Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19. Abbott was fully vaccinated earlier this year, making his positive result a breakthrough case of the virus. Multiple southern states are grappling with a shortage of ICU beds and hospital capacity as COVID-19 cases continue to spike across th...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (NEXSTAR/AP) — Officials in an Alabama city said several college students organized “COVID-19 parties” as a contest to see who would get the virus first. Tuscaloosa City Councilor Sonya McKinstry said students hosted the parties to intentionally infect each o...
are two reclining lions and, at the base of the two flag poles, American bald eagles. A later monument, centered between the flag poles, memorializes Bear Bryant. A quote from Reagan at the time of Bryant’s death is engraved beneath Bryant’s bust on one side ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A person who received the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 had a severe allergic reaction several minutes later but appears to be recovering, the Alabama Department of Public Health said Wednesday.
Alabama currently has more than 389,000 cases of potential unemployment fraud pending investigation, according to the Alabama Department of Labor. The department has previously said it hasblocked more than $5 billionin unemployment benefits from being sent out since the beginning of the COVID-19 pa...
About 19,100 people have died of COVID-19 in the state, giving Alabama the nation’s third-highest death rate from the illness at 391 fatalities for every 100,000 residents. Read moreHERE. 4. Defending her record, Jackson back for 3rd day of hearings ...
Supreme Court clears the way for a lawsuit over COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment claims in Alabama Updated: Feb. 22, 2025 at 5:35 AM GMT+8 | ByLINDSAY WHITEHURST The U.S. Supreme Court says people left waiting for months on their unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic in Al...
Set a reminder: tomorrow at 10:30, WBRC Fox 6 and the COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Project are hosting a live Q&A panel discussion on vaccine hesitancy. Alabama Daily News has been proud to partner with these organizations to develop the event, which you can read more about and participate inHE...
Biden announced the new requirements in a Thursday afternoon address from the White House as part of a new “action plan” to address the latest rise in coronavirus cases and the stagnating pace of COVID-19 shots. Just two months ago Biden prematurely declared the nation’s “independence” ...
Alabama AG ‘astonished’ by governor’s death row commutation Updated: Mar. 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM GMT+8| By WSFA 12 News Staff Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall reacted Friday evening to news that Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of a convicted murderer. Alabama News...