National More than 100 COVID-19 cases, 23 deaths at Bill Nichols veterans home in Alexander City More than 100 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at an East Alabama veterans home among residents and staff, and nearly two dozen residents... Chip BrownleeMay 12, 2020
Health Isolation, mental health problems persist for seniors in Alabama amid COVID-19 Seniors in Alabama are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19, and the isolation caused by the social distancing needed to keep them safe comes... Eddie BurkhalterMay 12, 2020
National 10 inmates, staff test positive for COVID-19 at Pickens County federal prison At least six inmates and four employees at a federal prison in West Alabama have tested positive for COVID-19. According to the Federal Bureau... Chip BrownleeMay 12, 2020
Health Inmate dies after falling ill at Birmingham work release center A woman serving at the Birmingham Women’s Community Based Facility and Community Work Center died Monday after falling ill and being taken to a... Eddie BurkhalterMay 12, 2020
Health Prison workers at Kilby, Tutwiler prisons test positive for COVID-19 An employee at the Kilby Correctional Facility and another worker at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women have tested positive for COVID-19, the Alabama... Eddie BurkhalterMay 11, 2020
Health Alabama passes 10,000 COVID-19 cases, 400 deaths as more businesses reopen The number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Alabama surpassed 10,000 and the death toll reached 400 on Monday as more... Chip BrownleeMay 11, 2020
Economy Alabama ranks as 4th most open state despite rise in COVID-19 cases Gov. Kay Ivey’s decision Friday to reopen more state businesses and relax more of her safer-at-home order starting Monday put Alabama as the fourth... Eddie BurkhalterMay 11, 2020
Featured Opinion Opinion | Government being weighed in the balance President Donald Trump, on March 27, 2020, signed into law the U.S. government’s Phase 3 aid package known as the CARES Act to provide... Bill BrittMay 11, 2020
Featured Opinion Opinion | Alabama is “reopening” on Monday, but not because things are better Things are not better. COVID-19 has not slowed its spread throughout the state of Alabama. It is not easing. Numbers are not down. In... Josh MoonMay 11, 2020
Legislature Legislature passes largest education budget in state history despite COVID-19 economic crisis Saturday the Alabama State Senate approves the largest education budget in the history of the state. The budget was passed that morning with a... Brandon MoseleyMay 11, 2020