COVID-19

Auburn to limit attendance to 20 percent in Kentucky opener

Auburn University announced Wednesday that it will be capping attendance at Jordan-Hare Stadium at around 20 percent capacity, approximately 17,490 seats, for its first home game against Kentucky on Sept. 26. Most of those tickets will be distributed to Auburn University students. “While we wish we could pack 87,451 fans into Jordan-Hare Stadium for all … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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August 21, 2020

Brooks opposes Postal Service bailout, vote by mail

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-California, is calling the U.S. House of Representatives back into session to consider massive legislation dealing with the U.S. Postal Service. Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, announced his opposition to the postal system bailout. “With lies and propaganda, the Socialist Democrats are attempting to convince the American people that President … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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August 20, 2020

Alabama high school football is back

Alabama high school athletes take to the field Thursday to open the 2020 high school football season, despite coronavirus fears. The season opens on Thursday with 22 games, followed by 122 on Friday and four games on Saturday. There was speculation early on that the global pandemic would halt high school football. Arizona has delayed … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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August 20, 2020

Fauci says he does not believe COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandatory

Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 task force and the director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, said Tuesday that he doesn’t see the U.S. mandating everyone to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. “I don’t think you’ll ever see a mandating of vaccine particularly for the general public,” Fauci … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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August 20, 2020

Alabama to apply for program to boost COVID-19 unemployment benefits by $300

Alabama will apply for a program that would boost unemployment benefits for those already receiving such aid due to COVID-19.  Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Tuesday that the state will submit an application into the Lost Wages Assistance program, which would increase payments by $300. Those out of … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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August 19, 2020

More than half of Alabama COVID-19 deaths have come in July and August

More Alabamians have died in July and the first two and a half weeks of August than died in the first four months of the pandemic combined. The Alabama Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 12 more deaths from COVID-19 in Alabama, taking the state death toll to at least 1,867.  At least 926 … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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August 19, 2020

Merrill touts state’s absentee ballot system, urges interested voters to submit applications

Secretary of State John Merrill on Tuesday encouraged voters who want to vote by absentee ballot to request one, noting that there are 72 days left to do so. “Any one of our 3,631,381 voters in the state who want to vote absentee can vote absentee,” Merrill said. Voters who want to avoid the possibility … Continued

Micah Danney

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August 19, 2020

Alabama Public Health warns against COVID-19 misinformation shared on social media

It was unclear Tuesday who made the chart or why, but it has been circulated so widely on social media in recent days that prominent infectious diseases doctors in the state took notice and began to issue warnings about its flawed assumptions.

Eddie Burkhalter

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August 18, 2020

Alabama Power to extend grace period, set up new payment plans for customers

Alabama Power is extending its grace period for customers unable to pay their bills due to the COVID-19 pandemic until Sept. 28, and the company announced on Tuesday a new customized payment plan for customers who have fallen behind on their bills during the pandemic.  Following the declaration in March of a state of emergency … Continued

Josh Moon

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August 18, 2020