Author: 1819 Media

Alabama 

• Judge Orders ALEA to Release Body Cam in Jabari Peoples Case
• Tuscumbia Leaders’ Posts Stir Controversy in Deshler Injury Case
• Auburn Coach Bruce Pearl Likely to Skip 2026 Senate Run
• Blount County Sheriff’s Employee Arrested on Child Porn Charges
• Limestone County Sting Nets 11 in Human Trafficking Operation

 National 

• Ukrainian Refugee Murder Sparks Trump Call for Tough-on-Crime Policies
• BLS Jobs Revision Exposes Biden’s “Strong Economy” as a Fraud
• Trump Pushes to Reopen Mental Health Institutions for Public Safety

Alabama Headlines

• WellStone expands no-cost PTSD treatment for Alabama veterans and first responders.
• Homelessness becomes central issue in Homewood runoff election after creek incident near Roseland.
• UAB St. Vincent’s performs groundbreaking procedure for peripheral artery disease patients.
• Family of missing Huntsville realtor Ronald Dumas Jr. raises reward to $10,000.
• Decatur residents file lawsuit alleging 100+ votes were left off ballots in mayoral race.

National Headlines

• Jury selection begins in Florida trial of man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at West Palm Beach golf course.
• President Trump announces new federal guidance to protect prayer in public schools.
• LeBron James faces backlash for China op-ed in People’s Daily praising basketball as a “bridge” while ignoring human rights abuses.
• ICE arrests Kenyan national in Minnesota with prior sex offense who later worked in state government.

Sept 8th – Alabama Headlines

• Auburn professor killed in Kiesel Park; suspect arrested on capital murder charges.
•  Sen. Tommy Tuberville slams Sen. Jon Ossoff for taking credit on a veterans’ bill.
•  Marshall County Sheriff partners with ICE to speed up immigration holds.
•  Huntsville police officer arrested for DUI after off-duty crash.
•  Auburn Tigers enter the AP Top 25 at #24; Alabama climbs to #19.

Sept 8th – National Headlines

• President Trump says the U.S. is in “very deep negotiations” with Hamas to end the Gaza conflict.
•  California woman charged after registering her dog to vote in two elections.
•  New study finds Americans are having less sex than ever, with weekly intimacy down to 37 percent.
•  Florida moves to eliminate all vaccine mandates, including for school-aged children.

Alabama

• No signs yet of a special session re: judges ruling to redraw senate districts
• LT.Gov. Ainsworth has harsh words for AHSAA, Governor Ivey now suing
• Sen. Tuberville joins the CLEAN DC Act which repeals city council action
• VoteShift heads to Mobile to help Barbara Drummond in mayoral runoff
• Bond set for BLM activist charged with arson and possession of drugs
• Christian Employers Alliance rates AL as 12th in congressional voting for biblical values

National

• 11th Circuit court rules that "Alligator Alcatraz" can stay open for illegals
• City of DC sues Trump for sending in National Guard this past August
• Trump announces the NG will stay in DC until end of November
• Trump to issue EO changing name of Dept. of Defense to Dept of WAR
• RFK Jr. says health agencies have been lying to Americans in senate hearing
• DOJ issues subpeonas re: investigation into Fed Reserve governor Lisa Cook

Alabama

• State leaders from both parties thrilled at decision on US Space Command
• Colorado AG threatens legal action on decision, AG Marshall not sweating it
• Both US senators for AL urge confirmation of 3 men to federal judgeships
• Madison county DA now involved in severe injury case of High school student
• Man accused of Arson now charged with possession of magic mushrooms

National

• 2 of 3 appellate judges rule against Trump admin for deportation efforts
• Jeffrey Epstein victims spoke out in DC, promise to compile list of abusers
• US forces interdict two ships from China with chemicals used to make drugs
• FL surgeon general to remove ALL vaccine mandates in that state
• TX bans lab grown meat for next 2 years, gets sued by CA companies
• MN congresswoman Ilhan Omar and hubby make $30M in one year!
• Scott Jennings blasts Tim Walz for strange fantasy about Trump dying

