COVID-19

As all of Tuscaloosa City Schools enters a temporary mask mandate period as COVID-19 cases surge, the school system also announced that four of its schools will also be closed on Wednesday, January 19, due to staffing shortages.

Tuscaloosa City Schools has officially implemented a temporary mask mandate for students and faculty due to a sharp increase in positive COVID-19 cases.

Fayette County Schools will be temporarily closing its doors to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within its schools.

Tuscaloosa City Schools could soon see a return to a system-wide mask mandate next week, as students are testing positive at a rate above the acceptable threshold.

There are 91 COVID-19 patients hospitalized within the DCH Health System, the highest number in more than 100 days, according to public information released by the hospital Monday afternoon.

Two West Alabama school systems are switching to remote learning due to surges in COVID-19.

West Alabama is seeing more hospitalizations as a result of new COVID-19 infections. The numbers are increasing in both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.

DCH Health System is urging those with non-emergency symptoms for COVID-19 to not come to the hospital's emergency room for treatment.

Alabama offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien announced during his media availability that he has been cleared from COVID-19 protocol and has returned to in-person practice.

A Northport woman is happy to be alive after a truly miraculous medical recovery from an over three-month battle with COVID-19 just in time to celebrate this holiday season with her family.