The Alabama Hospital Association has released statistics on the status of Alabama hospitals in treating people with COVID-19, which finally show the state has available ICU beds.
Governor Kay Ivey has announced the date for the Alabama legislature’s special session to address prisons. In a letter sent to legislators on Friday, Governor Ivey says the special session will begin on Monday, September 27. Lawmakers will have the task of addressing prison infrastructure, as well as examining proposals to build three new prisons. Alabama’s prison issues are well…
Demarcus Treias Smith/Source: Opelika Police Department OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — Police say an Alabama man who took his 2-month-old daughter to a hospital with serious injuries has been charged in the infant’s death. Opelika Police Chief Shane Healey told in a news conference that 19-year-old Demarcus Smith was jailed on a murder charge in the death of Maliyah Stormi Smith….
At a news conference Friday in Montgomery, Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris says the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a startling statistic: Alabama recorded more deaths in 2020 than births.
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released a new COVID-19 school dashboard. It shows a significant drop in cases among the school systems that have reported to the state.
Gov. Kay Ivey has accepted the resignation of State Treasurer John McMillan as he becomes executive director for the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission. She has named former State Treasurer Young Boozer to replace him.
TUSCALOOSA, Aa. (AP) – Authorities say a jury has found a man guilty Wednesday in the death of a Jefferson County woman whose body was found at the bottom of a well. The Tuscaloosa County District Attorney says Tyler Battles was found guilty in the death of 20-year-old Marka Willoe Watkins. Her body was found in the well outside a…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama man has been sentenced to eight months in federal prison for aiming a laser at a helicopter last year. U.S. District Judge Anna M. Manasco sentenced 27-year-old Gabriel Lopez Mathews, who pleaded guilty to the charge in April. U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona for the Northern District of Alabama said Wednesday in a news release…
CLOUDS & SHOWERS: The tropical air mass remains in place, so it will remain mainly cloudy with scattered to numerous showers remaining in the forecast today, tomorrow, and Sunday. Rain is possible at anytime, but the greatest coverage will occur during the afternoon and evening hours. Highs through Sunday should be in the low 80s. FOOTBALL WEATHER: For the high…
The Alabama Hospital Association has released statistics on the status of Alabama hospitals in treating people with COVID-19, which show overall numbers continuing to fall, but the number of pediatric patients growing.