Alabama

• AL Republicans are  thrilled at Trump's decision on US Space Command
• Blount County DA puts in $500K of own money for her 2026 AG campaign
• Clean Up Alabama urges public to report any inappropriate books still in children's sections of public libraries
• More details on BLM activist charged with arson inside Homewood Walmart
• 2 changes are now in affect in AL re: State sales tax

National

• Trump says he is federally obligated to do something about crime in Chicago
• Trump to appeal to SCOTUS about lower courts ruling against his tariffs
• SecDef Hegseth to use 600 military lawyers as temporary immigration judges
• Appeals court shuts down Judge Chutkan for ruling against the EPA
• Judge Boasberg releases woman who threatened to kill the president
• MN governor Walz makes bizarre fantasy comment about Trump's death
• 5 arrests made in FL re: Truckers who can't speak a lick of English

Alabama

• State senator says recent policy from the AHSAA contradicts  CHOOSE Act 
• Man who organized protests in Homewood now charged for starting fire inside the Walmart
• Center for Long Covid research launches in Birmingham by Dr. Jordan Vaughn

National

• President Trump calls on Big Pharma to release date re: Covid treatments
• HHS secretary Kennedy making major changes to research and medical trials
• Treasury Secretary to prepare legal appeal after judges rule tariffs are illegal
• US Treasury lists all who qualify for the "No Tax on Tips" IRS exemption
• 54 people were shot in Chicago over holiday weekend, 7 of which died
• Over 14K migrants in Panama's Darien Gap have decided to not travel to US border

Alabama

• Today a 1% reduction on state sales tax for groceries goes into effect
• State leaders oppose  AHSAA rule re: athlete transfers through CHOOSE Act
• Two GOP candidates running in AG race spar over campaign contributions
• Cam Ward talks about program to reduce recidivism in state prisons
• Dr. Jordan Vaughn launches  Microvascular Research Foundation 
• Red Snapper fishing season extended in AL for 7 more days

National

• President Trump to use EO in requiring Voter ID for all elections
• Chicago mayor issues EO re: any federal forces sent to city by Trump
• Former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani seriously injured in car accident in NH
• CNN and Sebastian Gorka verbally spar over transgender shooter stats
• CBS gets caught with deceptive edits in interview with DHS's Kristi Noem
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Alabama

• Lt. Gov. Ainsworth points out pattern of transgenders & mass shootings
• The "Child Predator Death Penalty Act" has been pre-filed in legislature
• AL Dept. of Insurance has new division for compliance with PBM Act
• New undercover video exposes renamed DEI at University of North Alabama
• Tuscumbia police transfer case on August Borden to juvenile probation office
• Liberals in Baldwin county disrupt Barry Moore's Daphne town hall

National

• FBI's Kash Patel calls shooting in MN a hate crime targeting Catholics
• The 2 children killed in shooting identified as Fletcher Merkel &Harper Moyski
• MN Gov. Walz denied request for extra security for Catholic schools in state
• A new director for the CDC has been named after firing of Susan Minarez 
• Lisa Cook gets a 2nd criminal referral from Federal Housing Finance Agency
• DefSec Hegseth yanks Microsoft program that allowed Chinese coders access to defense dept. computer systems

Alabama

• AL joins amicus brief in MA case re: transgender ideology and parental rights
• GOP Heath Allbright wins special election for HD 11 seat
• Several municipal races are headed to a runoff votes on September 23rd
• Anniston elects youngest and first African American mayor, Ciara Smith
• Sen. Britt & Tuberville support Trump's efforts to clean up capital city
• Chiropractor Brian Mann is sentenced to life in prison for poisoning of his wife
• Gov. Ivey orders flags at half mast following school shooting in MN

National

• MN shooter was transgender, hated Trump, and took his own life at church
• More on Lisa Cook at the Federal Reserve and Trump's call for her to resign
• HHS Secretary rescinds emergency authorization for Covid 19 vaccines
• Border czar Homan says Abrego Garcia WILL be deported from the US
• DC mayor expresses gratitude for Trump's federalization of police force
• US coast guard interdicts 76K pounds of drugs in Operation Pacific Viper
• Cracker Barrel to keep its Old Timey sign, and not go woke/broke