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How to help Alabama healthcare workers, grieving families

October 15, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Ivana Hrynkiw After losing both parents to COVID-19, Eric Higgins could have given up. But that’s not what his parents would have wanted. When asked during AL.com’s Town Hall on grief what Roger and Peggy Higgins […]

Pfizer booster shot is available for eligible Alabama residents

October 8, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Alabama News MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Sept. 24 that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine booster dose is available for eligible Alabama residents. Residents must have […]

Alabama isn’t reporting school COVID outbreaks, contact tracing. Here’s why.

October 8, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes and Trisha Powell Crain Just like last year, Alabama school districts this fall have had COVID cases. But the state is not publicly reporting any outbreaks in school settings. And while the state is […]

Ala.’s new prison-building plan skips bid process for earlier start on construction

October 8, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason Some of the planning that will go into building two 4,000-bed state prisons in Alabama was done before legislators passed bills approving the projects during a special session last week. That’s one reason lawmakers say […]

Alabama police already shielded bodycams. Now they know they don’t have to show the public.

October 8, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Ashley Remkus Police in Madison denied requests for body camera footage of officers shooting and killing Dana Fletcher, a man taking photos at a gym two years ago. In Huntsville, Crystal Ragland’s family is still calling […]

More than 40 percent of Alabama renters fear eviction by year’s end, study finds

October 8, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek As a federal eviction moratorium ends this week, more renters are worried about being evicted in Alabama than in any other state, according to an analysis of Census Bureau data. In Alabama, 42 percent […]

Senate Democrats ready to solve prison problem

October 1, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Kirsten J. Barnes, Communications Director Senate Minority MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Legislature convened Monday, September 27, 2021, with a specific purpose: to build prisons to alleviate the overcrowding and substandard conditions for both prisoners […]

How to help Alabama healthcare workers, grieving families

Pfizer booster shot is available for eligible Alabama residents

Alabama isn’t reporting school COVID outbreaks, contact tracing. Here’s why.

Ala.’s new prison-building plan skips bid process for earlier start on construction

Alabama police already shielded bodycams. Now they know they don’t have to show the public.

More than 40 percent of Alabama renters fear eviction by year’s end, study finds

Senate Democrats ready to solve prison problem

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