Health 24th Alabama inmate dies after testing positive for COVID Willie Bernard Collins, 67, died on Oct. 1 after battling the disease for 113 days. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 6, 2020
Health Alabama COVID deaths drastically declined after governor’s mask order, data shows What the new data shows is that the state’s highest single-day of deaths was July 31, when 29 people died. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 2, 2020
Health UAB doctor: Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis a “sobering reminder,” urges masks and social distancing “If the most powerful, or one of the most powerful leaders in the world is susceptible to COVID and its consequences, that's incredibly sobering... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 2, 2020
News 378 Alabamians died from COVID-19 in September At least 373 Alabamians were reported dead from COVID-19 in Alabama in September. Brandon MoseleyOctober 2, 2020
National COVID strikes the White House as president, first lady test positive At least 7.4 million Americans have tested positive for the virus, and now the president has it. Brandon MoseleyOctober 2, 2020
Congress Brooks, Byrne vote against latest version of House coronavirus relief bill This version was $2.2 trillion, slimmed down in an effort to reach an agreement with Republicans who have offered only a $1 trillion proposal... Brandon MoseleyOctober 2, 2020
Education Schools won’t be required to report COVID-19 data for state’s K-12 dashboard Information presented on the dashboard won’t be broken down by individual schools but will instead be displayed for whole systems. And districts won’t be... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 1, 2020
News Troy vs. South Alabama football game postponed due to COVID A pause of workouts is temporary, but no makeup date for the game has been announced. Brandon MoseleyOctober 1, 2020
News Birmingham City Council approves 2021 budget Mayor Randall Woodfin’s $412 million budget is almost 9 percent lower than the previous budget. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 1, 2020
Health Judge orders Alabama to change voter requirements over COVID-19 concerns In his 197-page ruling, the judge wrote that “the plaintiffs have proved that their fears are justified.” Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 30, 2020