The 2023 Conference of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church ended on Saturday. It was a much-observed event as it was unclear what direction the embattled group would take, having lost over half its membership recently due to disaffiliation by member churches over cultural issues like the church's position on homosexuality.
“Just Married.” That’s what’s written on the back of a ratty tailgate in white shoe polish. The plates are North Carolina. The old Ford Ranger has seen better days.
The Prattville-Autauga Public Library is holding a special meeting of the board of trustees to replace the recently-resigned library director.
Orr said he anticipated "some sort of school choice legislation" making it through the Alabama Legislature in 2024.
The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office is spreading the word about dangerous rip currents and water safety after several incidents in the Gulf of Mexico this week.
During an interview on "Rick & Bubba University," new UAB head football coach Trent Dilfer issued a warning to Power 5 coaches who might attempt to poach his players.
An actual year without abortion would take a Herculean effort to overcome. But it’s a battle, one that hundreds of thousands of people are already fighting.
On Friday, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) released its 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which outlines military spending and provides guidance for the coming fiscal year.
By a vote of 236 to 151, the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church voted to remove language regarding restrictions on homosexuality from the Book of Discipline, its governing document. The resolution approved by The Commission on Petitions and Procedures before the meeting stated that "the current language … on human sexuality has fostered painful division."
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission was ordered Friday to stop issuing licenses to growers and distributors.
More federal intervention could help a limited number of rural hospitals survive in the short-term, but it is not a permanent solution to improve health care. Repealing Alabama’s CON laws would go much further towards achieving that goal for all Alabamians.
Birmingham City councilman Hunter Williams spoke to 1819 News on Thursday about how legislation from a disgraced former lawmaker led to a power imbalance in the city government, hindering the council from serving its constituents today.
After years of service to Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey’s Office of Information Technology Secretary Marty Redden is retiring and Ivey's office announced his replacement on Friday. Secretary Mark Redden was appointed by Ivey in July 2019.
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) recently blocked an effort to further delay the announcement for the headquarters of the new command center for the U.S. Space Force after months of political drama with the site’s location.
The Baldwin County Coroner’s Office identified a man who drown in the Gulf of Mexico while trying to save his son.
ESPN’s college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit doesn’t think the Alabama dynasty is over yet.
“I want to encourage business owners who are currently engaged in or thinking of starting to process meat (cattle, swine or poultry) to apply for this beneficial program,” said Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate.
All it takes is a little education for the folks who receive the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s toothless threats, and most of the FFRF's power evaporates.
As we mark the anniversary of Title IX, we celebrate our female athletes and all they have accomplished. But we also should commit ourselves to taking action.
While currently defending Alabama’s Vulnerable Child Protection Act (VCAP) in the state, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joins briefs in several states that enacted similar laws.
The city of Mobile’s LGBTQ liaisons and the Southwest Alabama Inclusion Project gathered Thursday for a “Queer Town Hall.”
Just two months ago, Alabama quarterback Bryce Young was drafted No. 1 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers, and Thursday night Alabama sent another player to the Charlotte area when Brandon Miller was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with No. 2 overall in the 2023 NBA Draft.
The Dauphin Island Town Council is asking for name suggestions for two beaches in the Sunset Capital of Alabama.
Birmingham’s new Caraway Amphitheater may be one step closer to beginning construction, according to reports.
First United Methodist Church-Montgomery is continuing to explore options to disassociate from the UMC denomination after a recent rule change in the church’s hierarchy changed the process by which churches can leave the denomination.
Gov. Kay Ivey has signed into law legislation that provides a pay increase for poll workers in Alabama.
A combination of heavy rain and a late freeze is putting South Alabama’s watermelon crop in jeopardy just as demand ramps up in the summer months.