Former Russell County Sheriff Tommy Boswell died early Saturday morning unexpectedly.

Alabama’s confirmed cases are up 1,402 cases from Friday bringing the overall total number of confirmed cases to 51,294.

The matchup between Alabama and USC Sept. 5 to kick off the season will not happen.

Auburn University has released, A Healthier U, the 32 page document details plans for safe return to campus this fall.

While Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill and Attorney General Steve Marshall strongly urge people to use masks, they say state law does not require it in order to vote.

Some state lawmakers want all K-12 students to be tested when returning to school.

The Healthier U initiative includes four options for course delivery.

Several Alabama counties are considered high or very high risk by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) when it comes to the spread of COVID-19 in the community.

The Alabama Department of Commerce and city of Auburn are awarding $250,000 to OraSecure, LLC to accelerate the company’s breakthrough saliva collection device to help in the battle against COVID-19.

The Sheriff's Office there is operating with only half it's normal staff.

The Alabama Capitol continues to be surrounded by metal barricades five weeks after they were erected.

Additionally, the state continued a fourth straight day of record hospitalizations with 1,110 now being treated.

Opelika police are currently investigating a “serious traffic accident” along I-85.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency investigated eight roadway and waterway deaths over the Fourth of July holiday period.

An Opelika woman is behind bars and facing murder charges after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend.

35-year-old Charles Lester Coker is charged with child sex abuse, rape and incest with a minor.

Families living in the Opelika Housing Authority’s affordable housing communities will soon have free internet.

Two East Alabama counties are among those that continue to see new coronavirus cases.

CVCC organized different stations for students across the campus to share information on programs of study, financial aid, and filling out applications.

OraSecure says the patent-pending device is designed to provide a safer, more comfortable process for those wanting to be tested.

Cherith Shoemaker was convicted in March of chemical endangerment of a child causing death.

A survey sent to all parents Wednesday with children in the Chambers County School District is asking for parents to weigh in on if they feel comfortable sending their kids back to school.

Several people said they’re all for the curfew. Most said they’re home anyway during the times the order is in effect.

If you live in Opelika and are looking for a small way to help others in your community, you can participate in the Opelika Share program that helps other pay their power bill.

Three people are in custody after a chase with law enforcement that ended in Opelika.

Police in Eufaula will still respond to emergency situations, but as of Wednesday morning changes in how the department operates have gone into effect.

We could see security changes soon at the Riverchase Galleria after a deadly shootout. Hoover’s mayor says the city is working to make the Galleria a safe place for everyone.

The Tallassee Police Department is investigating a Tuesday death.

Alabama hit another record-high Tuesday for COVID-19 hospitalizations, breaking a record set the day before.

Eufaula Mayor Jack Tibbs has signed an executive order requiring residents to remain in their homes after a certain time.

A man wanted on multiple felony warrants out of Coweta County, Georgia has been arrested in east Alabama.

An Opelika man was taken into custody and given multiple charges related to a domestic incident involving a family member.

Paws Humane Society received a $3,000 Rachael Ray Save Them All COVID-19 Relief Grant from Best Friends Animal Society.

Secretary of State John H. Merrill issued new guidance for absentee voting on Tuesday.

As the Peach State inches closer to 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, hospitals across the state are preparing.

A 21-year-old charged with capital murder in the shooting death of a Phenix City woman appeared in a Lee County courtroom for a probable cause hearing.

Rudy Orellana, 34, of Eufaula has been arrested and charged with first degree assault.

Theft of property was reported at a business in the 20000 block of Highway 280 E.

The victim said 24-year-old Deontravious Bonner, 24, of Griffin, Georgia committed a scam that involved overcharging the victim a large amount of money for landscaping.

Russell County Sheriff Heath Taylor is holding a press conference after a police officer was arrested.

A man is in critical condition after being shot in Opelika over the holiday weekend.

For the first time in the history of Phenix City Schools, members of the school board are going to be elected, not appointed.

The money will be used to help schools meet the policies established in the Alabama State Department of Education’s Roadmap to Reopening Schools.

A $3 million grant will help encourage new conservation practices by Alabama farmers.

One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash near Union Springs on Saturday evening, July 4.

An overturned rental truck on Highway 431 in Russell County has blocked two lanes of traffic.

The total number of confirmed cases increased by 997 from 41,362 on Friday to 42,359 as of Saturday afternoon, according to Alabama Department of Public Health data.

The job fairs take place July 9 at locations in Columbus, Phenix City, and Opelika.

You may have seen the headlines, students at Alabama throwing parties where people who have coronavirus show up and the first person to get infected, gets money. We’re On Your Side working to determine how much of that is true and how much of it is rumor?

Alabama hospitals lost about $739 million in revenue from March 13 to April 30, according to a survey from the Alabama Hospital Association.

Boaters won’t be the only ones on the water during the fourth holiday weekend, so will the Alabama Marine Patrol.

Assistant Chief Gail Green-Gilliam died last week after battling COVID-19.

Over the past couple of months, Si02 has made expansions that are employing people in the city and playing a role in getting COVID-19 vaccines to the market faster.

AAA is forecasting Americans will take 700 million trips over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

When in-person instruction resumes in August in Opelika, students and faculty will have to wear face masks while on campus, if social distancing is “not feasible.”

Calling it a “pivotal piece of our campaign,” one of Alabama’s U.S. Senate candidates is asking for financial help to restore his burned out bus.

The state's hospitals are also reporting a third straight day of record hospitalizations.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has published an address to Alabamians ahead of the Fourth of July weekend in which she touches on current issues, specifically race issues coming to the forefront across the country.