Health ADPH switches to once weekly updates of COVID dashboard The Alabama Department of Public Health has announced that it has switched from daily to weekly updates of COVID-19 statistics. John H. GlennAugust 4, 2022
Local news Birmingham approves nearly $14 million for drainage systems and city streets The plan will be funded through a city bond refinancing. John H. GlennAugust 2, 2022
Prisons Four dead in Alabama prisons over the weekend The deaths marked yet another deadly weekend for the state's incarcerated population. John H. GlennAugust 2, 2022
Prisons Official missteps, not “good time” laws, led to accused police shooter’s release The defendant was released on good time, despite committing multiple crimes while incarcerated. John H. GlennAugust 2, 2022
News Governor appoints two county commissioners, district attorney The Governor's Office released Friday the three appointments, all of which are effective immediately. John H. GlennAugust 1, 2022
Education Alabama 3rd grade reading levels slightly improve: PARCA study Failure in third-grade reading levels is still above 20 percent of all Alabama third graders, according to the study. John H. GlennJuly 27, 2022
Prisons Three incarcerated individuals dead in Alabama prisons last week An estimated 25 incarcerated men have died in the Alabama prison system since the first of this year. John H. GlennJuly 20, 2022
Courts Brennen Center for Justice files amicus brief in Alabama redistricting lawsuit The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear Merrill v. Milligan later this fall. John H. GlennJuly 19, 2022
Health Alabama’s COVID positivity rate continues to rise amid BA. 5 subvariant surge The latest surge is being driven by a spike of BA.5, a highly transmissible omicron subvariant. John H. GlennJuly 18, 2022
News PARCA: Majority of Alabamians feel education, healthcare are underfunded 73 percent, or nearly three-quarters of those responding, believe that too little is being spent on education, according to the poll. John H. GlennJuly 15, 2022