Village Green Park turned into a sanctuary on Sunday afternoon when Lake Elam Missionary Baptist and Millbrook Presbyterian Church came together for worship in the park.
Alabama’s monthly unemployment rate jumped to 6.6% in September as the coronavirus pandemic kept up its continuing damage to the state’s economy, the government reported Friday.
New studies are examining the relationship between your blood type and your personal COVID risk. It shows that people with O blood type may have a lower risk of infection.
Nearly 30 states, including Alabama, are currently in the "red zone" for new COVID-cases according to White House Coronavirus Task Force reports obtained by The Center for Public Integrity which is a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C.
It’s been seven months since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Alabama, and of course, thousands more have been reported since then. One Alabama woman not only battled COVID-19, but she did so while pregnant.
Scientists with Australia’s national science agency, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), put a droplet of fluid containing SARS-CoV-2 on high-contact surfaces and tracked how long the virus survived at different temperatures.
“If a child is hungry, they cannot learn. And I think that that’s probably the biggest message that we need to provide to parents and to the community in general,” Alabama Child Nutrition Program Coordinator June Barrett explain.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama said the decision was made as a way of providing economic relief during difficult times brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alabama and Jefferson County health leaders are still pushing people to get a flu shot, even though early results from other countries show it was a mild flu season.
Classes will start Wednesday, Jan. 13, a week later than previously scheduled, extending Winter Break to provide 12 days between New Year’s Day and initial classroom meetings.
Part of the support for extending the mask order is due to the fact that the number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases seems to be dropping because of the mask mandate.
The first shipment of about 96,000 BinaxNow, rapid COVID-19 tests should arrive soon with more shipments in phases over the coming months, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office said Tuesday.
The National Independent Venues Association, or NIVA, represents about 2,000 concert hall owners across the country. Most independent venues did not qualify for earlier coronavirus relief from the federal government are risk going under as a result.
State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris says the largest number of COVID-19 patients continues to come from the largest cities, but the numbers have declined by 50 percent since August.
Drew Machen, described as tenacious, dedicated, and passionate, earned the city’s Officer of the Year award for 2019. In 2020, at age 36, he nearly died of a heart attack.
The photos were taken inside Rhythm and Brews during The Velcro Pygmies' live performance. They were originally posted on Facebook but were deleted after going viral.
“There’s no doubt that that the impact of of COVID-19 is being felt across the board in public education,” said Gordon Stone, Executive Director of the Higher Education Partnership.
Doctors said getting a flu shot this year is more important than to help reduce the strain on healthcare systems, as they continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Alabama Health Care and Emergency Response Providers grant program is designed to support providers who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nearly 200,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States. Health professionals expect that number to grow as everyone waits on the creation of a vaccine.
September is Suicide Prevention Month, and with Alabama having one of the top 10 highest gun suicide rates in the nation, it is without a doubt an issue that deserves significant attention.
As cases of COVID-19 on the campus of Auburn University have grown exponentially each week since students have been on campus, the number of new cases this past week marks a drastic decline.
The Montgomery City-County Personnel Board will hold a special meeting Wednesday to vote on adding sanitation employees to the list of city employees receiving hazard pay.
Technology giants, Apple and Google, have joined forces, releasing what they’re calling Exposure Notification Express, but it only works if a state chooses to use it, and so far, it’s been a hard pass for Alabama.
