Author: 1819 Media

Alabama

• Damage reports from severe weather coming in from at least 3 counties
• AL congressmen Mike Rogers acting as enforcer to get votes for McCarthy
• AG Marshall wants state to pass RICO laws to stop gang activity
• Mobile police chief says recent shooting involved a modified weapon
• 2 GA men are in Mobile court re: catalytic converter thefts and resale
• St Clair Cty Sheriff issues alert for missing 16 year old male teen

National

• The US House adjourns on Tuesday with NO Speaker of the House
• 20 Republicans opposed to Kevin McCarthy as speaker, nominate other
• Damar Hamlin still in critical condition in Cincinnati hospital
• Former FTX CEO asks for bail guarantors to be kept private in fraud case

Alabama

• Alabama senator-elect Katie Britt to be sworn into office on Senate floor
• A list of Big Pharma donations involves some AL state lawmakers
• ALEA reveals new database of those not allowed to carry a firearm
• A Decatur man is charged with obscene material involving minors
• Investigators believe Mobile shooting on New Years was gang related
• 3 Alabama players to join NFL draft following Sugar Bowl victory

National

• GOP showdown today over who should be Speaker of the House
• AG for the Virgin Islands fired days after lawsuit re: Jeffrey Epstein
• New data from 2022 shows large migration from NY and CA 

Alabama

• Governor Ivey appoints interim sheriff and judge at start of new year
• AL Medical Marijuana commission receives 94 applications by deadline
• Mobile police say New Year's Eve shooting kills 1 man, injures 9 others
• Tuscaloosa man faces charges after 150 catalytic converters found at home
• Worker dies in accident at Montgomery Regional Airport
• The Crimson Tide wins Sugar Bowl game against Kansas State

National

• 11th Circuit court rules against transgender student on bathroom policy
• Sweden starts to backtrack on quick transgender treatment to minors
• Kevin McCarthy lists GOP priorities should he become next House Speaker
• 1 man arrested re:  quadruple homicide of University students in Idaho
• Netflix and Hollywood see major market value loss in 2022

Alabama

• Congressman Jerry Carl has issues with Joe Biden on vacations and energy
• GA will soon be implementing a constitutional carry law with Alabama
• Judge in Blount County suspended from duties due to ethics violations
• Man arrested for burglary after being chased by woman into store
• 38 schools in AL are removed from list as needing "improvement"
• Birmingham professor and actor Bob Penny dies at the age of 87

National

• US Coast Guard to continue search of downed helicopter in Gulf of Mexico
• ACLJ sues FBI for abuse of the FISA process to spy on Americans
• Judicial Watch says taxpayer money used in abortion/tissue research
• TX governor sends containers to border to be stacked and create wall
• Brazilian soccer legend Pele dies at the age of 82

Alabama

• Another bill introduced by Senator Tuberville is on President's desk
• 5 AL churches are targeted with violence since 2018 to 2022
• 2 people injured after gunfire at a Mobile Walmart self checkout line
• Mobile woman arrested for stealing vehicle during "test drive"
• Baby girl in Huntsville shares the same birth date as BOTH parents

National

• Video shows DHS released over 200 thousand illegals in summer of 2021
• House members and staff told to delete Tik Tok from all devices in memo
• Twitter Files now reveal Big Tech and Big Gov collusion re: Covid 19
• Jan 6th House Select committee drops subpoena for Donald Trump

Alabama

• Weather, water, and pipes caused problems  in cities across the state 
• A bill designates the Black Belt Region as historical region
• An Okaloosa County deputy laid to rest after Christmas Eve shooting
• Real Christmas trees from Alexander City to be placed in Lake Martin

National

• The Biden Covid vaccine mandate for military is officially over
• An election lawsuit in PA moves forward re: voter registration v. ballots
• Kari Lake to appeal her election lawsuit to higher court 
• NY man files lawsuit against Apple Watch for discriminating skin colors
• TX congressman files bill re: Covid vaccine mandates and injuries
• ABC executive producer dies suddenly at age of 37

Alabama

• Gardendale teen who walks to work gets first time car from unknown donor
• $6 million in rental assistance now offered to needy Huntsville families
• Birmingham pharmacy now compounding much needed Amoxicillin
• Group of 8th graders create solar suitcases for Ukraine power outages
• Film released on AL Public television on the life of Fred Shuttlesworth
• Chelsea family are winners of ABC's tv series "Great Christmas Light Fight"
• Blanket Fort Hope breaks ground on facility for victims of sex trafficking

Alabama

• AL Senators split their vote on the 1.7T dollar omnibus spending bill
• Limestone county inmates complain of no heat or air in certain dorms
• Governor Ivey visits two area prisons to talk to officers and staff
• 11 arrests were made and drugs seized in operation in Baldwin county
• Opelika police are searching for missing man last seen in November
• 6,000 lbs of chicken product recalled that is sold to AL Walmart stores

National

• 18 GOP senators vote in favor of massive 1.7 T government spending bill
• Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman Fried released on $250M bond
• Election lawsuit in AZ wraps up, Plaintiff Kari Lake comments
• KY appeals court rules in favor of pro-life groups re: buffer zone
• FL Supreme Court OKs governor's plan on Covid vaccine accountability
• McLaughlin poll concludes that Trump "is strong as ever" among GOP