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The blockbuster book and movie "Wizard of Oz" will be adapted and performed by locals at Montgomery's Alabama Shakespeare Festival.

During a Tuesday appearance on Fox News Channel's "Hannity," U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) criticized Democrats for blaming President Donald Trump and his administration for the recent Texas flooding, which has reportedly eclipsed a death toll of 100.

1819 News conducted a survey among City Council candidates on the Fairhope Public Library. The following are the answers as received by candidates.  

Although there is still a lot of time to go, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) is predicting the Republican Party will increase its majority in the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections.

Alabama native Case Dixon announced today that he is challenging Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) for U.S. Congress District 6. In a campaign announcement, Dixon said, "I'm running out of necessity. This is not a decision I take lightly. I truly feel I have no other choice."

The endorsements continue to roll in for U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) in his 2026 run for governor, with the Alabama Associated General Contractors (AGC) being the most recent to back his 2026 gubernatorial bid.

A Mobile couple remains missing after their daughter-in-law was found dead in Texas.

It’s important to continue to scrutinize the minor transgender medical care industry after some states were victorious in a Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) case last month, according to Alabama Solicitor General Edmund LaCour.

The Senate voted to confirm Wells Griffith as President Donald Trump’s Under Secretary of Energy at the Department of Energy on Wednesday. 

Relying on his 13 years of experience as a small business owner, Helena mayoral candidate Russ Powers says that if elected, he will bring much-needed transparency and fiscal accountability to the growing city, which is facing a mounting budget crisis.

A Mobile County court granted permission for a teacher charged with aggravated child abuse to leave the country.

As we approach America's 250th anniversary, the “hate-America” crowd, secularists, cultural Marxists, as well as some with nobler motives, will advance alternative interpretations of the Declaration.

Scott appeared with Tuberville Tuesday night on Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” where he gave his full support for Tuberville’s gubernatorial bid, though he said he’d miss him in the Senate.

The Senate unanimously passed Lulu’s Law on Tuesday.

Stephanie Ganey-Messinger is running for Daphne City Council, District 5.

Those in the capital city with the observant eye may have noticed this past “Juneteenth” that the “temporary” Black Lives Matter Mural around Montgomery’s historic Court Square Fountain still festoons the street for the fifth year in a row.

In a move that brought the ire of left-wing advocates nationwide, the IRS recently stated in a court filing that churches can, in fact, advocate for or oppose political candidates from the pulpit.

The greatest show in sportfishing is happening now off the coast of Orange Beach. The Blue Marlin Grand Championship is July 9-12.

A 17-year-old from Tennessee was killed Monday while riding on an inflatable tube pulled by a jet ski on the Elk River.

We are under two months from the season opener against Florida State and just a week away from SEC Media Days.

A trio of juniors will be joining Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze at next week’s SEC Media Days in Atlanta. 

Yes, Ivey is done next year, and Alabama will see a new governor, but damage to the ADVA has been done.

Wasting away again in Gadsden. The Jimmy Buffett musical comes to Gadsden's Ritz Theater July 18-27.

Super Bowl-winning quarterback Eli Manning will be on The Plains on Tuesday to set a Guinness World Record for rolling Toomer's Corner.

A GoFundMe account for one of the five men injured in a fireworks incident on Lake Martin has raised over $15,000.

First Principles Action, a Nashville-based nonprofit, gave Katherine Robertson a $1 million donation last week for her 2026 campaign to be Alabama’s next attorney general.

Many of Alabama’s members of Congress were pleased to back President Donald Trump, after the administration announced on Tuesday that it was taking aggressive action to prevent the Chinese Communist Party from acquiring American farmland.