State Steve Marshall endorses call for “largest deportation in U.S. history” Marshall was among the 21 Republican state attorneys general who endorsed the letter. Wesley Walter3 days ago
Health UAB to hold online public forum on the delta variant on Aug. 23 Two top specialists in infectious disease and vaccines will take questions from the public and health care providers. Micah DanneyAugust 20, 2021
Health Cases and hospitalizations of Alabama’s children are climbing The number of Alabama children testing positive for COVID-19 recently is four times the number in early August 2020. Eddie BurkhalterAugust 19, 2021
News President Biden endorses Woodfin Woodfin faces a host of challengers. The municipal election is set for Tuesday, Aug. 24. Eddie BurkhalterAugust 19, 2021
Health UAB doctors warn of delta’s impact on children, urge masks in schools UAB's Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo said two children under the age of two are on ventilators in a Birmingham hospital. Eddie BurkhalterAugust 19, 2021
State Report ranks Alabama’s pandemic recovery third-slowest in nation The state’s low vaccination rate and high rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are primary factors. Micah DanneyAugust 19, 2021
Health President Biden announces nursing home staff must get vaccinated The requirement will take time to implement. The Alabama Nursing Home Association awaits more details. Eddie BurkhalterAugust 19, 2021
Education Masking policy hotly debated before Mountain Brook Board of Education Parents and doctors debated mandatory masking of school children before the Mountain Brooks Board of Education. Brandon MoseleyAugust 19, 2021
Party politics ALGOP: Admission is free, but ticket needed to attend Cullman Trump rally The rally is scheduled for Aug. 21 at 7 p.m at York Family Farms in Cullman, Alabama. Brandon MoseleyAugust 19, 2021
State Alabama unemployment UC Claims Tracker to be replaced by Claimant Portal The Claimant Portal has been available since the end of 2020. Beginning Aug. 25, the UC Claims Tracker will no longer be accessible. StaffAugust 19, 2021
Prisons Alabama prisons record 203 more COVID-19 positive among incarcerated Asymptomatic testing at Elmore Correctional Facility found 191 cases among incarcerated men. Eddie BurkhalterAugust 18, 2021