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Leo Soto, who created this memorial with grocery stores donating flowers and candles, pauses in front of photos of some of the missing people that he put on a fence, near the site of an oceanfront condo building that partially collapsed in Surfside, Fla., Friday, June 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Friends, family describe missing in Florida condo collapse

By The Associated Press Jun. 26, 2021 05:56 PM EDT

Alabama mask order ends, but some cities, schools continue

Apr. 09, 2021 06:16 PM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — With Gov. Kay Ivey advocating personal responsibility and common sense as Alabama's statewide mask order ends Friday after nearly nine...

Alabama basketball players and coaches console Bryan and Pam Ratliff during a memorial for their son Luke Ratliff, on the steps of Coleman Coliseum on Saturday, April 3, 2021. From left are Jaden Shackelford, Herbert Jones and assistant coach Antoine Pettway. Health officials in Indiana said Saturday they are investigating whether anyone was exposed to COVID-19 by Alabama residents following Friday night’s death of Luke Ratliff, a Crimson Tide fan who was in Indianapolis for the NCAA Tournament last weekend. Ratliff, a 23-year-old Alabama student, died after a brief illness, his father, Bryan Ratliff, told The Tuscaloosa News. The newspaper, citing multiple sources it did not identify, reported Ratliff died of complications related to COVID-19. (Gary Cosby Jr./The Tuscaloosa News via AP)
NCAA fan's death prompts contact tracing in Indiana

Apr. 03, 2021 07:00 PM EDT

Alabama head coach Nick Saban leaves the field after their win against Ohio State in an NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Alabama won 52-24. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Alabama's Nick Saban already working on chasing title No. 8

By John Zenor Jan. 12, 2021 11:25 AM EST

Alabama fans celebrate in the street in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Monday night, Jan. 11, 2021, after Alabama defeated Ohio State 52-24 in the NCAA college football national championship game in Miami Gardens, Fla. Many of the fans didn't take basic precautions against the coronavirus like wearing face masks. (Benjamin Flanagan/Alabama Media Group via AP)
Thousands party in streets after Alabama win, despite virus

Jan. 12, 2021 09:29 AM EST

Alabama mayor hospitalized with coronavirus infection

Jan. 11, 2021 05:25 PM EST
NORTHPORT, Ala. (AP) — The mayor of an Alabama city said he was hospitalized over the weekend after being diagnosed with COVID-19. ...

Tuscaloosa extending utilities grace period due to pandemic

Dec. 25, 2020 10:51 AM EST
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The city of Tuscaloosa is extending a grace period for people who are struggling to pay utility bills because of the pandemic. ...

Alabama sorority nixes 600-person party over virus worries

Nov. 18, 2020 09:25 AM EST
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A University of Alabama sorority canceled plans for a city-approved party for as many as 600 people following complaints that the huge...

Long absentee lines draw vote suppression criticism

By Kim Chandler Oct. 29, 2020 08:52 PM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The final day of in-person absentee voting in Alabama brought long lines, accusations of voter suppression and unsettled questions over...

Georgia coach Kirby Smart leads the team onto the field before an NCAA college football game against Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
Week 5 Preview: Top-25 matchups in SEC; ACC title rematch

By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 02, 2020 02:52 AM EDT

Alabama college students sanctioned for COVID violations

Sep. 10, 2020 06:05 PM EDT
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — More than 600 students at the University of Alabama have been sanctioned — including 33 who were effectively suspended — for violating...

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 202, file photo, a woman wears a mask as she walks on campus at San Diego State University in San Diego. San Diego State University on Wednesday halted in-person classes for a month after dozens of students were infected with the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Colleges using COVID dorms, quarantines to keep virus at bay

By Pat Eaton-Robb And Jeff Amy Sep. 05, 2020 09:54 AM EDT

Patrons stand on the Bear Trap's rooftop bar on The Strip, the University of Alabama's bar scene, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. More than 20,000 students returned to campus for the first time since spring break, with numerous school and city codes in effect to limit the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Tuscaloosa mulling $400K in aid for bars hurt by pandemic

Sep. 02, 2020 08:44 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2019, file photo, Alabama offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood (70) blocks LSU safety JaCoby Stevens (3) during an NCAA college football game in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Leatherwood was selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America first-team, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Roll redemption: No. 3 Alabama aims to restore dominance

By John Zenor Sep. 01, 2020 11:01 AM EDT

People make their way along The Strip, the University of Alabama's bar scene, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. More than 20,000 students returned to campus for the first time since spring break, with numerous school and city codes in effect to limit the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Another 481 COVID-19 cases found at University of Alabama

By Kim Chandler Aug. 28, 2020 07:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, Miranda Darwin, from Raleigh and a freshman at UNC-Chapel Hill, center, gets help from her brother, Sam, and her mother Stacy while moving out of her room at Hinton James residence hall in Chapel Hill, N.C. As more and more schools and businesses around the country get the OK to reopen, some college towns are moving in the opposite direction because of too much partying and too many COVID-19 infections among students. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP, File)
College towns growing alarmed over outbreaks among students

By Bryan Anderson, Jim Salter And Lindsay Whitehurst Aug. 28, 2020 04:12 PM EDT

Robert Liza holds a cross and flowers as he sits on his family's ice cream truck carrying the coffin of his father Martin Liza, who he said died Tuesday of complications related to COVID-19, upon entry to the Nueva Esperanza cemetery on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, after the police spoke to the cemetery security guards to let them in. Liza said he doesn't have the money to bury his 70-year-old father, and that he and his brother have slept for two nights alongside the coffin outside the cemetery in hopes the cemetery will let them bury their father for free. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
The Latest: U of Alabama infections since return top 1,000

By The Associated Press Aug. 28, 2020 03:17 AM EDT

Patrons stand on the Bear Trap's rooftop bar on The Strip, the University of Alabama's bar scene, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. More than 20,000 students returned to campus for the first time since spring break, with numerous school and city codes in effect to limit the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
More than 500 COVID-19 cases reported on Alabama campus

By Kim Chandler Aug. 25, 2020 06:05 PM EDT

Patrons stand on the Bear Trap's rooftop bar on The Strip, the University of Alabama's bar scene, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. More than 20,000 students returned to campus for the first time since spring break, with numerous school and city codes in effect to limit the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Tuscaloosa closes bars after rise in university virus cases

By Kim Chandler Aug. 24, 2020 01:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, May 4, 2020 file photo, visitors sunbathe after the beach officially reopened to the public in Clearwater Beach, Fla., after coronavirus restrictions were lifted. The pandemic caught fire in Florida this summer as the state's rapid reopening allowed people to flock to beaches, Disney World, movie theaters and bars. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
The Latest: ACLU: New Mexico not protecting inmates' health

By The Associated Press Aug. 24, 2020 01:26 AM EDT