BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabamians may get a rare chance to witness one of nature’s most mesmerizing displays this weekend as the northern lights, or Aurora Borealis, are predicted to be visible as far south as the Yellowhammer State. A geomagnetic storm caused by two recent solar eruptions could push the aurora’s glowing bands of light…

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…