The U.S. stands at the brink of 500,000 deaths from the coronavirus. A year into the pandemic, America's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, calls the looming milestone horrible and historic. The running total of lives lost, as compiled…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- One of the major events of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee -- will be go on this year despite the pandemic. The Martin and Coretta King Unity Breakfast --…
A study published in Radiology found significant eye abnormalities in some patients with severe COVID-19. MRI scans showed nodules in the back part of the eye in seven percent of the…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The number of people in Alabama hospitals because of the coronavirus has dipped to its lowest point since late autumn. Numbers released Thursday show 1,003 people were in state hospitals with COVID-19. More than 3,000 were…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- COVID-19 has turned the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee into a virtual event this year. But -- one man is organizing a motorcade -- to mark the 56th anniversary of…
A new report finds that life expectancy in the United States dropped a staggering one year during the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic caused its first wave of deaths. Minorities…
MILWAUKEE (AP) - President Joe Biden is promising a majority of elementary schools will be open five days a week by the end of his first 100 days in office. He is restating…
LANETT, Ala. (AP) - An east Alabama mayor has been jailed on felony ethics charges. Jonathon Kyle McCoy, the mayor of Lanett which is east of Atlanta, was arrested Tuesday on three felony charges of using his official position or…
COVID-19 poses an extra danger to patients with heart disease and doctors think there should be a system for getting those at the highest risk vaccinated first. The American College of Cardiology…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is extending a ban on housing foreclosures to June 30 to help homeowners struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. The moratorium on foreclosures of federally guaranteed mortgages had…
Auburn University at Montgomery says it will offer an allotment of the COVID-19 vaccine starting this week. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will be offered to any community members who meets ADPH's Phase 1A and 1B guidelines. The clinic will be…
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - The case against a longtime Alabama sheriff accused of theft and ethics violations is being delayed again after a judge stepped aside. Retired Circuit Judge Pride Tompkins cited his own risk of catching the coronavirus in…
County health departments in the Northern, West Central and part of the Southwestern Public Health Districts will be closed on Monday, February 15, due to winter weather conditions that could heavily impact roadways. A list of county health departments that…
Baptist Health officials say more than 8,000 people received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Montgomery Drive-Up Vaccine Clinic this week. Along with the original…
On Friday Morning State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris held a press conference to update coronavirus vaccination efforts in Alabama Phase 1-B includes: Everyone 65 and older; educators; grocery store workers; some manufacturing workers; public transit workers; agriculture employees; state…
New statistics indicate a disproportionately small number of Black people are getting vaccinations against the new coronavirus in Alabama, a trend the state's top health official says shows the need to increase immunization efforts in the minority community. Demographic data…
From the West Alabama newsroom-- The COVID vaccination clinic in Selma ended two days early -- after health officials there administer their five-day supply of the Moderna vaccine -- in just three days. Five…
The COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Selma will not open on Thursday or Friday because it has given out all 5,000 doses it was allotted for the week. That's according to Maegan Austin, the growth and outreach director with Vaughan Regional…
Wednesday the Alabama Senate  voted unanimously 27-0 to pass a bill that will not tax COVID relief payments and benefits received. Sponsors of the bill say it will reduce taxes on businesses in Alabama. The bill now heads to the…
The state announced its plans to carry out the first execution of an inmate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Willie B. Smith is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection Thursday for the fatally…
Vaccines against COVID-19 will soon be available at more than 70 Walmart and Sam's Club stores across Alabama. Walmart and Alabama say people who meet the state's eligibility requirements can begin signing up now. The immunizations begin Friday. A statement…
NEW YORK (AP) - About 1 in 3 Americans say they definitely or probably won't get the COVID-19 vaccine. That's according to a new poll that some experts say is discouraging news if the U.S. hopes to achieve herd immunity…
High blood pressure can lead to heart rhythm disorders according to a new study out of London. researchers found that elevated blood pressure was associated with an increased risk of atrial…
After two days of operation at the Montgomery Drive-up Vaccine Clinic and administration of nearly 3,500 COVID-19 vaccines, organizers have made the decision to adjust the clinic’s hours of operation…
COVID-19 has brought staggering income losses to developing countries, threatening hundreds of millions of people with hunger and lost savings. researchers at UC Berkeley studied nine countries throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin…
