Jonathan Grass

Highs will be in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees again Sunday, but only in the upper 80s on Monday

COVID-19 continues to spread and numbers have rapidly increased in the past few weeks.

Parents and children braved the 90-degree weather for free backpacks, school supplies, uniforms and food. COVID-19 vaccines were also provided. Organizers said the event was meant to aid a hurting community.

Graham says it is time for a new solution and it’s called “Clean a Half Mile Bring a Smile,” with five people being selected within District 4 to keep half a mile clean.

UAB, sixty percent of their patients are on ventilators or Echo machines. Statewide, about one third of patients are on ventilators.

Fueled by the highly contagious delta variant, the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 jumped from 204 to 1,345 in July in Alabama.

Misinformation about the vaccine is one of the biggest hurdles health leaders fight on a daily basis and that’s leading to some younger people refusing to get a shot.

Alabama renters who are financially struggling are in jeopardy of being evicted, as the federal eviction moratorium will expire this weekend. Many people are turning to the state and county for relief through renter’s assistance programs, but not everyone has received funds yet.

Both the city of Montgomery and the county say masks will be required in all municipal facilities, effective immediately.

Funeral plans have been announced for a fallen Alabama police officer who was shot to death early Tuesday morning.

Here is a list of counties in our viewing area with vaccination rates.