be the "head recruiter" and hire good assistants to help grow and improve the state.