The U.S Supreme Court grants curbside voting by saying in quote: "Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the U.S. Supreme Court granted the State of Alabama’s emergency request for a stay of a federal district court’s order that had purported…
Alabama Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth has tested positive for COVID-19. Lt. Governor Ainsworth says he was tested out of an abundance of caution after being notified that a member…
The coronavirus pandemic appears to be worsening again in Alabama after weeks of improvement. Figures show the virus has been spreading at a quickened pace since early October. Around 840 people have been hospitalized a day over the past week,…
It's possible that a small amount of coronavirus cases may be the result of false positive test. Health officials say a false positive is rare, and false negatives are more…
Macon East announces they will do virtual learning for 7th to 12 grade. They will do virtual this week only. The change comes due to a number of teachers and parents of students in 7th through 12th grade testing positive…
Alabama News Network has confirmed that there have been positive tests for COVID-19 in Montgomery Public Schools. As of 1 p.m. Friday, a spokesperson says six students and seven teachers have tested positive. MPS is not revealing the schools that…
Alabama's unemployment rate is now 6.6% in September as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to damage the state's economy. The unemployment rate for September is a full percentage point higher than August's unemployment rate of 5.6%. In September of 2019 the…
On Thursday, October 15, The COVID-19 Specimen Collection Clinics conducted a Drive-Thru COVID-19 testing event. The event hosted at Shorter Farmer's Market was from 9am-11am. The ADPH tested those who are…
On Thursday State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris, and Alabama Department of Public Health officials previewed their preliminary plan for COVID-19 vaccines. Officials say that initially any vaccine will be scarce,…
Alabama's Nick Saban says he has tested positive for COVID-19, but has no symptoms; Athletic Director Greg Bryne also has positive test. This comes four days before a Top-3 match-up against #3 Georgia Bulldogs. Both Saban and Byrne received positive…
The Alabama Department of Public Health says a drive-up COVID-19 testing clinic will be held Thursday, October 15, in Macon County. The tests will be offered from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the Shorter Farmer’s Market, 16675 U.S. Highway…
Thousands of Montgomery Public Schools students left the virtual classroom and returned to the traditional Tuesday, October 13. But around 100 teachers protested the decision to re-start classroom learning.…
Major League Baseball has fans for the first time in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves in Texas. MLB says it was selling 11,500 tickets…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The COVID-19 crisis continues to create new challenges in the fight to stamp out hunger. Namely, the pandemic has affected both the food supply -- and demand for food.…
The Southeastern Conference has announced that the Vanderbilt at Missouri football game scheduled for Saturday has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests and quarantining of individuals within the Vanderbilt football program. The SEC says this action is consistent with…
Some school bus drivers for Montgomery Public Schools say they're not satisfied with the conditions of their return to work on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The bus drivers say they're returning to work…
The second presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden is officially off. The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates confirmed Friday that the Oct. 15 face off would be scrapped. The decision was made a day after the…
The year 2020 has been a whirlwind for couples getting married. From having to cancel weddings... to postponing them due to the pandemic, but Saturday is actually one of the most popular days of the…
Alabama State University announced that it will hold in-person graduation ceremonies at ASU Stadium. The graduation ceremonies will be for the Fall Class of 2020 and Spring Class of 2020. The ASU Golden Class of 1970 will also be honored.…
From the West Alabama newsroom-- A Selma charity gives away tons of free food -- to hundreds of needy families Thursday in Selma. Volunteers with the Christian Outreach Alliance Food Pantry -- were hard…
Tallassee High School has canceled Thursday night's game against Talladega. Tallassee City Schools Superintendent Dr. Brock Nolin said with recently confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the high school, all football and cheer activities have been put off for the time…
President Trump says he feels "good" as he arrived back at the White House…
Alabama counties already are reporting record numbers of absentee ballots a month ahead of Election Day. And local officials say they're taking steps to cope with a flood of mail-in votes that's likely to continue for weeks during the pandemic.…
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama is offering a discount for November. Health and dental premiums for most fully insured individual, employer and Medicare plans will be discounted. Health premiums for November will be 20% while dental premiums will…
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says she has tested positive for COVID-19. This comes days after President Donald Trump tested positive for the cornorvirus. McEnany says in a statement that she tested positive Monday morning and is experiencing no…
