Congress Rep. Sewell honors 16th Street Baptist Church bombing victims The representative's House remarks marked 63 years since the Klan attack and urged renewed commitment to civil rights protections. Wesley Walter3 hours ago
State Sen. Shelby to donate official papers, records to the University of Alabama Shelby was first elected to the United States Senate in 1986 and is currently in his sixth and final term. StaffNovember 8, 2021
Health OSHA releases COVID-19 vaccine mandate rule for millions of workers OSHA estimates the mandate will save the lives of 6,500 workers and prevent more than 250,000 hospitalizations over the next six months. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 5, 2021
Prisons Man serving at Donaldson prison dies Jonathan Click, 33, was found unresponsive by prison staff. He's the latest in at least four recent deaths of incarcerated people in Alabama. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 5, 2021
Health CDC approves Pfizer vaccine for kids 5 to 11 President Joe Biden called the decision "a turning point" in the battle against COVID-19. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 3, 2021
Health Business Council of Alabama: Anti-vaccine mandate bills put jobs at risk The BCA said the bills cause confusion and forces businesses to "comply with conflicting state and federal laws." Eddie BurkhalterNovember 3, 2021
Prisons Deaths of woman at Birmingham prison, man at Bessemer prison under investigation The woman was found unresponsive on Halloween. The man had multiple health problems and was being treated at a hospital. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 3, 2021
Environment ADEM: Drummond has stopped pumping mine water into Black Warrior tributary Black Warrior Riverkeeper last week threatened a lawsuit if the pumping didn't stop. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 3, 2021
Prisons Alabama man serving at Donaldson prison dies Brian Sullivan was being treated for an advanced, terminal illness, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 1, 2021
Health Alabama files lawsuit challenging Biden’s COVID vaccine mandates Alabama has fourth lowest percentage of residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and the second highest number of confirmed COVID deaths per capita in U.S. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 30, 2021
Health FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for use with kids 5 to 11 A CDC advisory committee is to debate the vaccine for those younger children on Tuesday. The CDC director will have final say. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 29, 2021