BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – 1819 News, a conservative-leaning news outlet in Alabama, is facing a defamation lawsuit filed by the brother of Sheriff Pettway in Jefferson County. The lawsuit accuses the publication of publishing a series of defamatory articles that allegedly misrepresented the facts and damaged the plaintiff’s reputation, raising concerns about the outlet’s editorial practices.…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Southwest Airlines is expanding its reach at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport with the launch of new non-stop flights to Phoenix, Arizona, and Nashville, Tennessee. The first flight to Phoenix took off on October 3, 2024, offering a travel time of approximately 3 hours and 36 minutes. The Nashville route will commence on November…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The NCAA has officially selected Birmingham to host the first and second rounds of the 2028 Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. The games will take place at Legacy Arena, part of the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC), from March 16-19, 2028. This venue, centrally located in downtown Birmingham, has become a key site…

Governor Kay Ivey’s recent statement on the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) strikes reads more like a political broadside than a reasoned response to a legitimate labor dispute. While Ivey paints dockworkers and their union as the villains in this economic drama, her statement betrays a worrying lack of understanding of both labor rights and the…