Mayor Walt Maddox will allow Tuscaloosa bars to reopen with restrictions

Mayor Walt Maddox is updating an executive order that shut down all Tuscaloosa bars almost two weeks ago in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Plymouth Rock vandalized with white paint

A symbol of America’s founding has been targeted by vandals. Someone poured white paint on Plymouth Rock.
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Portland killing suspect and victim both had guns, documents say

The killing of Michael Forest Reinoehl shook a quiet suburb of Olympia, Washington Thursday evening, with bystanders ducking for cover behind automobiles from dozens of gunshots as four agents serving on a U.S. Marshals Service task force opened fire at Reinoehl.

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’Less Drinking, More Thinking’, ALEA’s message for drivers this Labor Day

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  FIRST ALERT: Milder temperatures for Labor Day Weekend

  Jefferson County health department reports low numbers from COVID-19 surge testing

  Jefferson County health officials say flu season could potentially infect fewer people this year

The start of flu season is coming up this fall and health officials are encouraging everyone to get their vaccines.
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  Child care crisis amid pandemic pushes US mothers out of the labor force

Research is increasingly pointing to a retreat of working mothers from the U.S. labor force as the pandemic leaves parents with few child care options and the added burden of navigating distance learning.

  Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Int’l Airport traffic rises slightly

  Ala. couple designs mask to prevent glasses from fogging up

  Motocross park opening in Piedmont aims to bring community together

  Alabamians begin to receive $300 unemployment checks

  Locust Fork coaches and players test positive for COVID-19

  Defibrillators at the Lakeshore-Greenway trail saving lives

UA System: Number of positive students nearly doubles in a week at UA in Tuscaloosa

  Surge testing for COVID-19 coming to an end

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Bubonic plague warning issued in Lake Tahoe

The California Department of Public Health confirmed rodents in the area are carrying fleas infected with the plague.

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UAB opens 2020 season with record-setting win

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  Concerns over Labor Day holiday and COVID-19

Fairfield man arrested after beating woman unconscious in convenience store parking lot

Chilton County Sheriff’s Office raising money for K-9 bulletproof vests

Authorities looking for missing Huntsville man

23 deaths in Louisiana attributed to Hurricane Laura

Deaths reported in Louisiana due to Hurricane Laura.
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Student builds roller coaster for his grandfather in R.I.

Home from college because of COVID-19, the 20-year-old who’s studying to become a civil engineer decided to finally turn that dream into a reality.

WBRC FOX6 News announces new anchor lineup in evening newscasts, adds new traffic anchor to Good Day Alabama

Gofundme created to raise money for Chilton Co. K-9 officers’ vests

Tornado survivor Landen Godsey heads back to school

Morris man killed in golf cart accident

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