Thursday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 272 (HB272), known as the constitutional carry bill, into law. The legislation, which was...
Questions are still swirling about the Numeracy Act, Senate Bill 171 (SB171), which is a $92 million proposal offered by Education...
The office of Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) announced that 20 students from Alabama's Sixth Congressional District received nominations...
Being the second-best boys' basketball team in Alabama is still something to brag about. While the Escambia High Blue Devils didn’t...
Bonnie Plants is the nation’s largest grower of vegetable and herb plants for home gardens - and they are growing. As hundreds of thousands...
Like many Americans, I hate the time change. I honestly don’t see the point. The one in the spring is the worst, especially if you’re...
The Alabama House of Representatives Judiciary Committee held over a controversial piece of legislation in a subcommittee that would...
University of Alabama alumni, indeed most Alabamians, delight in the high caliber of Crimson Tide athletics. Coach Nick Saban consistently...
Gubernatorial candidates from both major parties gathered at the Hoover Library Thursday night for a candidate forum sponsored by LOCAL...
The Alabama House of Representatives voted on Wednesday in favor of legislation that would allow Alabamians to legally purchase fentanyl...
On Thursday the Alabama Senate passed controversial legislation to allow optometrists to perform procedures currently allowed to be...
Late Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus bill that will fund the federal government through September. Among the...
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” No truer words have ever been spoken. I am worried that the Alabama...
Recently, abortion-related news has been somewhat quiet in Alabama, but not around the rest of the country. At the federal level, it’s...
One of the questionable provisions in the gambling bills brought by State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore) would require a two-thirds...
Scott Stantis lives in Birmingham and is currently the editorial cartoonist for The Chicago Tribune. He previously was the staff cartoonist...
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey addressed the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Thursday at Gadsden State Community College's Cherokee Campus...
The Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation that would prevent prisoners convicted of killing people from getting "good...
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) signed six bills earlier this week the state legislature hopes will make Alabama even more military friendly....
After a shaky week in the legislature, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed permitless carry into law. House Bill 272 (HB272) by Rep....
Gubernatorial candidate Lew Burdette made a campaign stop at the March meeting of the Republican Women of North Shelby County on Tuesday,...
Listen to 1819 News' Editor-in-Chief Ray Melick on Midday Mobile with Sean Sullivan as they discuss constitutional carry, the gas tax,...
A construction worker was killed early Thursday, March 10, after a large truck sunk into the mud, causing a deadly chain reaction....
Listen to 1819 News' Editor-in-Chief Ray Melick on News & Views with Joey Clark as they discuss legislation on gambling, education,...
The Alabama House of Representatives voted to cut state income taxes for elderly retirees with 401ks and IRAs. House Bill 162 (HB162)...
A controversial gambling bill that would close a number of casinos, while giving other gambling magnates state blessing, received a...
The last few years in the Alabama legislature, well, they haven’t been great. As soon as the new members were voted into office in...