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The U.S. Census deadline has been extended to the end of October. That’s important because Alabama has one of the lowest self-response rates in the country.

On Tuesday, Trump repeated his previous comparisons between COVID-19 and the seasonal flu.

After a Texas Rangers investigation, the police officer connected to the fatal shooting of 31-year-old Jonathan Price was arrested.

Police say the suspect lost control of her car and slammed into the kitchen of a New York home.

As President Donald Trump continues to recover from COVID-19, people in Columbus are weighing in on his diagnosis ahead of the election.

Superintendent Dr. David Lewis said the number is less than half of a percent of in-person students testing positive.

Secretary of State John Merrill expects the number successful returned absentee ballots to skyrocket around 150,000 to 200,000 this year.

The White House has blocked new Food and Drug Administration guidelines on bringing potential vaccines for COVID-19 to market that would almost certainly have prevented their approval before the Nov. 3 election.

Only three counties are listed as red with a very high risk of spread, but health officials are not happy with the latest numbers.

Edward Boyd’s bond was set at $120,000 for six counts of possession of child pornography.