MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - State medical groups are sponsoring a video contest to explain why it's important to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alabama Department of Public Health, the Alabama Hospital Association, and the Medical Association of…
Alabama has notched almost a third of its coronavirus cases in December. The alarming bulge in infections has echoed the warnings of medical experts who said the state would see some dark days before a vaccine became widely available. Alabama…
The COVID-19 death toll in the United States has surpassed 350,000 as experts anticipate another surge in coronavirus cases and deaths stemming from holiday gatherings over Christmas and New Year's. Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows the U.S. passed…
State medical groups are sponsoring a video contest to explain why it’s important to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alabama Department of Public Health, the Alabama Hospital Association and the Medical Association of the State of Alabama…
CNN says its former talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week. The news channel said Saturday the 87-year-old King is undergoing…
The wife of U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Alabama) has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced on Twitter. As a result, Jones says he will be in quarantine. He says his wife Louise is "not feeling too good," but that he…
Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann on the 1960s TV sitcom “Gilligan’s Island," has died. Her publicist says Wells died this morning in Los Angeles of causes related to COVID-19.…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Judson College in Marion has reached it's year end fund raising goal. However, the long-term future of the private Baptist College remains uncertain. "We have now surpassed our first…
The Alabama Department of Public Health has launched a new COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Dashboard. The dashboard will make it easier for the public to navigate vaccine information. The number of vaccines shipped to Alabama and have been distributed are on…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has blocked Democrats' push to immediately bring President Donald Trump's demand for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks up for a vote. The GOP leader said the Senate would "begin a process" to address the issue.…
Remember those early-quarantine resolutions? Those of us lucky enough to have down time imagined tackling big projects and learning new skills. Often those things didn't get done because, well, 2020. Experts say that's to be expected. When life is difficult,…
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that she has extended the successful Alabama Broadband Connectivity for Students program into 2021 thanks to a provision in the latest COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress last week and signed by President Trump…
After forty-one days on a ventilator in the ICU unit, Baptist Medical Center South released a COVID-19 patient. Mr. Dean admitted in November had the support of his friends and loved ones…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump has signed into law a $900 billion pandemic relief package. At stake was long-sought cash for businesses and individuals and funding to avoid a…
The U.S. has now topped 19 million coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows. America exceeded that mark on Sunday, just six days after it reached 18 million. The nation's case numbers have more…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- People in Wilcox County struggling through the pandemic -- got a helping hand from Congresswoman Terri Sewell. Sewell held a drive thru food giveaway at Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in the Alberta community Wednesday…
Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package late Monday night to deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals. It's the second relief package this year, and many small businesses are going to get some…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma fraternity gives away more than a dozen bikes to needy children around Selma for Christmas. Members of the Omega Chi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated…
Data from 33 U.S. states shows that K-12 public school enrollment has dropped across those states by more than 500,000 students, or 2%, since the same time last year. That is a significant shift considering that enrollment overall in those…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress has easily passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package. It promises to deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. Lawmakers tacked…
Gov. Kay Ivey has become one of the first governors to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. She received the first…
The House has easily passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package. It would deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. Lawmakers have also tacked on…
Top negotiators in Congress have sealed a deal on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. Lawmakers announced the agreement Sunday after days of negotiations, and passage by Congress is expected Monday. The agreement would establish a temporary $300…
State health officials say Alabama will receive almost 20,000 fewer doses of coronavirus vaccine than initially planned. The change will reduce the number of people who can receive an initial dose of the Pfizer vaccine in coming days. Health officials…
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released an updated school dashboard of coronavirus cases for December 18. Overall, there are 3,352 COVID-19 cases involving Alabama’s public schools for this week. That is up from 3,255 last week. The dashboard…
