“The COVID really brought it out about how bad our schools are and how bad our teachers are in the inner cities,” Tuberville said. “Most of them in inner cities; I don’t know how they got degrees, to be honest with you. I don’t know whether they can read and write.”
Officials with Roanoke City Schools changed plans for graduation Thursday after receiving information of threats of gang activity.
1819 News called and emailed Craft, asking several questions about his position on the decision and about what will happen next. However, he is unable to answer those questions after he said he was advised to wait until a decision is made by the Supreme Court.
Legislation changing how the state’s Public Health Officer is appointed wasn’t voted on this week in the Senate.
The window for the passage of proposed legislation prohibiting minors from attending drag shows has passed for the Alabama Legislature in 2023.
Samford takes the lead into the ninth inning but couldn't hold on for the win.
In her first game back in two weeks, Montana Fouts did not look like her usual self and the Crimson Tide lost the first game of the super regionals to No. 12 Northwestern 3-1 on Friday.
Alabama’s string of superb pitching performances ended Friday night with Vanderbilt jumping out to a big lead early that the Crimson Tide could not overcome, losing 9-2 and getting eliminated from the SEC baseball Tournament.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration held a press conference Thursday to announce the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook.
U.S. Reps. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) and Mike Rogers (R-Saks) are spearheading a House Armed Services Committee investigation into what’s causing the continued delays in picking a permanent headquarters for U.S. Space Command.
Vanguard and BlackRock Inc., two large asset management companies committed to controversial so-called “sustainable” investing, happen to be the largest owners of Birmingham-based Regions Financial.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) published an op-ed in The Washington Times on Thursday to defend his hold on military promotions in order to combat a U.S. Department of Defense policy that financially facilitates abortions.
Birmingham Stallions quarterback Alex McGough has accounted for more than 1,400 yards and 15 touchdowns in six games.
Instead of a fair assessment of how much a lawyer knows, the NextGen exam focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI for short.
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs and therefore increase federal penalties for fentanyl dealers and users.
The Alabama House of Representatives passed the long-awaited bill to cut the state tax on food in half by 2025.
Alabama State uses a five-run ninth inning to remain in the SWAC Tournament winner's bracket.
After a long day that ran into the night hours and the following day, the Alabama Legislature voted to approve the $8.8 billion Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget and $2.8 billion supplemental for the 2024 fiscal year.
The Alabama House and Senate passed the General Fund and supplemental budgets through a conference committee shortly after midnight on Friday.
After losing an extra-inning heartbreaker Wednesday to No. 1 seed Florida, Alabama found themselves in an elimination game against their in-state rivals Auburn.
The Alabama House of Representatives passed an amended version of a Senate bill that would create a loan program for higher education institutions experiencing financial hardship, birthed from the beleaguered Birmingham-Southern College.
Listen to 1819 News Fiscal and Budget Reporter Justin Bogie on "Midday Mobile" with Sean Sullivan as they discuss the "conservative" legislature's apparent running out the clock on various proposals popular with Alabama's citizens in order to please AEA & MASA.
The Alabama Senate passed a bill on Wednesday to replace or restore the Saturn 1B rocket at the Alabama Welcome Center on Interstate 65 after a previous bill also pertaining to the rocket failed to make it out of committee.
Five of the six suspects in a deadly shooting at a Sweet 16 party are now facing additional charges.
A bill requiring manufacturers to automatically activate the adult content filter on phones and tablets sold in Alabama cleared Senate committee on Wednesday.
The overarching theme of the two budgets is that the size and scope of Alabama’s government is growing to new record levels. Neither does enough to provide permanent tax relief to Alabamians, and time is running out.