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A Pinson man will spend the rest of his life in prison for sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of numerous children across the nation.

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced on Tuesday that they are the subject of a criminal investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the left-wing group's use of paid confidential informants. 

Former Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange recently began running radio ads announcing his support for Katherine Robertson as she seeks to be the state’s next attorney general.

Attorney General Steve Marshall recently announced that the state had reached a $12.2 million settlement with the online gaming platform Roblox, which will fund additional School Resource Officers (SROs) and bolster child safety on the platform.

At a pivotal time in the state’s charter school growth, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth has changed the trajectory of the Alabama Charter School Commission and the schools under its purview with the recent appointment of Terry Lathan.

Central Alabama Water was vindicated when Circuit Judge Frederic Allen Bolling walked back his prior ruling and dismissed the case brought against them by Woodfin for ending the fluoridation of its water system.

Etowah County Republican Party (GOP) leadership will meet in the near future after Jesse Battles announced his independent candidacy for State Senate District 10.

The Alabama Forestry Commission determined that the entire state remains in a fire danger classification.

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch is asking the public to come forward with information in a quadruple homicide in Wilmer.

During a Monday episode of Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle) suggested it was not out of the realm of possibilities for a special legislative session on gambling prior to the November elections.

Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation into law that would significantly alter the state’s K-12 sex education, mandating “sexual risk avoidance” instead of what is called comprehensive sex education.

For too long, I have felt like a stranger in my own hometown, a sojourner in the place of my birth. 

A Madison bookstore made good on its pledge to donate banned books to a local non-profit that conducts various outreach, including a group for LGBTQ+-identifying “kids, youth and adults,” and claimed to have donated some of the books to local school libraries.

The Colbert County Republican Women’s Club recently welcomed several of the statewide and federal candidates ahead of the May 19 primary election.

The Halifax Resolves were a pivotal moment, when the idea of independence moved from possibility to policy, and the path toward a new nation became irreversible.  

Big changes are expected for the ever-troubled, radically progressive School of Social Work at the University of Alabama, as Governor Kay Ivey has signed a bill removing the language in state statute that gave the school autonomy from university administration.

The Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts released findings from an audit of the Administrative Office of Courts (AOC), noting discrepancies between Oct. 1, 2022, and Jan. 20, 2025.

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch said a quadruple homicide in Wilmer could be connected to drugs.

Defense contractors who prioritize pigmentation over performance are making a strategic, not merely a philosophical, error.

The Gulf Shores City Council approved a $500,000 contract with Interboro Partners, LLC., to lead the development of a new comprehensive plan and 20-year roadmap.

Jesse Battles announced on Sunday that he is running as an independent candidate in the November general election for State Senate District 10.

Piedmont Elementary School is offering grief counselors to students after the news that a student was the victim of a homicide.

Country music superstar Kenny Chesney performed an intimate show at Flora-Bama over the weekend, celebrating 10 years of No Shoes Radio.

The stadium went wild, and social media was flooded with videos when Nick Saban joined Morgan Wallen, a Tennessee fan, during his walkout for the first concert at Bryant-Denny in more than 30 years.

A race for the Republican nomination for Alabama’s House District 85 (HD85) recently took a negative turn when a challenger accused the incumbent seat holder of being "bought and paid for by an out-of-state gambling interest.”

“Pro Tem Pringle has been tremendous. From a government efficiency standpoint, I don’t think anyone has fought harder than him," Ledbetter told 1819 News in a written statement. 

No. 11 Alabama baseball dropped a second straight weekend series with a series loss against No. 4 Texas.