Midfield City Schools students and staff will be required to wear masks when they start school on Aug. 11.

Police say 62-year-old David Edwards was fatally injured when the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree.

We’ve talked a lot to the Pennington family in Montevallo. The 10 children who lost their mom to COVID-19. The family is now raising money to get the children ready to head back to the classroom.

Health experts say the Delta variant is driving up demand for the COVID-19 vaccine. We are seeing it in the numbers nationwide and in Alabama.

The University of Montevallo is preparing to welcome students back to campus and has opened a voluntary vaccination portal where students can report their vaccination status.

To avoid exposing others, health leaders advised having medical supplies stocked at home can help you treat the virus at home.

As of Tuesday night, there was 1,694 people in Alabama hospitals with COVID-19, that’s up from more than 1,584 the previous day.

The amount of hospitalizations rose today to new highs not seen since the winter, and for the first time since January fewer than 10% of all ICU beds were available.

“It’s good news to hear. It’s a blessing actually,” Jashira Sullivan told WBRC.

“To try to minimize the number of crashes we’ve seen lately that involve commercial vehicles,” Trooper spokesman Reginal King told WBRC.