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Doug Jones quarantining after wife, Louise, tests positive for COVID

Jones said his wife is “not feeling too good but is ok” and that he has tested negative for coronavirus.

December 30, 2020

From Alabama's prison crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic, Eddie Burkhalter covered it. Here are his top stories of the year.

December 30, 2020

People 18 to 24 were already at higher risk of suicide before the pandemic. It’s made things worse, experts say.

December 30, 2020

There had been 20,354 vaccines administered as of Monday, out of the state’s supply of 128,175 combined doses.

December 29, 2020

Alabama's weekly average of cases has grown by 56 percent since Dec. 1, and the state ranks third highest in COVID-19 hospitalizations per capita.

December 29, 2020

The state had a record 2,802 hospitalized coronavirus patients on Monday.

December 29, 2020

The Alabama Broadband Connectivity for Students program will continue into 2021, made possible by a provision in the latest COVID-19 relief package.

December 29, 2020

The pandemic has exacerbated inequalities that face poor, Black Alabamians, with the Black Belt hit hardest.

December 28, 2020

Alabama's death toll jumped by 135 on Wednesday, the most to date, as cases and hospitalizations remain at record highs.

December 23, 2020

With record cases and hospitalizations, experts are pleading with the public to reconsider Christmas plans.

December 22, 2020