Infrastructure Professionals preparing Alabama for surge in electric vehicles Professionals in the electric vehicle industry gathered in Birmingham as the number of electric vehicles on the roadway is expected to greatly increase. Jacob HolmesSeptember 23, 2022
Health UAB epidemiologist: South Africa sees child hospitalizations surge amid omicron variant UAB's Dr. Suzanne Judd said there's still much to learn about omicron, but the rise in children being hospitalized is concerning. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 8, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | Are we about to see another surge? It’s up to us We’re in the cusp of either taming the plague or giving it a fifth life. Joey KennedyNovember 14, 2021
Health UAB doctors talk COVID, Pfizer’s vaccine safe and effective for 5-11 year olds The FDA could give emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine for those aged 5 to 11 by the end of October. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 20, 2021
Health Alabama sees mobile morgues, more federal medical teams as COVID surges “I don't know how much longer we're gonna be able to do this," said Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris Eddie BurkhalterAugust 27, 2021
Education Mass confusion: Reopening Alabama’s schools amid the delta surge The lack of a singular, statewide order has left each Alabama school district implementing its own standards while trying to follow state guidelines. Josh MoonAugust 24, 2021
Health Only two ICU beds available in Alabama as COVID hospitalizations surge Of those hospitalized with COVID-19 statewide on Monday, 88 percent were unvaccinated, according to the Alabama Hospital Association. Eddie BurkhalterAugust 16, 2021
Health COVID-19 surge leads to Alabama Walmart closures Walmarts in Andalusia and Hamilton closed temporarily last week due to COVID-19. Eddie BurkhalterAugust 2, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | What in the world are people thinking? "Some of us don’t take the virus seriously. Until it directly impacts us. And then we speak with regret." Joey KennedyDecember 3, 2020
Health Alabama reports record rise in COVID-19 deaths At least 129 deaths have been reported in the last week, the most in any seven-day period since the state's first confirmed death in... Eddie BurkhalterJuly 14, 2020