Desperate pizzeria offers to hire 'literally anyone' amid restaurant worker shortage
As restaurants continue to face labor shortages, one Alabama pizzeria is so short-staffed it’s vowing to "literally hire anyone."
‘It’s very flattering’: Alabama officer earns fame for striking resemblance to ‘The Rock’
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is responding after Lt. Eric Fields in Alabama went viral for being his doppelganger.
Alabama health official says there’s ‘no room’ for rising COVID-19 death toll
“There is no room to put these bodies," Dr. Scott Harris said in a news conference this week.
Pregnant nurse, unborn baby die of COVID after reportedly refusing to get vaccinated
A 32-year-old nurse and her unborn child died of coronavirus after she reportedly refused to get vaccinated.
'Tragic accident': 3-year-old Alabama boy dies after being found in hot car
A 3-year-old Alabama boy died after being found unresponsive in a hot car outside his family’s home, authorities said.
Multiple Chick-fil-A locations close their dining rooms due to worker shortage
While restaurants across the country have reopened their dining rooms after closing them due to the pandemic, a new problem has surfaced: Many businesses have reported having issues with staffing and are struggling to hire enough workers to meet the customers’ needs.
Doctor says he won’t see unvaccinated patients, reports say
An Alabama doctor said he will stop treating unvaccinated patients, according to multiple reports.
Alabama runs out of ICU beds as southern states slammed with COVID-19 cases
Multiple southern states are seeing a shortage of ICU beds as COVID-19 cases continue to run rampant fueled by the delta variant.
Beloved Alabama police officer, decorated Army veteran dies suddenly from COVID-19
Officer Juan Gomez, 39, was hospitalized on Aug. 6 after being diagnosed with COVID-19. He passed away Saturday.
'COVID fee': 2 colleges in West Virginia, Alabama billing unvaccinated students
A college in West Virginia and another in Alabama will be charging students unvaccinated against COVID-19 hundreds of dollars in extra fees this fall.
Alabama first responders rescue woman found swimming in 70-foot-high water tank
The 350,000-gallon tank was drained and sanitized the after the woman was found swimming inside. Debris was also removed.
Alabama recycling plant fire: Video captures ‘smokenado’
A “smokenado” formed during a fire at a recycling and salvaging plant in Burnsville, Alabama, on August 2.
Mom urges vaccination after loss of ‘healthy’ 28-year-old son to COVID-19
After losing her son to COVID-19, Christy Carpenter and her family are encouraging hesitant people to get the vaccine — if not for themselves, then for the people around them.
Alabama governor on COVID-19: 'It’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated'
Kay Ivey, Alabama’s governor, told reporters on Thursday that “it’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks” for the recent surge in COVID-19.
Alabama official recorded using N-word at council meeting
Attendees and a livestream audience watched John “Tommy” Bryant, who is White, stand up and use a racial epithet at an Alabama city council meeting.
Worker thrown across tarp by winds whipping through baseball stadium
Video shared by the Birmingham Barons shows one unlucky worker holding on to the tarp in shallow right field as the wind snatched it off the ground.
Police: Teens poured alcohol on nesting sea turtle on Alabama beach
Police in coastal Alabama say a group of teenagers were arrested after pouring alcohol on a nesting sea turtle.
15-vehicle crash in storm-drenched Alabama kills 8 children in youth ranch van
The 15-vehicle crash happened Saturday in a curvy area of Interstate 65 "notorious" for hydroplaning. Eight of the victims were kids traveling in a youth ranch van.
2 killed in shooting at Mueller fire hydrant plant in Alabama
Two people and the suspected gunman are dead in Albertville, Alabama after a shooting at a Mueller Co. fire hydrant plant early Tuesday morning.
Teenage girl dies after being struck by lightning on Tybee Island
An unidentified teenaged girl died Saturday after being struck by lightning, according to police in Tybee Island, Georgia.