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Mobile approves face mask ordinance amid rising COVID-19 cases

Mobile City Council members on Wednesday voted to require the public to wear masks as the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Mobile County continue to rise. The ordinance, which passed in a 6-1 vote, requires individuals — ages 10 and older — to wear masks when in public, including inside of businesses open … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

July 1, 2020

Alabama COVID-19 hospitalizations at new high for second straight day

Tuesday marked the second day in a row that Alabama saw a record number of patients in hospitals with COVID-19, and it came on the same day Gov. Kay Ivey said she would issue no new restrictions despite surging cases and the increasing number of hospitalizations. Alabama’s hospitals on Tuesday were caring for a record-high … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

July 1, 2020

Seventh Alabama inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19

A seventh Alabama inmate has died after testing positive for COVID-19, and the man is the second person from the infirmary at the Staton Correctional Facility to have tested positive for the virus and subsequently died. Daniel Everett, 74, died Tuesday after testing positive for coronavirus at a local hospital, the Alabama Department of Corrections … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

July 1, 2020

Alabama appeals COVID-19 voting decision to U.S. Supreme Court

Alabama has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision allowing curbside voting during the July 14 Republican runoff amid the COVID-19 pandemic. [mfn referencenumber=*]Correction: This story previously stated that the runoff was on July 12. That was an error. The primary runoff is on July 14. This story has been updated … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

July 1, 2020

Rep. Sewell leads 83 members of Congress to push for $86 billion for broadband expansion

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, and David Trone, D-Maryland, led 82 of their colleagues in sending a letter Tuesday to leaders of the House and Senate urging them to include in any future COVID-19 relief package at least $86 billion for the deployment of high-speed broadband internet. Sewell and Trone sent the letter to House … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 1, 2020

After public apology, councilman’s priority is keeping the most vulnerable safe from COVID-19

Montgomery City Councilman Glen Pruitt’s change of heart after a failed mask order vote on June 18 was a rarity in politics — a public apology that took responsibility for his own reasoning rather than shifting blame to his critics’ reaction to it. His wife, Ashley, prompted his realization when she mentioned his daughter, who … Continued

Micah Danney

July 1, 2020

Trump campaign calls off Mobile rally, reports say

President Donald Trump has scrapped plans to hold a rally in Mobile for U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville before the July 14 Republican runoff election, CNN reports. Trump had planned to hold the rally for the former Auburn football coach, who’s running against former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, whom Trump has been publicly criticizing … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 30, 2020

Ivey extends “safer-at-home” order with no new restrictions amid COVID-19 surge

Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday held her first press conference in more than a month to discuss COVID-19, during which she announced an extension of her “safer-at-home” order until July 31 but no new restrictions amid a surge in cases and hospitalizations. Ivey’s amended safer-at-home order, which went into effect May 22 and allowed more … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 30, 2020

Alabama coronavirus cases continue upward trend

The Alabama Department of Public Health on Monday reported that an additional 1,718 Alabamians were diagnosed with the coronavirus. This breaks the record just set on Thursday of 1,129 cases, but the large increase on Monday was largely due to a data reporting delay that caused cases from Saturday and Sunday to be reported on … Continued

Brandon Moseley

June 30, 2020

Sixth Alabama inmate dies after positive COVID-19 test

A sixth incarcerated person in Alabama died Monday after testing positive for COVID-19, the Alabama Department of Corrections announced Monday. Wanda Gaye Dison, 68, who was serving at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka died at a local hospital Monday, according to the department. Dison was hospitalized for advanced, chronic health problems, was tested … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 30, 2020