3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (241+ words) Cesar Campos-Reyes, an owner of Mexican restaurants in Alabama and Florida, pleaded guilty to federal money laundering and employing illegal alien charges on Wednesday. The charges stem from an investigation related to a 2025 operation in which three Mexican nationals, including…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (280+ words) 1819 News is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Alabama Policy Institute, which has been one of the strongest voices in the state, promoting and preserving Alabama Values for 33 years. Oversight for 1819 News is provided by a separate not-for-profit board of…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (248+ words) Madison County Sheriff candidate Brett Jones decried alleged racial discrimination within the Madison County justice system during a recent appearance on W-GTP News. In his interview, Jones, a self-identified gay former Navy SEAL, claimed that the Madison County Sheriff's Office…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (159+ words) An Indiana man accused of traveling to Alabama to have sex with a child has been indicted in federal court. U.S. Attorney Phillip Williams announced that Joel Duron Esparza, 21, is charged with interstate travel with intent to engage in a sexual…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (304+ words) Attorney General Steve Marshall recently announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the felony murder conviction of Jadarrin Levoy Watkins, 24, of Evergreen, for a 2018 murder in Conecuh County. Watkins sought to appeal his life sentence, which the court…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (126+ words) The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the capital murder conviction of Breore Alferi Williams, of Mobile. Williams, who was convicted last year in the Dec. 14, 2021, death of Robert Ragona at the Isle Parkway apartment complex, appealed the conviction....

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (266+ words) Fenn Church, a Calera man fighting to protect his property rights, due process and privacy, has been granted a hearing before Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Jonathan Spann on Wednesday. Church is seeking a preliminary injunction to prevent Alabama Power…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (204+ words) The second person in a husband-and-wife team involved in a contraband operation within Kilby Correctional Facility has been sentenced for his role in the conspiracy. On Monday, former correctional officer Mario Grant was sentenced to a 10-year split sentence. He…...