News / Education / Health / State COVID impacting wellbeing of Alabama’s minority children, families most: report COVID is having significant impact on children and families, and that impact is disproportionately felt by minority children and families. Eddie Burkhalter / December 18, 2020
Medal of Honor recipient Bennie Adkins laid to rest at Arlington Command Sgt. Major Adkins received the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony in 2014 for acts of heroism. Brandon Moseley / December 18, 2020
Merrill, 16 other secretaries of state support funding for Election Assistance Commission The EAC provides support, guidance and assistance to state and local election officials. Brandon Moseley / December 18, 2020
Alabama broke more COVID case, hospitalization records on Thursday Alabama also set a record for new COVID-19 hospital admissions and the number of coronavirus patients on ventilators. Eddie Burkhalter / December 17, 2020
Program treating veterans affected by COVID-19, PTSD making impact Approximately 60 veterans are currently enrolled, and more are enrolling regularly. Eddie Burkhalter / December 17, 2020
Judson College needs $500K in donations by Dec. 31 to stay open The college needs $500,000 in donations by Dec. 31 to stay open for the spring semester. John H. Glenn / December 17, 2020
Congressman Mike Rogers tests positive for the coronavirus Rogers is the fourth House member to have tested positive this week. Eddie Burkhalter / December 17, 2020
Hospitals face surge as cases continue rapid rise ahead of holidays The state’s 4,107 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday was the second-highest daily count ever recorded. Eddie Burkhalter / December 16, 2020
Birmingham area hospitals: Please wear masks, social distance as COVID surges "Given the high level of community spread, our hospitals need the public’s help in stopping the spread of COVID." Birmingham Area Hospitals / December 16, 2020
UAB prepares for first vaccinations, but still relies on public to slow virus’s spread Health experts see a light at the end of the tunnel but warn that we are still very much in the tunnel. Micah Danney / December 16, 2020