Posted: Jun 22, 2020 / 06:54 AM CDTUpdated: Jun 22, 2020 / 07:07 AM CDTTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — Questions surrounding when Crimson Tide football might return to Tuscaloosa have still linger, but one answer remains: even an abbreviated season would have a negative impact on the both the state and local economy.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox said no football at all could result in approximately $2 billion in lost revenue. This comes as Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has questioned whether it could be possible for a football season to happen in...…Posted: Jun 22, 2020 / 06:54 AM CDTUpdated: Jun 22, 2020 / 07:07 AM CDTTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — Questions surrounding when Crimson Tide football might return to Tuscaloosa have still linger, but one answer remains: even an abbreviated season would have a negative impact on the both the state and local economy.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox said no football at all could result in approximately $2 billion in lost revenue. This comes as Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has questioned whether it could be possible for a football season to happen in...WW…

Posted: Apr 6, 2020 / 11:52 AM CDTUpdated: Apr 6, 2020 / 11:52 AM CDTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Between March 27 to last Friday, the Alabama Department of Labor paid over $6 million in unemployment compensation related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the department announced Monday.Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington said that the benefits were given to 22,646 claimants, representing 25,379 weeks claimed and accounting for approximately 67% of all unemployment compensation benefits paid in the past seven days.“We have seen an overwhelming number of employees filing claims...…Posted: Apr 6, 2020 / 11:52 AM CDTUpdated: Apr 6, 2020 / 11:52 AM CDTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Between March 27 to last Friday, the Alabama Department of Labor paid over $6 million in unemployment compensation related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the department announced Monday.Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington said that the benefits were given to 22,646 claimants, representing 25,379 weeks claimed and accounting for approximately 67% of all unemployment compensation benefits paid in the past seven days.“We have seen an overwhelming number of employees filing claims...WW…