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Blue Springs is also hosting its freedom springs triathlon Saturday morning to kick off Independence Day.

Nathan and Deanne Jones have been Salvation Army officers for 12 years.

ALEA Drivers License Divisions resume road and skills tests across the state.

When it comes to the solar system Jase Thompson is s a walking spaceopedia.

A new bill is being introduced that will provide funding for schools in Alabama to reopen safely this Fall.

Delta Airlines reduced flights around the nation due to Covid-19. Dothan regional airport took a hit like most others.

In a stong Facebook statement, Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels has said that he will not tolerate violent protests in Clay County.

While Georgia saw it’s unemployment claims drop by more than 500,000 in May, many Georgians are still having issues getting payments, even getting in touch with someone at the Department of Labor.

There won’t be any taking kids out to the ballgame, no peanuts, and no CrackerJacks. And it doesn’t appear they’ll ever come back, at least for the 2020 season. Minor League Baseball officially announced there will be no season in 2020.

Mississippi’s governor signed a bill Tuesday to retire the state flag bearing the confederate battle emblem. Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida created state flags in the late 1890s during the rise of Jim Crow Laws in the south. While Mississippi and Florida both displayed the confederate symbol on their flags, the intention of Alabama’s design isn’t as direct.

Alabama is rolling out a new series of public service announcements, or PSAs, with familiar faces. It’s an effort to urge residents to wear face masks as a way of combating the surge of COVID-19 cases.

It’s an astounding case of animal cruelty. A pit bull is safe and sound with a veterinarian in Pike Road, but just a few days ago it didn’t look good for the pet.

AAA says Americans will take roughly 700 million trips this 4th of July holiday, estimating 97 percent of those to be road trips.

State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said the state plans to sign a contract with a company to provide more contact tracers.

One of the most common areas the virus spreads is the workplace. There are steps employees can take to make sure their workplace is doing everything possible to prevent the spread of COVID-19. State health officials said you can hold your job accountable.

Dr. Michael Saag, an infectious disease doctor at UAB, believes Governor Kay Ivey should have taken a few steps back Tuesday in order to get the current coronavirus situation under control.

Cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the state of Alabama, but the governor’s approach to the virus has not changed and local members of the medical community are reacting.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a statement advocating for any pandemic plans relating to education involve a plan to get students back in classrooms.

Health officials warn that smoking cigarettes or vaping isn’t a good idea because of the damage they can do to the lungs and body, and with COVID-19 being a virus that also attacks the lungs, it’s not a good situation to find yourself in.

The state’s COVID-19 dashboard is getting colorful to better show the risk of spread in each county.

University of Alabama graduate Dillon Friday says he brushed off the coronavirus since it began. As a healthy 22-year-old, he thought the chances of catching covid and having bad symptoms were slim.

In this week's edition of Wellness Wednesday, find out three different ways you can flex and stretch different muscles with a tennis ball.

As Florida enters the height of summer tourist season, the state’s largest cities and counties are closing beaches, mandating masks and halting business reopenings, hoping the measures will slow a steep resurgence of coronavirus cases.

Police learned that the man was previously wanted for mail thefts.

Visit South Walton officials said they are expecting occupancy to be up 5 percent from last year.

Since coronavirus testing became available patients have had to wait days to get their results, but now a local urgent care facility offers testing with a device that shares results much faster.

Headland and Eufaula airports receive grants from the state to help modernize each airport.

One year ago this week a young boy died in a hot car related death, a stark reminder that heat can kill quickly.

The Houston County Probate Office is getting ready for voters to return to the polls.

A microbiologist shows the effectiveness of a mask using a bacteria culture plate.