COVID-19

The Tuscaloosa City Board of Education will continue to require teachers, students and visitors to wear face coverings inside its buildings until at least October 20th.

The University of Alabama announced Wednesday that it will be extending its current mask mandate through the end of October.

Based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, DCH Health System continues to see a significant impact from COVID-19 with patients overwhelming local emergency rooms.

The Alabama Department of Public Health's COVID-19 Dashboard reported that the total reported cases of COVID among students across the state dropped nearly 50 percent since last week.

The legendary high school coach is "not on a ventilator" but "struggling to breathe"

The co-owner of Tuscaloosa's most popular chain of Mexican restaurants has started a fundraiser to help the grieving family of one of his employees.

The Tuscaloosa County School System reported more new cases of COVID-19 among its students than almost any other district in the state last week.

The news was shared to a GoFundMe page that was originally started on Aug. 27 to help pay for Tristan's funeral bills after she contracted the virus and died.

Stillman president Cynthia Warrick addressed the Stillman community in a news release, stating that the move is necessary in order to "maintain the safest campus environment possible" as the school moves into a new testing regimen.

The University of Alabama Band Department announced it will cancel an event planned for later in September due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19.